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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Meet Our NEXT Sponsor: Pocrass and De Los Reyes LLP Attorneys
Starting on October 1, you'll notice a new banner on the side of our website when Pocrass and De Los Reyes LLP Attorneys begin...
Santa Monica Next/Streetsblog L.A. Fundraiser This Sunday!
Or, you can RSVP on Facebook. If you donated more than $35 on the Santa Monica Next KickStarter, all you have to do is...
Riding Around the Airport with Santa Monica Spoke and Airport2Park
By design and by coincidence, it was a day of contrasts.On one hand, you have a group of roughly fifty advocates riding bicycles, many...
CEQA Reform Passes Senate for LOS, Basketball Team
Steinberg's hasty press conference after passage of SB 743Last night, both California's Senate and Assembly passed SB 743, Senator Darrell Steinberg's legislation that was...
CEQA Reforms Could Spell the End for LOS
(This article first appeared on Streetsblog Los Angeles.)Finally, some sanity may be coming to California's most important environmental protection law, the California Environmental Quality...
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OPA Update 12/1/25: OPA Holiday Party & Miracle on Main St. THIS Sunday, New City Law Requires Owners to Register Vacant Properties, & Street...
OPA Holiday Party DetailsMark your calendar to join us the...
SMMUSD Students Honored by National Merit Scholarship Program
The following is a submission from SMMUSD. Photo: The...
Feast on a Ferris Wheel With a 90-Foot-Tall Turkey and All the Light Trimmings for Thanksgiving – And Next Will Be Back Next Week
The following is a press release from the Pier...
SMC’s Corsair Track Closed to the Public from 12/1 to Spring 2026
The Santa Monica College (SMC) Corsair Track & Field, located at SMC’s...

