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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No Coast on the Horizon, but Open Streets Enthusiasts Should Celebrate CicLAvia Venice on 4/21

There's little public discussion of Santa Monica hosting its own Open Streets event again, the last Santa Monica Coast was years before the pandemic;...

City Unveils “Thrilling” First/Last Mile Plan for Bergamot Transit Station

“I’m thrilled,” said Cynthia Rose, the executive director of Santa Monica Spoke, when asked about her thoughts about the Bergamot Area First/Last Mile Improvements...

Eyes on the Street: Stop Signs Installed on Idaho Ave. Near Franklin Elementary

Via Twitter user @bikeboulderbike came news last week that the city had installed stop signs (and those orange flags to draw attention to the...

New Ballot Measure Could Exempt Multi-Family Dwellings from City’s Transfer Tax

Update, Thursday evening: The chair of the Santa Monica Democratic Club wrote in response to the original draft of this story on our Instagram....

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Assembly Transportation Committee Whittles Away at Safe Street Bills

Complete Streets Senator Scott Wiener was clearly disappointed, but he...

Santa Monica Next Will Return on Monday

Have a safe and happy 4th. See you then.

Meet the YMCA Youth Basketball Player of the Year, Mia Kondratyeva

Photo by Robert Clark This past week, during the halftime...
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