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 History Museum Hosts Interactive Exhibit UnHoused: A History of Housing in Santa Monica Opening This Friday

Unhoused: A History of Housing in Santa Monica is an interactive art exhibit that opens this Friday and runs through the end of the...

Council Approves Renter Protection Package, Looks to More Ways to Support Renters and Small Business Landlords

At Tuesday’s meeting, the Santa Monica City Council approved a series of changes to the city’s renter laws to protect renters from “drastic rent...

Council Approves Contract for Private Security Guards on the Big Blue Bus

Last night, the Santa Monica City Council unanimously passed a motion (Agenda, Item 5I) to approve a five-year contract to Good Guard Security, a...

America Needs an Honest Conversation About Traffic Safety and Law Enforcement. Santa Monica Isn’t Having It.

Earlier this year, the Santa Monica Lookout was reported that traffic violence in the City of Santa Monica has continued to rise as there...

Preview of this Week’s Metro Board of Directors Meeting: Open Streets, MicroTransit, Bike-Share, and New Security for E-Line Stations?

Below are brief news bits from last week's Metro committee meetings in advance of this week's Metro Board of Directors Meeting, Open Streets Grants On Wednesday,...

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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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