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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Last Council Meeting for the Current Majority Ends in Ugly Airing of Grievances

“Apparently we’re reliving our past,” said Councilmember Gleam Davis on an open-mic as the Council returned from closed session. I’m not sure exactly what...

Beyond Just the Vote Counts, Here Are the Winners and Losers from the Local Election

Winners:United Democratic SlateDan Hall, Ellis Raskin, Barry Snell and Natalya Zernitskaya decided to run as a slate for city Council. All four of them...

With Just Some Mail-In and Provisional Ballots Left, the Progressive United Slate Expands Its Lead

In an interview with the Daily Press held late last afternoon, Mayor Phil Brock said he still wasn't sure what the results of the...

Santa Monica Approves Ballot Measures to Raise Revenue for Schools, Roads and Public Safety

Santa Monica Approves Ballot Measures to Raise Revenue for Schools, Roads and Public SafetyWhile Santa Monicans are still waiting for the final word on...

Progressive Slate of Hall, Raskin, Snell and Zernitskaya on Track for City Council Sweep

As progressives across the country mourned the results of the national election, progressives in Santa Monica could take solace that the progressive United Democratic...

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