The Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) station at 1365 Treat Boulevard in Walnut Creek, Calif. on March 5, 2021. (Samantha Laurey/Bay City News)

BART’s governing board voted unanimously Thursday to partially support legislation that would bolster the powers of the agency’s office that oversees internal audits and investigations.

Senate Bill 827, authored by Sen. Steve Glazer, D-Orinda, would expand the authority of BART’s Office of the Inspector General by allowing it to access all records, documents, accounts, reports, communication or other property of BART or its third-party contractors.

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Eli covers public health, transportation and state politics for the Bay City News Foundation, serves as the main editor of the Public Health and COVID-19 Information Hub and assists with Local News Matters' social media strategy. He has also previously covered local politics in San Diego County as well as college and professional sports across the Bay Area.