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.
VOTE LOCAL Q AND A: SIX CANDIDATES FOR CITY COUNCIL ON THEIR FAVORITE PLACES TO TAKE EXPO
Last month, Santa Monica Next reached out to all 10 candidates for City Council with an 11 question questionnaire. Some questions were written to...
Weekend Highlight : New Urbanism Film Festival’s Westside TOD Tour
This Sunday, the New Urbanism Film Festival is sponsoring a unique and fun tour of new and proposed Transit Oriented Development along the Expo...
Vote Local Q and A : Six Candidates for City Council Talk the LUCE
Last month, Santa Monica Next reached out to all 10 candidates for City Council with an 11 question questionnaire. Some questions were written to...
Bike Lobby, Greens, Urge No Vote on LV
The campaign bandwagon against Measure LV got even more crowded over the last week as the region's "Bike Lobby" and political left-flank both announced...
Man Shot by Deputies at Downtown Santa Monica Expo Station
2:12 p.m. - Details on the incident are scant at the moment, but a man was shot by two sheriff's deputies at the Expo...
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Pier 360 Returns This Weekend
The following submission is from the Pier Corporation.The Santa...
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(Every week, Santa Monica Next publishes an article first...
OPA Update 6/22/26: OPA Membership Drive, Beach Clean-Up this Weekend, & Things To Do This Week
OPA Membership Drive: If you enjoy this newsletter and all the...
Kool Happenings: Weak Tea, and A Hotbed of Cold Feet
Weak TeaI don't often find myself asking AI about...

