Many public transit riders across the Bay Area were supposed to see increased fare rates Tuesday. Instead, a Clipper Card system crash resulted in free rides for those on their morning commute.

The Bay Area's Clipper payment system is set to upgrade on December 10, 2025, allowing contactless payments and streamlined ...

PUBLIC TRANSPORT AGENCIES across the Bay Area experienced fare payment malfunctions on Tuesday morning following a region-wide malfunction of the Clipper Card operating system. Shortly after 7 a.m., ...

Contra Costa County Library is offering free Clipper cards for use with Discover & Go reservations at various local museums beginning Thursday, while supplies last. The offer is good for select ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Bay Area commuters using Clipper cards got a free ride Tuesday morning. That's because Clipper service was down for several hours, even though the transit systems were up and running.

Commuters in and around San Francisco rode into work for free on Tuesday morning due to an outage in the Clipper card system, which is used to handle payments for train, bus and ferry rides.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- BART riders will no longer be able to use paper tickets as fare payment starting on Nov. 30, as the system transitions to Clipper only. The change is happening as BART rolls out ...

This week, BART is finally catching up to its public transit counterparts in New York and London. Now, instead of just using the Bay’s designated Clipper card to pay for a ride, riders can simply tap ...