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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West LA Councilmember Park Shares Concerns with SMO Operations

Los Angeles City Councilmember Traci Park, who's district includes Mar Vista, West Los Angeles, the Palisades and Venice and more wrote last month to...

Bipartisan Team of Assemblymembers Introduce DUI/Traffic Safety Laws

Even after the exceptional reporting by CalMatters in its License to Kill series, which demonstrated how California is failing its residents through lax enforcement and weak traffic safety...

Waymo Says Autonomous System Reduced Impact Speed in Santa Monica Crash Involving Child as Critics Call for Suspension

Waymo is releasing new details about a January collision in which one of its autonomous vehicles struck a child near a Santa Monica elementary...

OPA Update 2/2/26: February is Black History Month, LA Rents Decreasing, Final DineLA Days, & Other Things To Do This Week

OPA Boardmember Spotlight: Get to Know our New President Robbie Leer: A Minnesota native, Robbie joined the OPA Board in 2022 and began serving as...

Walkout on Friday, Protest Ride on Saturday: Santa Monica’s Most Recent Weekend of Protest

Photo: New Roads Students march down Nebraska Avenue towards the Water Garden. Credit: Sammy NewtonSanta Monicans took to the streets Friday as part of...

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OPA Update 7/1/26: OPA Main St. 4th of July Parade Details, How to Keep Pets Safe on the 4th, & Other Things To Do...

OPA Membership Drive: If you enjoy this newsletter and all the...

Eyes on the Street: Sidewalk Construction on Ashland

Both images by Matthew Stevens. Image above was construction...

Next 3.0 – Back to Our Roots

When we launched Santa Monica Next in 2013, we...
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