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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Caltrans Seeking 5,000 Drivers to Try VMT Fee Instead of Gas Tax

As the value captured from the state’s gas tax continues to fall, and the conditions of the California’s roads and bridges continues to worsen,...

If You Value Santa Monica Next, Please Make A Donation Today

No doubt you are being inundated with many worthwhile nonprofits asking you to make a year-end contribution. Santa Monica Next is no exception. If...

Support Santa Monica Next This #GivingTuesday

By now you’ve gotten at least a dozen emails about #GivingTuesday asking you to donate to an important and worthy non-profit. Today, throughout California staff...

Impact Journalism: Jason Islas Has Become a Source for Mainstream News

One of the goals of an "Impact Journalism" website is to establish the editor as a a reputable source for legacy, or mainstream, media...

Modacity, Formerly Vancouver Cycle Chic, Comes to L.A. and Santa Monica this October

Los Angeles Streetsblog, Santa Monica Next, Santa Monica Spoke, and the Echo Park Film Center are proud to present "Observations from an Emerging Bicycle...

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Franklin Elementary Students Protest Plans to Replace Natural Grass Field

Franklin Elementary’s campus plan is a multi-phase renovation and...

Westside Bike Project Round-Up: Culver City Better Overland, Colorado Ave

This is a slightly edited version of this story...

Santa Monica Pier Invites the World to Share Their Love Stories During February¹s ‘Month of Love’

The following is a submission from the Pier Corporation. From...
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