>While most of you have been analyzing the last five minutes of "the Sopranos" (soon to be the most analyzed piece of video since the Zapruder film) over-and-over again to figure it out, we got answers from our Muni Driver as to what a day in the life of a Muni driver is like. And since there's so much to his response, we'll do this in two parts. Today, the shifts. Next week-- bathroom breaks! ...

If you're not outraged yet about Muni -- the fare increases, the service cuts, the refusal to abide by legally mandated schedules, the f**king DEATHS -- just feast your eyes on the early-distribution copy of a new report by the SF Planning and Urban Research Association (PDF). Not only could Muni face a $1,000,000,000 (BILLION! BILLION! BILLLLLLLLION!) shortfall in the coming years, but guess what: those $1.50 fare increases and service cuts they forced......