Our favourite civic phallic symbol is turning 30 soon, June 26th to be exact. It's still the world's tallest free-standing structure (what does this mean anyway?).

The Toronto District School Board is facing a budget shortfall of about $85 million. But it won't make any cuts without first holding a public meeting. In the meantime, the trustees are feverishly lobbying Queen's Park for more cash.

Lots of TTC news today. First talks with the union have stalled AGAIN and Bob Kinnear isn't ruling out yet another wildcat strike. "I can tell you that there's a lot of frustration out there among employees and it's building," he told reporters yesterday. Hey Bob, you wanna feel frustration building? How's about you stop jerking around the city and the people who use the TTC.

The commission is planning on installing doors and glass shields to protect drivers from assault. The security devices will cost some $1.5 million in all.

TTC Committee member Bill Saundercook has moved a non-confidence motion against currently embattled chair Howard Moscoe. They'll be voting on this next month.

The City was considering pocketing the 1% GST cut to help fill its extremely depleted coffers. The idea didn't fly at with the Policy and Finance committee.

MPPs will just have to suck it up and deal with the fact that they're not getting a pay hike anytime soon. MPPs currently make around $89,000 a year, which is significantly less than a city councillor from Mississauga which makes a whopping $131,000 a year!