UPDATE, Saturday, March 15: VTA today asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to intervene and bring striking bs drivers back to work. The governor has the authority to appoint a board to investigate the issues involved in the dispute and to make a written report within seven days.

Representatives from both sides met today, but neither Valley Transportation Authority negotiators had budged from bargaining positions for a new three-year contract that remained far apart, with no new conversations scheduled.