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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Meet Our NEXT Sponsor: Pocrass and De Los Reyes LLP Attorneys
Starting on October 1, you'll notice a new banner on the side of our website when Pocrass and De Los Reyes LLP Attorneys begin...
Santa Monica Next/Streetsblog L.A. Fundraiser This Sunday!
Or, you can RSVP on Facebook. If you donated more than $35 on the Santa Monica Next KickStarter, all you have to do is...
Riding Around the Airport with Santa Monica Spoke and Airport2Park
By design and by coincidence, it was a day of contrasts.On one hand, you have a group of roughly fifty advocates riding bicycles, many...
CEQA Reform Passes Senate for LOS, Basketball Team
Steinberg's hasty press conference after passage of SB 743Last night, both California's Senate and Assembly passed SB 743, Senator Darrell Steinberg's legislation that was...
CEQA Reforms Could Spell the End for LOS
(This article first appeared on Streetsblog Los Angeles.)Finally, some sanity may be coming to California's most important environmental protection law, the California Environmental Quality...
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OPA Update 6/19/25: Summer Soulstice & Make Music LA Events Saturday, Today is Juneteenth, & Other Things To Do This Weekend
MAIN ST. CLOSED TO TRAFFIC THIS WEEKEND FOR SUMMER...
Kool Happenings: The Irony of the Lame Parade and Great Joy
Two hundred and fifty years ago, on June 14,...
Gruber Looks at The Second Factor in Building a Great Park at SMO: Money
I suspect that many you reading this joined the...
Summer Soulstice’ Festival Returns June 21 With Music, Drag Bingo, Classic Cars, And Kid-Friendly Fun
The following is a submission from the Main Streets...