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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Santa Monica Democratic Club to Honor Regional Leaders at 2026 Sammy Awards

The following is a submission from the Santa Monica Dem Club.The Santa Monica Democratic Club will host its fundraising gala, the Sammy Awards, now...

NTSB Offers Initial Assessment of Waymo Crash Near Grant Elementary

A newly released federal report concludes that a Waymo robotaxi did not behave recklessly when it struck a child near Grant Elementary School earlier...

League of Women Voters to Honor Four Local Leaders at 2026 Yellow Rose Awards

The League of Women Voters of Santa Monica will honor four local leaders later this month at its annual Yellow Rose Award celebration, an...

Eyes on the Street: City Forgets Daylighting When Repainting Curbs

Photo: Eli Gill is seeing white, not red, at 5th and Washington.Recently, the city had a lot of work to do to repair and...

Santa Monica’s Therapeutic Transport Team Shows Strong Results Two Years Into Pilot

City Manager Oliver Chi released data from the first two years of service for the Therapeutic Transport Team and the program is showing measurable...

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Election Season Officially Kicks Off on 7/13

The nomination period for three seats on the Santa...

Dan Hall Breaks Down the State of Tourism

Councilmember Dan Hall's latest newsletter argues that Santa Monica's...

OPA Update 7/6/26: Main St. Parade Recap, OPA Meeting Next Monday, & Things To Do This Week

OPA Membership Drive: If you enjoy this newsletter and all the...
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