Today's News Roundup

A white bird perches and spreads its wings on the grass marsh of the Alviso Slough. — Credit

Karl Nielsen

Mercury News

So far, so good as Bay Area airports brace for record holiday travel a year after meltdown
San Francisco Chronicle

Do robotaxis drive better than humans? This S.F. driverless car company says yes
San Francisco Standard

Fed Up With Fines, San Francisco Tech Couple Invents App To Avoid Parking Tickets
San Francisco Examiner

How a deal with Muni helped rescue a semi-pro SF soccer club
NBC Bay Area

Halfway to the stars: At 150 years old, cable cars could be just the ticket in San Francisco's uphill battle
Berkeleyside

Berkeley puts additional $900K toward street safety after crash that injured young trick-or-treater
The Oaklandside

Oakland wants to make it easier for community groups to slow traffic
Progressive Railroading

FTA seeks to curb violence against transit workers
Route Fifty

Transportation must adapt to an aging population and a changing climate
Railway Age

Transit Briefs: Metrolinx, NJ Transit, FTA, CTA, SFMTA, TTC
Mercury News

Home sales hit their lowest level in 16 years, spurring a big scramble among Bay Area buyers
Mercury News

Thousands of seniors want to live on the 30 acres of Seven Hills Ranch. A 50-square-foot strip of land has been holding it up for months.
Mercury News

Well over 100 dues delinquencies jolt downtown San Jose housing highrise with unsold condos
Mercury News

Opinion: Don’t destroy historic neighborhoods to solve housing crisis
Marin Independent Journal

San Rafael ‘builder’s remedy’ application submitted
San Francisco Standard

San Francisco Changed Its Housing Laws. But Don’t Expect a Building Boom
Mercury News

California’s consumer savings cut in half during pandemic
The Oaklandside

Downtown Oakland is a movie theater wasteland. It wasn’t always that way
Bay Nature

A River Runs Above Us