Week in Transit: BLOCK PARTY, SUMMERFEST and FREE OPERA
By Mahala Herron, @MahalaHerron COMMONS BLOCK PARTY: The San Francisco Civic Center hosts the “Commons Block Party” on Thursday, July 19, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. There will be three […]
Take Caltrain and SamTrans to Summer Concerts in the Park
By Mahala Herron, @MahalaHerron Nothing says summer quite like a music festival in a park. From Jazz to classical tunes, here’s a list of some free concerts for you and your […]
Week in Transit: GARDENS FESTIVAL, JEWELRY and EXPLORATORIUM FOR FREE
By Mahala Herron, @MahalaHerron YERBA BUENA GARDENS FESTIVAL: On Thursday, July 12, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., you can attend the Maikaze Daiko: Yerba Buena Gardens Festival held in the […]
‘Go Fourth’ to great Independence Day Events via Caltrain and SamTrans
By Mahala Herron, @MahalaHerron With the Fourth of July coming up on Wednesday, here are a few fun events for family and friends to enjoy and reach by way of Caltrain […]
Week in Transit: FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT, JAZZ CONCERTS IN PALO ALTO and FREE MUSEUM VISITS
By Mahala Herron, @MahalaHerron MOVIE NIGHT: Have fun with your loved ones at Family Movie Night in Redwood City. Starting at 5 p.m., the Redwood City Library will host “based on […]
Week in Transit: INTERNET OF THINGS, LITTLE MERMAID, GET US MOVING TOWN HALL, NEW SAMTRANS TICKETS
By Matt Wilson, @wilsonstcomms INTERNET OF THINGS EXPO: I remember earlier this decade, a friend of mine saying that “the Internet of things” was going to be the hot new tech-gadget […]
Week in Transit: U2 IN SJ, CONCERT FOR MOMS, BIKING TO WORK
By Matt Wilson, @wilsonstcomms U2 IN SJ: One of the biggest bands in the world is in the South Bay for two nights, and Caltrain wants to get you to the […]
Week in Transit: Tony Robbins, The Music Man, and LunaFest
By Matt Wilson, @wilsonstcomms Tony Robbins to be ‘Unleashed’ upon San Jose Tony Robbins, the author, entrepreneur, life coach and man of oh-so-many infomercials of yesteryear will take up residency in San Jose’s […]
SamTrans to Participate in Hometown Holidays Again
Thanksgiving has once again come and gone, which means that family members can work on digesting their considerable food intakes of the past week and focus squarely on the holidays […]
Week in Transit: SamTrans 40th, Oktoberfest, Armenian Food Festival
By Jessica Loi Celebrate 40 Years of SamTrans Service: This Saturday, SamTrans is hosting a free event to commemorate four decades of bus service. From 11am to 3pm, the public […]
Week in Transit: Foodie NightLife, Sounds of the Shores, AC Transit Flex
By Jessica Loi Indulge Your Inner Connoisseur: On August 18, the California Academy of Sciences invites all food-lovers to come with an empty stomach to Foodie NightLife. Beginning at 6 […]
New Development in Redwood City Capitalizes on Proximity to Caltrain, SamTrans
By Will Reisman, @WillReisman As the president of Hunter Properties, a company currently managing 17 different real estate sites in the region, Derek “Deke” Hunter knows which attributes make a […]
SamTrans Saves the Day
By Jayme Ackemann, @JaymeAckemann By day SamTrans is a mild-mannered Peninsula transit agency but by night – and sometimes day too – our employees quietly perform acts of heroism in […]
Interview With Rapper Def Bound – Part 3
By Christine Dunn, @VtownCommuter Social media has transformed the contemporary music scene, allowing unknown artists to promote and distribute their music with no up-front costs. Def Bound, who recently released the […]
Interview with Rapper, Def Bound – Part 1
By Christine Dunn, @VtownCommuter Recently, a random internet search turned up Def Bound, a local rap artist, and his mixed tape, SamTrans 390. Imagine how thrilled we were to discover […]
A day in the life of a SamTrans bus
“The SamTrans Way” it’s both a mindset and a mantra, you’ll hear quite a bit if you visit one of our bus bases. It takes a lot of work to […]