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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City Publishes New Housing Data

(Every week, Santa Monica Next republishes an article from City Manager Oliver Chi's newsletter)This past week, our team in Community Development published fresh data...

Dan Hall Breaks Down the State of Tourism

Councilmember Dan Hall's latest newsletter argues that Santa Monica's tourism industry is showing encouraging signs of recovery but faces significant headwinds that require the...

Eyes on the Street: Sidewalk Construction on Ashland

Both images by Matthew Stevens. Image above was construction on the north side earlier this week. Image below is the north side yesterday afternoon...

Next 3.0 – Back to Our Roots

When we launched Santa Monica Next in 2013, we had a simple idea: create a news site that focused not just on what happened...

Yup. That’s Damien in a Video About AI Enforcement in Bike Lanes

Back in April, our editor gave an interview to the city of Santa Monica about his experiences bicycling in the city and his excitement...

Latest

SMC’s Emeritus Acting Troupe to Perform July 18, “Conversations: Scenes from Film and Theater”

The following is a submission from SMC.Santa Monica College’s...

Santa Monica COAST World Cup Finale Will Open Downtown Streets on 7/19

Santa Monica's six-week FIFA World Cup celebration wraps up...

Environmental Justice Group Sues Over California’s New Cap-and-Trade Rules

Just days after California’s controversial overhaul of its cap-and-trade...
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