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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WaiveCar, Free Car-Share Program Tested in Santa Monica, Plans Expansion Throughout Los Angeles

Last January, WaiveCar launched in Venice and Santa Monica, but now the company has plans to allow licensed drivers access to "free cars" throughout...

Free Market Think Tank: Santa Monica Sure Does Pay Its Employees a Lot of Money

For those of you that missed it, last night CBS 2 News in Los Angeles broadcast a story about the much higher-than-average wages that...

City Manager Calls for Unity and Celebration at Breeze’s 1st Birthday Party on Saturday

In the wake of a deeply divisive and hard fought election, both locally and nationally, Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole is calling for...

Santa Monica, California. As the Nation Is Shocked, Santa Monica Stands Firm

Last night, the nation was shocked at the election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States. As more and more states...

Check Out Our Non-Partisan Voter Guide from Last Week’s Vote Local Event

Last Thursday, Santa Monica Next held a non-partisan pre-election party that featured a voter guide listing endorsements on local, regional and state-wide ballot measures...

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Fairview, Montana and Ocean Park Branch Libraries to Open Four Days Per Week

The following is a submission from the City of...

Pier 360 Returns This Weekend

The following submission is from the Pier Corporation.The Santa...

Santa Monica Shows Up for the World Cup, and Other Economic Development News

(Every week, Santa Monica Next publishes an article first...

OPA Update 6/22/26: OPA Membership Drive, Beach Clean-Up this Weekend, & Things To Do This Week

OPA Membership Drive: If you enjoy this newsletter and all the...
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