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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Podcast: #DamienTalks with Safe Streets Santa Monica’s Richard McKinnon

(Note: This post podcast will appear Monday on Streetsblog California as part of our weekly podcast #DamienTalks)Good Data, it’s the Holy Grail of transportation...

Test Expo Train Reaches Santa Monica for First Time in Years

Photos are circulating on Facebook and Ipernity of an Expo Line test train reaching the City of Santa Monica this morning.It is the first...

Expo: Phase II Bike Path Will Open with Light Rail in 2016

Editor's note: This post originally appeared in Los Angeles Streetsblog on May 18.Last week, in a short article celebrating that LADOT was beginning its...

Meet the New Steering Committee for Santa Monica Next

 As the Southern California Streets Initiative continues to grow -- in case you missed it, Streetsblog California launched yesterday -- it has become apparent that...

Fast Forward: Santa Monica Residents Organize for “Diverse, Sustainable and Equitable” Future

Do you feel that too often discussions of Santa Monica's future are too dominated by a discussion of what was? Now, there's a new...

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SMMUSD Students Honored by National Merit Scholarship Program

The following is a submission from SMMUSD. Photo: The...

SMC’s Corsair Track Closed to the Public from 12/1 to Spring 2026

The Santa Monica College (SMC) Corsair Track & Field, located at SMC’s...
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