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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SMC Presents Black History Series with Free Events

Santa Monica College (SMC) continues its ongoing Black History Series, launched in 2016, with a selection of free events that include informative talks, discussions,...

Santa Monica Designated “Prohousing Community” by State

It must be bewildering to be a housing advocate, community advocate or planner in Santa Monica.  In 2022, the state sanctioned the city for a...

Debate Breaks Out Over Air Quality in SMMUSD Classrooms

A debate has broken out over the quality of clean air in Santa Monica’s public school classrooms. A group of Santa Monica parents and...

Santa Monica Celebrates Honors Given to 17th Street Protected Bikeway

People for Bikes, a national advocacy organization for bicyclists, released its list of the best new bike infrastructure in the country. Santa Monica’s newly...

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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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