Crime & Safety
Authorities Reopen Two SF Stations After BART Protests
Briefing closings disrupt Civic Center and Powell stations during evening commute.
Bay City News Service
BART's Civic Center and Powell Street stations in San Francisco reopened Monday evening after transit officials briefly closed them in response to a protest.
The Civic Center station was closed at around 5:30 p.m. and the Powell Street station closed at around 5:45 p.m. The protesters left the Civic Center station at around 5:30 p.m. and marched down Market Street toward the Embarcadero.
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A large group gathered in front of the Ferry Building on the Embarcadero and chanted, "Let us in." Police blocked the demonstrators from entering the building and the group began to march back the way they had come on Market Street, heading toward the Civic Center station.
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