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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Riding Around the Airport with Santa Monica Spoke and Airport2Park
By design and by coincidence, it was a day of contrasts.On one hand, you have a group of roughly fifty advocates riding bicycles, many...
CEQA Reform Passes Senate for LOS, Basketball Team
Steinberg's hasty press conference after passage of SB 743Last night, both California's Senate and Assembly passed SB 743, Senator Darrell Steinberg's legislation that was...
CEQA Reforms Could Spell the End for LOS
(This article first appeared on Streetsblog Los Angeles.)Finally, some sanity may be coming to California's most important environmental protection law, the California Environmental Quality...
Video: Meet the Santa Monica Business That’s Going to Change the Way Cities Think About Bike Parking
Did you know Santa Monica has the largest bike parking facility of its kind in the country? The wildly popular Bike Center, with locations...
Big Blue Bus Survey Wants Your Help to Plan for Expo
Yesterday, we warned you that change is coming to Santa Monica. The good news is, it appears that the city's transit agency is readying...
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OPA Update 1/12/26: First OPA Meeting of the Year Tonight/Monday, LA28 Olympic Ticket Draw Registration, Volunteers Needed for Homeless Count on Jan. 22, &...
FIRST OPA Monthly Meeting of the Year Today/Monday (Jan...
Eyes on the Street: Caltrans Santa Monica Blvd. Construction in West L.A.
In early December, Streetsblog shared photos of work underway on...
Eyes on the Street: Bergamot Station Bike/Walk Project Construction
Yes, Streetsblog keeps reporting Santa Monica's excellent Bergamot/26th Street Station...
Pier Hosts First-Ever Drive-In Movie Night Featuring ‘Grease’ On January 15
The following is a submission from the Pier Corporation.Get...

