Today's News Roundup

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Noah Berger

Newsweek

Behind the Transit 'Bailout' | Opinion
KPIX

Bay Area road report card finds "fair" pavement conditions for 7th straight year
San Mateo Daily Journal

Bay Area roads earn ‘fair’ grade
Railway Age

Transit Briefs: MTC
Government Technology

Bay Area Transportation Officials Weigh Freeway Tolling Plan
Mercury News

Traffic calming measures part of moving toward San Jose’s 2030 carbon-neutral goal: Roadshow
Marin Independent Journal

SMART leans toward gas tanker storage to regain revenue
San Francisco Chronicle

BART’s 2023 ugly holiday sweaters are here — and they’re glorious
Bloomberg

NYC Congestion Pricing Could Unleash a Transportation Revolution
Mercury News

NIMBYism is a huge affordable housing problem, Fed official says
San Francisco Standard

New Skyscraper Proposed for Downtown San Francisco; It Would Be City’s Third-Highest
Mercury News

Where did San Francisco’s homeless people go during APEC? Not very far
Mercury News

SJSU student housing deal may be “win-win” for university, San Jose
Mercury News

Bay Area and California job markets bounce back with October gains
Cal Matters

California reduces payments for rooftop solar power — for second time in a year
Cal Matters

As storms arrive in California, reservoirs are in good shape. But the water forecast is murky