BART has money.


But BART executives waste it on things they don’t need, and then cry crisis when there is a shortfall.


BART executives have been in the news lately saying that riders and employees need to sacrifice due to a major budget shortfall. What BART executives aren’t willing to discuss is how they spend the millions in taxpayer and rider dollars they get every year. Why? Because they waste hundreds of thousands each month on things they don’t need. This site is host to exclusive BART budget waste info received from public records requests.

BART
Executive Pay
and Bonuses

trash

BART executives are asking the BART board to raise fares for commuters and slash wages for employees. But what’s not on the chopping block? Their own executive pay, bonuses and other forms of compensation (including subsidized parking spots!).

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Who needs a BART card,
when you’ve got a BART
credit card?

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Charge It! BART executives’ credit card spending topped $6.5 million in 2008. Questionable charges include over $23,487.77 in purchases at the Apple store.

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COMING SOON:
How much are BART
executives spending?

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With contracts set to expire June 30, 2009, BART employees are currently negotiating with BART executives. But you’ll never guess how much BART execs are spending on negotiations, and how little progress is being made given the expensive price tag.

Coming soon.