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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Is Santa Monica Ready for Vision Zero?

"Vision Zero." It's become a buzz-term for safe streets recently. The internationally effective transportation management plan has made streets safer across Europe. With New York...

Richard Bloom Talks Cap and Trade, Local Issues with Streetsblog

Assemblymember Richard Bloom sat down with Streetsblog's Melanie Curry last week for an interview about budgeting and the state's cap-and-trade funding schemes. As is...

Hit the Brakes. Santa Monica Votes to Lower Some Speed Limits

While debates over a proposed major development and the bungled hiring and firing of a public relations director rage on, the City Council also...

National Lobbying Group Likely Successful in Buying Ballot Access

Earlier today, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Organization front group "Santa Monicans for Open and Honest Development Decisions" submitted 15,000 signatures to place an...

The Rest of the Week: Planning Commission Talks Zoning, Picnic on the Promenade, Memorials and a Film Festival

The primary election is over and the results are in. Republican Elan Carr finished with 21.5 percent of the vote in the race to replace...

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OPA Update 3/4/26: OPA Happy Hour Tonight/Wednesday!

Our (that would be OPA's) first community happy hour...

League of Women Voters to Honor Four Local Leaders at 2026 Yellow Rose Awards

The League of Women Voters of Santa Monica will...

Eyes on the Street: City Forgets Daylighting When Repainting Curbs

Photo: Eli Gill is seeing white, not red, at...

This Saturday Is the Spring Fling on Montana Ave.

Spring Fling on Montana Avenue11:00 AM – 6:00 PMMontana...
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