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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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...

OPA Update 3/2/26: OPA Happy Hour Wednesday, March OPA Monthly Meeting Next Monday, & Much More!

OPA Happy Hour THIS Wednesday @ Lula’s: Our first community happy hour of the year is this Wednesday (3/4) from 4:00-6:00pm @ Lula's back...

Residential Development Adjacent to Clover Park and Business Park Heads to ARB

The Santa Monica Architectural Review Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 2, 2026, to consider the design for the proposed 2800...

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Santa Monica Selects Jay Baldwin as Poet Laureate

The Santa Monica City Council has confirmed Jay Baldwin...

Kool Happenings: AI…Not A Real Boy

In the story of Pinocchio, written in the 1880s...

City Attorney Obtains Judgments and Injunctions Against Landlords in Tenant Relocation

The following is a submission from the City of...
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