Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 -- BART's second-biggest union, representing around 900 train operators, cranky station agents, and other assorted power workers -- voted 100% against management's proposed contract yesterday. The contract they hated so much? It called "for wage freezes for three years and a 0.75 percent increase in the fourth year." Pretending to care, Gov Arnold growled, "I urge the parties to continue bargaining and to successfully reach an agreement without any strikes, lock-outs or other job actions...The public expects that the parties will remain at the bargaining table until an agreement is reached." Does this mean that BART will finally -- -- go on strike? Who knows. But it sure is an insufferable tease to MSM outlets who could use some sweet traffic gold during these summer months. Anyway, BART spokesperson Linton Johnson said, according to BCN, that he "expects negotiations to continue in a week or sooner." more ›

While it made headlines last year, this year's passing of San Francisco's 100th murder, happened in early November, made little buzz in the mainstream media. As of last night's brazen North Beach murder -- where Richard Barrett, 29, was shot in the back and killed while trying to enter Fuse -- has the city of San Francisco at 103. So, since we're well ahead of the curve from 2007, why hasn't the mainstream media make mention of this? more ›