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:
California Rallies for No Kings
The public square is the lifeblood of protest movements—a physical stage where democracy becomes visible. Streets, plazas, parks, and sidewalks give people a place...
Roughly 1,000 People Attend No Kings March in Santa Monica
Roughly 1,000 people gathered at Palisades Park for a march down Ocean Avenue as part of the No Kings Day protests that took part...
ICE Hits Local Carwash
Image: Screenshot of Instagram video by Caroline Torosis.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents reportedly detained several people at a Santa Monica car wash Friday...
No Kings Rally at Palisades Park Tomorrow
Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Location: Palisades Park at Montana Avenue, Santa MonicaSupporters of the “No Kings” movement plan to...
Vons Is Open on Lincoln/Broadway
Image: The Slay Mama/RedditThis morning, Santa Monica got a new grocery store when Vons opened its newest branch at 710 Broadway. A line snaked...
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Transit Advocates Open Second Front in Fight to Reverse Newsom’s CARB Climate Funding Cuts
California transit, housing, and environmental advocates are escalating their...
Kool Happenings: The Not-So-Secret Police and Clockwork Orange for Musk and Kennedy
Historian and futurist, Nils Gilman, wrote a piece earlier...
‘Flock Off’: Mass Surveillance Surge Jeopardizes Lifesaving Crash Reduction Strategy
Give them liberty … and give us death.A forthcoming...
OPA Update 7/30/26: Unpermitted Turf @ Ocean Park School, Festival of Chariots Parade, & Other Things To Do This Weekend
MAIN STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO VEHICLES SUNDAY AM...

