Damien Newton
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Damien is the executive director of the Southern California Streets Initiative which publishes Santa Monica Next, Streetsblog Los Angeles, Streetsblog San Francisco, Streetsblog California and Longbeachize.
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Want to Win a Statewide Race? Embrace Transit Early and Often
“No better day to ride the D (train) than election day,” posted Tom Steyer Tuesday morning at 11:12 a.m. on X.The problem isn’t that Steyer...
As November Ballot Takes Shape, Santa Monica Voters Get a Clearer Picture of What’s Ahead
With the June primary largely settled and two major local announcements arriving on the same day, the contours of Santa Monica's November election are...
Original Airport -> Housing Measure is Off. Update: No, It’s Still On…
(Update: Cloverfield Commons has released a letter stating that the measure is still on. Read all about it. Original reporting below)Here's a piece of...
High-Speed Rail Board Meeting Recap: New Chair, New Construction Team, New Timeline, New Business Plan
Yesterday, the California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors met with a full agenda. When the meeting was over, the Board had appointed a...
California Just Pulled the Rug Out From Under Transit
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted Friday to approve sweeping changes to the state’s cap-and-trade (or cap-and-invest) program, moving forward despite warnings from...
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OPA Update 6/8/26: Monthly OPA Meeting Tonight/Monday, Bowlmor Construction Update, Two New Exciting SaMo Restaurant Openings this Week, & Other Things To Do This...
June OPA Monthly Meeting Next Monday (June 8): The meeting...
Santa Monica Celebrates the World Cup with Soccer Events and Activations
Image: Soccer fans check out the still-being-built WC headquarters...
Cloverfield Commons: Airport -> Housing Ballot Measure Is Still On
Earlier this week, Santa Monica Next reported that the...
Legislative Update: The Good E-Bike Legislation Is Moving, the Bad Legislation Is Not
“Well, the good news is, we’ll have plenty of...

