Today's News Roundup

A view of San Francisco's skyline from the hills of Marin County. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

KTVU

This Bay Area transit system has almost perfect satisfaction rating
Mercury News

Why a new stoplight in San Jose’s Japantown is worth celebrating
San Mateo Daily Journal

Fed funding halted for Half Moon Bay Main Street Bridge
Bloomberg

When Buses Are Free But Trains Aren’t
San Francisco Chronicle

COVID in California: CDC urges all holiday travelers to mask up as infection soars
San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo County awards $54M in housing grants
San Francisco Standard

Just One Bay Area City is Pro-Housing So Far, State Says
San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.’s Fillmore district is the latest neighborhood in revolt over homelessness
Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Binford Road vehicle camp shows different aspect of homelessness crisis
Mercury News

Big industrial center in south San Jose gets OK for construction
Fairfield Daily Republic

Christmas spending trend well above 10-year annual rate
San Francisco Chronicle

.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Northern California, cutting power to 70,000