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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Featured Event: Coastal Cleanup Day
It's billed as the largest volunteer day on the planet, bigger than Santa Monica, bigger than California, bigger even than all of America. Coastal...
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...
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City’s E-Bike Voucher Program Serves 122 Residents in First Year
The following post, by Peter Roquemore, Sustainability Analyst for...
Pacific Park’s Ferris Wheel To Shine For Labor Day With 90-Foot-Tall American Flag Tribute
Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier will pay...
Kool Happenings: Formerly Known as Republicans
What's in a name?The name "Republican", for instance.One would...
OPA Update 8/28/25: ICE Activity in Santa Monica, Nordstrom Closes, Tipsy Scholar Chardonnay Master Class @ AJA, & Other Things To Do This Weekend
NO OPA UPDATE MONDAY DUE TO LABOR DAY HOLIDAYICE...