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.
Exclusive articles:
Vote Local Q and A : Six Candidates for City Council Talk the LUCE
Last month, Santa Monica Next reached out to all 10 candidates for City Council with an 11 question questionnaire. Some questions were written to...
Bike Lobby, Greens, Urge No Vote on LV
The campaign bandwagon against Measure LV got even more crowded over the last week as the region's "Bike Lobby" and political left-flank both announced...
Man Shot by Deputies at Downtown Santa Monica Expo Station
2:12 p.m. - Details on the incident are scant at the moment, but a man was shot by two sheriff's deputies at the Expo...
City Approves Plan to Dramatically Increase Airport Park
While the battle over how much control the City of Santa Monica has over the leases and operations of its airport continues in court...
Happy New Year, See You Tomorrow
Barring any breaking news, Santa Monica Next is taking the day off to with a Happy New Years to all those celebrating today.
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Locals’ Night Season Finale Returns May 21 with Live Music, Community Celebration, and Pier-Wide Programming
The following is a submission from the Pier Corporation....
ESPN to Make Santa Monica Beach Its Super Bowl LXI Broadcast Home
Every week we pick a story or two from...
City Touts Success of Realignment Plan with Release of Digital Dashboard
The City of Santa Monica promised to make the...
Streetsblog Legislative Update: What Legislation Didn’t Make It to the First Checkpoint
Last Friday was the first “deadline” for legislation to...

