STILL ROLLING

BART Strike Averted for Now

Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown intervenes.

There’s no excuse to be late for work in the Bay Area now. San Francisco’s commuter BART lines will be running Monday after a Sunday-night intervention by California Gov. Jerry Brown pushed back the scheduled walkout by transit workers. At the request of BART management, Brown has created a three-member board of inquiry, which will be required to submit a written, public report within seven days about the state of the stalled negotiations. The transit workers are not allowed to walk out during those days. Brown could then impose a 60-day moratorium, which would delay a possible strike until October at the earliest. No one seemed very happy about the deal, with angry union leaders making the announcement at 10:15 p.m. and BART officials insisting that this was the only option to keep the trains rolling.