Good morning, Bay Area, and welcome to the busy month of October. Fortunately, we will be moving ahead with no government shutdown as U.S. lawmakers over the weekend passed legislation to extend government funding through mid-November. The measure includes $16 billion in disaster relief while removing Ukraine aid and excluding border-security measures sought by Republicans. Turning to transportation, the cost of a gallon of gasoline all around the region rose by about 6% in the last week, and is…
