A report from BART’s inspector general is raising questions about the way the transit agency works with its contractors and is spending its money.
Among the findings, the inspector says BART didn’t clearly spell out its expectations with one organization and in another case the agency awarded a contract to someone with a clear conflict of interest.
One of the key findings in the inspector general’s report focuses on BART’s 16th and 24th Street stations in San Francisco. The agency contracted with the Salvation Army from July 2020 to July 2022 to do outreach there for unhoused people during the pandemic.
“We offered food, we offered hygiene, we provided
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