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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New Petition Circulating to Turn Bergamot Area Into Airport

A new group known as Arts2Airport announced a new ballot referendum that would rezone the Bergamot Arts Center, renovating or removing the existing buildings...

Looking for an Intern to Help Research the Facts Surrounding SMO

We're looking for a journalism/political science/English/writing/planning student who wants to tackle a large research project this summer. While we don't have the funding to...

City Staff Asks for O.K. to Begin Work on July 2015 SMO Closure

The jet plane roars overhead. I sneak a peak at the sleeping child in the stroller next to me. She stirs, but doesn't move....

#TreeHugSamo Winner Announced, and Some Links on SaMo’s Urban Forest

Apparently, unless you actually are Jerry Rubin, it's hard to get adults to hug trees and be photographed while doing it. We received only...

#TreeHugSaMo Contest Extended!

Originally timed to coincide with Jerry Peace Activist Rubin's "Tree Hugging Day," we did get a couple of great submissions. But since I spent...

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Santa Monica College Jazz Ensemble Presents Live Concert Oct. 27 “Our Wasted Youth” is Concert Theme

Santa Monica College (SMC) presentsthe SMC Jazz Ensemble in a live concert...

Santa Monica’s Westside Chamber Orchestra Wins National Award

The following is a submission from the Westside Chamber...

Newsom Vetoes Allen’s SB 682 Which Would Have Limited Sale of Items with “Forever Chemicals”

Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 682, authored by...

CicLAvia Turns 15, Enlivens the Heart of L.A.

Sunday, tens of thousands of Angelenos participated in CicLAvia's...
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