»In which we have not staunched the flow

mattymatt, writing on sfist.com, has a handy chronology of TransLink. This is why the Bay Area will never host an Olympics event.

Oh, yes: I love belly-aching about TransLink. I even see OysterCard-style smart-card readers on some of the vandal-proof MTA turnstiles these days, and wonder down which road we are heading: MasterCard sponsors the system.