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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Bitcoin Enthusiasts Rejoice As Santa Monica Takes First Steps on Opening “Bitcoin Office”

At Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, the Council voted unanimously to move forward with creating a “Santa Monica Bitcoin Office” with the help of...

City Council Punts on Passing Ethics Rules for Itself Until After Election. Ponders Possibly Creating Ethics for Future Councils.

City Council Punts on Passing Ethics Rules for Itself Until After Election. Ponders Possibly Creating Ethics for Future Councils. Last night’s City Council meeting dissolved...

UCLA Students Protest Big Blue Bus Proposed Changes in Westwood

Tonight, the Santa Monica City Council (Agenda, Item 11a) is widely expected to approve the changes to Big Blue Bus (BBB) routes recommended by...

Streets for All Endorses “Unity Slate” of Hall, Raskin, Snell and Zernitskaya

Streets for All, the only mobility-focused non-profit with a 501c(4) branch that can make endorsements, has made its endorsement in the Santa Monica City...

Polls on r/Santa Monica on Reddit Are More Popular and Probably Accurate Than Pulse Polls

One of the missions of Santa Monica Next is to battle the flood of misinformation that pollutes the public discourse and even public policy...

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Santa Monica Farmers Markets celebrate National Farmers Market Week Aug. 4-10

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

City Moves Forward with Permanent Scooter/Ebike Share System

At last night’s City Council meeting, the Council made...

City Enters negotiations to restore, operate iconic Civic Auditorium

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

Opinion: Is Kamala Harris ‘The Climate President We’ve Been Waiting For’?

Photo: Gage SkidmoreHey look, I got published in Streetsblog...
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