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.
Yes, the Seattle Times claims a 36 percent circulation boost since the print P-I folded. But a better calculation is before-and-after combined circulation of the dailies. By that measure, not so good.
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.
We've compiled a list of some 20 newsroom employees who have volunteered to be laid off, which could mean 15-25 more would be involuntarily let go after that. Updated
