Esteban Camacho Steffensen is seen painting birds high on Seven Seas Brewing's building from a cherry picker. The 19,200 sq. ft. mural is one of the largest of its kind in Tacoma.
King County Metro officials have raised bus driver pay dramatically while neglecting some promised service increases. Now, the wages threaten to cut into existing service.
Transit demand should continue to fall through the year, owing to fuel prices and high unemployment. But the demand for new transit taxes, based on last year's rise in usage, will not go away.