Bay Area - BART board reverses alcohol ad policy

Bay Area Rapid Transit's month-old approval to allow alcohol advertising on the public transit system was canned as the board reversed itself 7-2 to reinstate the restrictions. The system could have made half a million dollars per year off the advertising, but industry watchdog groups and anti-alcohol groups lobbied the board so heavily with letters and activists that the board concluded the advertising revenue wasn't worth the grief. The bay area, more so than most places, is very protective of their transit system and can have a huge influence on the way BART is run.

Kiley Russell - Media News