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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Zbur Legislation Would Increase “Local Control” in Coastal Regions for Cities with High Quality Transit

California lawmakers are advancing a bill that could reframe how housing, transportation, and infrastructure projects are approved in urbanized coastal communities, seeking to balance...

SMPD Downtown Bike Patrols Are Back

Santa Monica police have redeployed bike patrol units in Downtown and along the Pier and beach areas, restoring a visible law enforcement presence in...

Santa Monica/West LA Leaders Urge Caltrans to Build “Ohio to Ohio” Bike Link With Santa Monica Boulevard Rehab

A growing chorus of elected officials representing Santa Monica are pressing Caltrans to stop treating bike safety as an afterthought and instead deliver a...

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...

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CalBike: Enforce Existing Laws, Don’t Create New Nuisance Ones

Earlier this week, Streetsblog reported on Assembly Bill 1942, also...

Kool Happenings: The Loser in the Mirror

A few recurring themes converged this week when the...

City Releases Draft Framework, Another Survey, for Santa Monica Airport Great Park

The City of Santa Monica has released a Draft...

California Expands State-Backed Mortgage Assistance for LA Fire Survivors

The following is a submission from Ben Allen. Senator Ben...
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