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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Caltrans Seeking 5,000 Drivers to Try VMT Fee Instead of Gas Tax
As the value captured from the state’s gas tax continues to fall, and the conditions of the California’s roads and bridges continues to worsen,...
If You Value Santa Monica Next, Please Make A Donation Today
No doubt you are being inundated with many worthwhile nonprofits asking you to make a year-end contribution. Santa Monica Next is no exception. If...
Support Santa Monica Next This #GivingTuesday
By now you’ve gotten at least a dozen emails about #GivingTuesday asking you to donate to an important and worthy non-profit.
Today, throughout California staff...
Impact Journalism: Jason Islas Has Become a Source for Mainstream News
One of the goals of an "Impact Journalism" website is to establish the editor as a a reputable source for legacy, or mainstream, media...
Modacity, Formerly Vancouver Cycle Chic, Comes to L.A. and Santa Monica this October
Los Angeles Streetsblog, Santa Monica Next, Santa Monica Spoke, and the Echo Park Film Center are proud to present "Observations from an Emerging Bicycle...
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Legislation to Loosen Coastal Commission Power in Santa Monica Faces Opposition…from Community Groups in Santa Monica
Assemblymember Rick Zbur (D-Santa Monica)’s legislation to reduce the...
Santa Monica College Gallery Program in collaboration with the Mentor Show Program presents “Well Fed” 5/19-5/30
The following is a submission from SMC.The Santa Monica...
Big Blue Bus On-Track for 10 Million Riders in 2026
Every week, Next republishes one or two article(s) from...
Metro Opens New D Line Subway from Koreatown to Beverly Hills
Metro’s $3.5 billion, four-mile D Line Extension Section 1...

