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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Waymo Begins Offering Fully Autonomous Service in L.A. and Santa Monica

Earlier today, Waymo began offering fully autonomous car service for "select members of the public" in Santa Monica and Los Angeles. According to a...

The No Benefits of Free Parking

At the December 12 meeting of the Santa Monica City Council, the Council voted to extend the "free parking" hours in city owned lots...

Big Blue Bus’ “Transit Safety Officer Program” Started This Weekend.

This weekend, unarmed transit security officers began riding on the Santa Monica’s buses and monitoring transit stops as part of the Big Blue Bus’...

Video: Watch the damage the I-10 did to LA and Santa Monica’s Communities

Back in November, when a fire under the I-10 in Los Angeles caused the shutdown of a portion of the freeway; the YouTube channel...

Petition to Change SMMUSD Elections Rejected by County Committee. Legal Challenge Likely.

The Los Angeles County Committee on School District Organization denied a petition to change the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s elections by creating voting...

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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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