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.
Santa Monica/West LA Leaders Urge Caltrans to Build “Ohio to Ohio” Bike Link With Santa Monica Boulevard Rehab
A growing chorus of elected officials representing Santa Monica are pressing Caltrans to stop treating bike safety as an afterthought and instead deliver a...
West LA Councilmember Park Shares Concerns with SMO Operations
Los Angeles City Councilmember Traci Park, who's district includes Mar Vista, West Los Angeles, the Palisades and Venice and more wrote last month to...
Bipartisan Team of Assemblymembers Introduce DUI/Traffic Safety Laws
Even after the exceptional reporting by CalMatters in its License to Kill series, which demonstrated how California is failing its residents through lax enforcement and weak traffic safety...
Waymo Says Autonomous System Reduced Impact Speed in Santa Monica Crash Involving Child as Critics Call for Suspension
Waymo is releasing new details about a January collision in which one of its autonomous vehicles struck a child near a Santa Monica elementary...
OPA Update 2/2/26: February is Black History Month, LA Rents Decreasing, Final DineLA Days, & Other Things To Do This Week
OPA Boardmember Spotlight: Get to Know our New President Robbie Leer: A Minnesota native, Robbie joined the OPA Board in 2022 and began serving as...
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SMC Emeritus Program to Host “Earth Day at Emeritus” April 22
SMC Emeritus, a program of Santa Monica College (SMC), will host “Earth...
Santa Monica Breaks Ground on $56 Million Big Blue Bus Electrification Project
This is what progress looks like. It’s practical, it’s...
Springtime at the Pier: ‘Locals’ Night’ Returns April 16 with Live Music, Art, Salsa, and ‘Save the Pier!’
The following is a submission from the Pier Corporation.Spring...
OPA Update 4/9/26: OPA Meeting Next Monday with Mayor Caroline Torosis, Pet Resource Fair, & Other Things To Do This Weekend
April OPA Monthly Meeting Monday (April 13): The meeting is...

