Third and Pine is getting a transit upgrade, the shady dealings of Paul Allen, the School Board Candidate forum in review, water rate hikes, and some good samaritans foil an attempted rape. Plus: a Friday Morning Jam featuring one of the many, many excellent artists playing Decibel Festival right now. Enjoy the weekend! more ›

A Portland judge slams the Obama administration for not protecting Washington's salmon enough, the Blue Angels continue to make my life terrible on an annual basis, and King County Metro gets double-whammied. Happy hump day. more ›

Today's headlines: Some good news for King County transit, some potentially bad news for Seattle transit funders, and some very good news for recycling enthusiasts. Hump day! more ›

A proposal to solve King County Transit's budget gap by raising car tab registration fees is likely to be heading to the ballot this November, according to several transit reports. The new fee, which would raise car tab rates by $20 for a two-year trial period, is expected to be formally announced by County Executive Dow Constantine tomorrow, who will bring the proposal to the King County Metropolitan Council for a vote. more ›

King County Metro gets sued, Garfield High School gets some controversy and newspaper boxes get lit on fire. more ›

Metro just can't make up its mind about fare increases, so we say bring another quarter just in case. Just a few weeks ago, Metro said it wouldn't be increasing fares for a second time this year, but as of yesterday they'd decided that a fare increase is indeed necessary and imminent. Starting November 1, it may cost you an extra 25 cents to ride the bus. Another 25-cent increase may come in January 2010 as well. Like we said, with all the "may"s and "maybe"s, better to be safe and bring a couple extra quarters the next time you're riding Joe Metro. more ›

• My Ballard brought the best news we read all Monday, reporting that Cuban sandwich savior Paseo, is opening another location today. We have to admit to having dreamed of Paseo's sandwiches (they are that good), so news of a second location is like Christmas in August.
• The Big Blog gives you the 411 on Obama's VP. If you want to be the first on your block to know who Barack's running mate will be, sign up to be notified by text message. We can see it now--"OMG Guys! It's totes Joe Biden!!"
• Capitol Hill Seattle shares two uber-helpful bus maps of Capitol Hill, courtesy of a contributor named Uncle Vinny. Thanks Uncle Vinny!

Yesterday afternoon we were trying to jaywalk across 15th when a #10 bus pulled up. We walked past it, hoping to use it for blocking. Another #10 bus pulled up. more ›

That's an actual quote from the AP story on the projected gas price peak in the P-I this morning: "the government tends to err on the optimistic side." more ›

With the ever-increasing cost of gas, the Seattle P-I seems to have taken an extra keen interest in public transit. A quick perusal of the local news on the P-I's site found more stories about taking the bus than any other topic in the local news. It sounds like an exaggeration, but these were all headlines for different stories, from the same day. more ›