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, County Honor Banned Books Week

The City of Santa Monica and Los Angeles County have joined forces with the Books Unbanned Initiative, a nation-wide non-profit movement, to honor banned book...

Power of Two: Pair of Public Commenters Cause Confusion and Delay Before Council Passes Civility/Anti-Hate Speech Code for Public Comment

(Note: public speaker’s names are removed because I was uncertain of the exact spelling from the audio and didn’t want to misattribute a quote,...

Council Passes Stripped Down “Meaningless” Noise Measure Absent Language on Union Activity or Promenade

After listening to an exhaustive amount of public comment at its September 12th meeting and a promise to return to the debate this week;...

Brock, de la Torre Respond to Next Piece Stating They Lied About Travel Budget Overruns

At last night’s meeting of the Santa Monica City Council, Jason Mastbaum confronted Councilmember’s de la Torre, Negrete, Parra and Brock about their conduct...

Pickelballers Rally After Fire Destroys Nets, Racquets and Other Equipment in Memorial Park

Pickleballers that arrived at the Memorial Park courts yesterday morning were greeted with an unpleasant surprise. The courts were closed at the park yesterday...

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Meet Our New Board Chair, Steve Horn

Streetsblog California, Streetsblog San Francisco, and Streetsblog Los Angeles,...

Santa Monica’s Aging and Disability Action Plan Moves Forward

The following is a submission from the City of...

SMMUSD Superintendent’s Message: Welcome to the 2024-25 School Year

Dear Parents, Guardians, Staff, Students and Community Members, Welcome back...
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