Today’s Headlines

• Most bicycle commuters "feel health benefits" (BikeBiz)
• SF Bike Yield law passes first committee, needs at least eight supervisor votes next week (Hoodline)
• Sacramento light rail won't reach airport any time soon (Sacramento Bee)
• Downtown L.A. office market is heating up (Wall Street Journal)
• Federal transportation bill: FAST Act pulled a fast one (City Observatory)
• Local governments are losing watchdogs as free weekly papers die out (Governing)
• Why aren't cities planning for self-driving cars? (CityLab)
• Taking a walk in downtown L.A. with David Ulin (LA Downtown News)
• San Francisco commutes getting longer for all but the wealthy (SF Chronicle)
• Another exhausting year for high speed rail (Sacramento Business Journal)
• Here's something for the urban planner on your gift list: Bay Area Regional Planner, the game (SFCurbed)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF