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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“Water is Life” Workshop Focuses on Santa Monica Watershed, This Wednesday

The Santa Monica Great Park Coalition is partnering with the Verdant Venice Group to host a community workshop focused on stormwater, watershed health, and...

East Pico Safety Project Finished — City Hosting Celebration March 7

Construction is complete on the City of Santa Monica’s East Pico Safety Project, and officials are inviting residents to celebrate and experience the new...

CalBike: Enforce Existing Laws, Don’t Create New Nuisance Ones

Earlier this week, Streetsblog reported on Assembly Bill 1942, also known as the E-Bike Accountability Act, introduced by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda). As part of...

City Releases Draft Framework, Another Survey, for Santa Monica Airport Great Park

The City of Santa Monica has released a Draft Framework Diagram for the future Great Park that will replace the Santa Monica Airport when...

Eyes on the Street…Errr….Beach Path: Bridge Connecting SaMo to Will Rogers Beach/Palisades Is Reopened

In May 2023, local officials celebrated a major milestone when a new dedicated two-way bike and pedestrian path opened, closing a long-standing gap between...

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Help Send All Samohi Students to Prom

The following is a notice sent from SMMUSD. Prom season...

Dumbing Down the Military and Owning the Press

Quite randomly today, I settled on writing about two...

Santa Monica Could Use This One Trick to Increase Density Near Transit Stops

New research and story maps from UCLA's Institute of...

Santa Monica College to Stage “Noises Off” March 27-April 5

The following is a submission from SMC. The Santa Monica College...
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