Casey Miner

Welcome to the Busline Blog…

… your source for all things AC Transit. As I’m sure many of you know, some crazy stuff happens on those buses. I ride the bus a lot, so I’ll be sharing anecdotes, observations, and things overheard. But I can only be so many places at once, and I know all of you have some bus stories as well. Send your tales of woe and crazy to me at buslineblog (at) gmail (dot) com. I’ll post the best ones here….

In Oakland, prisoner release already the norm

By Casey Miner/Oakland North Dr. Barry Krisberg is an expert on released prisoners in a city that’s full of them. Of the 12,000 people on parole or probation in Alameda County, roughly half live in Oakland, though the city is home to only a third of the county’s residents. Given those numbers, Krisberg, president of the Oakland-based National Council on Crime and Delinquency, says a few more released inmates—which is what the city may get if the state is forced…