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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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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Ride the Steel Wave: Pacific Park Celebrates ‘National Roller Coaster Day’ with the Ocean-Soaring West Coaster This Saturday
Get ready to ride the steel wave of National...
Santa Monica Announces Return of Safe Routes to School Program as Pali High Is First School to Re-Open Later This Week
Back to School comes early to Santa Monica this...
OPA Update 8/11/25: OPA Monthly Meeting TONIGHT/Monday, Return To School Traffic Tips, & Things To Do This Week
OPA August 11 Monthly Meeting TONIGHT/Monday: This month's meeting...
Free Metered Parking for EVs Ends on September 30
For as long as I've lived in Los Angeles...