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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National Media Focuses on Santa Monica

The Wall Street Journal and MSN checked in on Santa Monica’s economic struggles caused in large part by the decline in retail shopping nationally...

City Publishes New Housing Data

(Every week, Santa Monica Next republishes an article from City Manager Oliver Chi's newsletter)This past week, our team in Community Development published fresh data...

Dan Hall Breaks Down the State of Tourism

Councilmember Dan Hall's latest newsletter argues that Santa Monica's tourism industry is showing encouraging signs of recovery but faces significant headwinds that require the...

Eyes on the Street: Sidewalk Construction on Ashland

Both images by Matthew Stevens. Image above was construction on the north side earlier this week. Image below is the north side yesterday afternoon...

Next 3.0 – Back to Our Roots

When we launched Santa Monica Next in 2013, we had a simple idea: create a news site that focused not just on what happened...

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Full Text from Mayor Caroline Torosis’ State of the City: A City that Works, Belongs and Welcomes

Last week, Mayor Caroline Torosis delivered the State of...

You Can Help Build the City’s Rose Parade Float

Photo: Juan MatuteSanta Monica residents will have a chance...

Report: Waymo Surpasses The Way-Too-Low Human Driver Safety Bar

Waymos — the driverless taxis that operate in many...
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