BART previously promised a fix to avoid meltdowns like Friday

Saturday Links: BART Was Supposed to Add a Backup System That Prevents Meltdowns Like Friday's

Oakland police detective Phong Tran, who's about to go on trial on felony bribery and perjury charges, faces new allegations; the big Mexico-Japan soccer match takes place Saturday at the Oakland Coliseum; and BART never followed through on promises to install a back-up system.

BART previously promised a fix to avoid meltdowns like Friday

The BART system meltdown Friday morning was one of a string of network failures going back two decades. Failures that at one point prompted the transit agency...