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.
Villaraigosa Pivots to Slamming High Gas Prices in Bid to Break Out of Gubernatorial Pack
During his time as Mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa wracked up an objectively impressive record on promoting transportation options in the city. During his...
Community Meeting on 5/29 for 147 Units of New Housing at 1320 Pico Boulevard
A community meeting for the proposed eight story residential building at 1320 Pico Boulevard will be held tomorrow night, Thursday 5/29, at 6:00 PM...
Need to Know: Some Questions for Oliver Chi
Last Friday, the City of Santa Monica announced that the search committee had settled on Oliver Chi as the choice for the new City...
See You in Court: California Sues to Protect Clean Air and Emission Standards from Federal Overreach
Earlier this morning, the United States Senate joined their counterparts in the House of Representatives by voting to rescind waivers granted to California last...
Santa Monica Joins West Hollywood in Supporting Legislation Allowing for Upzoning Near Rail and BRT Stations
The process of passing a resolution in support of a piece of state legislation is usually an easy affair. The effort spearheaded by Councilmember...
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Santa Monica’s 33rd annual Juneteenth Celebration: A Family Affair Unifying, Healing, and Restoring set for June 14
The following is a submission from the City of...
Kool Happenings: Putting The Huge In Hubris
Hubris: (noun) Excessive pride. In Greek tragedy, defiance of...
Allen Abstains as SB 79 – Upzoning Near Transit – Passes the Senate
The image above shows the portions of Santa Monica...
California’s Enviro and Smart Growth Leaders to CTC – Don’t Use Congestion Relief Funds for Highway Expansion
Later this week, or perhaps early next, California Transportation...