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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Save the Date: Streetsblog and Santa Monica Next Host City Council Candidates Forum on 9/22

On September 22, Streetsblog Los Angeles and Santa Monica Next will host a public forum for the candidates for City Council of the City of Santa Monica. The event...

Is Santa Monica Ready for Vision Zero?

"Vision Zero." It's become a buzz-term for safe streets recently. The internationally effective transportation management plan has made streets safer across Europe. With New York...

Richard Bloom Talks Cap and Trade, Local Issues with Streetsblog

Assemblymember Richard Bloom sat down with Streetsblog's Melanie Curry last week for an interview about budgeting and the state's cap-and-trade funding schemes. As is...

Hit the Brakes. Santa Monica Votes to Lower Some Speed Limits

While debates over a proposed major development and the bungled hiring and firing of a public relations director rage on, the City Council also...

National Lobbying Group Likely Successful in Buying Ballot Access

Earlier today, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Organization front group "Santa Monicans for Open and Honest Development Decisions" submitted 15,000 signatures to place an...

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Check Out ‘Wilshire Subway’ Book and Exhibition

There’s a handsome new photo book out that belongs...

Op/Ed: AI already Is in Your Public Comment. Santa Monica Should Have Something to Say About That.

Image via Freepic.Shawn Landres PhD, a Senior Fellow at...

Ribbon Cutting for the Renewed Douglas Park is Set for This Saturday

The Douglas Park Playground Reconstruction Project is nearing completion,...
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