BART initially offered to increase salaries by 4 % over four years , but later proposed an 8 % increase ; that was on top of a 1 % increase scheduled to go into effect Monday . NEW : Even if a deal is struck , BART says it will still take 18 months to resume service . Gov . Jerry Brown appoints new officials , CNN affiliate KGO reports . Increased traffic is generating 16 million miles of traffic , the Bay Area Council says . BART normally carries 400,000 daily commuters .
NEW : Even if a deal is struck , BART says it will still take 18 months to resume service . Gov . Jerry Brown appoints new officials , CNN affiliate KGO reports . Increased traffic is generating 16 million miles of traffic , the Bay Area Council says . BART normally carries 400,000 daily commuters .