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.
City Council Balks at Costly and Strict…Yet Oddly Vague…Proposal to Host Beach Volleyball at the 2028 Olympics
Santa Monica Next, like many media outlets, has long-assumed that Santa Monica will host the beach volleyball tournament in the 2028 Olympics. However, the...
Santa Monica Next Endorsements : No on PSK
Santa Monica Next is a party of a 501c(3) and as such cannot make candidate endorsements. However, we can weigh in on ballot measures...
SMMUSD Responds to County Clerk Error on Mail in Ballots
In a follow-up to yesterday's story, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District released a statement on the error made by the L.A. County Clerk...
County Tax Collector Forgets to Place Local Property Tax on Bill for Santa Monica and Malibu Residents.
Update, Friday, October 11 - An earlier version of this story stated that the Assessor failed to correctly create the tax bill for Santa...
Error on Mail-In Ballot for SMMUSD Bond Measures
The Los Angeles County Clerk has made an error on the ballots mailed to voters in Santa Monica and Malibu. The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified...
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Governor Signs Major Changes to CEQA to Cheers from YIMBYs, Jeers from Environmental Groups
Note: Assemblymember Rick Zbur and Senator Ben Allen, Santa...
Santa Monica Public Library launches Community Mapping survey
The following is a submission from the City of...
Santa Monica and West Hollywood Bus Lane/Stop Enforcement Programs Start Today
The following article is also found at Streetsblog Los...
New Rules for BBB Go Into Effect Today: Drivers Can Deny Rides to Repeat Offenders
The following is a press release from the City...