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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Bill to Reform Coastal Commission Scaled Back, but Still Delivers Wins for Bicycle/Pedestrian Projects and Santa Monica

Assemblymember Rick Zbur's Assembly Bill 1740 is likely headed for Assembly approval, but the bill lawmakers are considering is far narrower than it was...

Why Are These 11 People Running for City Council?

For the last week, Next has been publishing the responses to one question from the Santa Monica Democratic Club's candidate questionnaire for candidates seeking...

Tired of Local Politics Threatening Your Favorite Bike Lane?

Calbike is rallying behind new legislation that will protect bicycle infrastructure from being removed for purely local political reasons.Senate Bill 569, authored by Senator...

Celebrating Juneteenth This Friday in Santa Monica

Every week, Next reprints (at least) one article from the City Manager's Weekly Update.HHS, RAD, and our the Juneteenth committee members (pictured below) would...

Meet the Five Candidates for the SMC College Board

As we continue our series where we republish the answers given to the Santa Monica Dem. Club candidate questionaires, today we keep it simple....

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Tonight’s City Council Meeting Is Cancelled

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Santa Monica City...

SB 79 Community Information Meeting Set for Tomorrow, August 25. Council Action to Follow on 9/8

(Every week, Next republishes a story from City Manager...

BBB Earns Another $3 Million for Electrification Efforts

Santa Monica’s push to fully electrify the Big Blue...
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