While SFist cringed at the fatal dose of crime littering the Bay Area, it found solace in Hillary Clinton's San Francisco campaign headquarters opening, which featured loads of exposed mammary glands. In other news, SF Taxi Commission ruled that Satan's cab must keep its (in)famous medallion number, 666; and in an un-fashion-forward frenzy, San Francisco Fashion Week (chortle) bars bloggers from covering and getting smashed at their shows and parties, respectively. Also, they found a......

Despite some resentment about yesterday's fare hikes and attitude from some that Metro has failed this city, they continue to win awards. Today, the San Fernando Business Journal announces that Metro has won a top honor from The Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD): The Washington, D.C.-based organization chose Metro because of its new paint schemes for the bus fleet, new building façade for the Wilshire Customer Center and new signage and identification for......

Today is the day where Angelenos will take out their wallets and slap down a 5-dollar bill into the ticket machines for a day pass. It's like Los Angeles is a big city now -- it has high(ish) rates for public transportation. One-way fares will remain the same at $1.25 but the Metro Day Pass went up from $3 to $5; the monthly pass increased $10 to $62; weekly passes are now $17, up......

The MTA announced last week that in order to cover a $100 million budget deficit, officials are considering raising bus and train fares. According to a Los Angeles Times article: [MTA Chief Executive Roger] Snoble proposed increasing the standard $1.25 cash fare to $2, beginning Jan. 1, 2009. Day passes, which now cost $3, would increase to $5 in July and to $8 by 2009. Monthly passes, now $52, would cost $75 in July......

road rage The LA Times is all over the roads this morning. Their slow burn starts with an ocean of cars clogging PCH in South Bay; then it bubbles over into pure civic rage with a gas tax measure on the November ballot. At least, we can be reassured, there will be no MTA fare hikes next year, if the agency's proposed budget is approved. septuagenarian anger A 78-year-old property caretaker shot and killed......