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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Open Main Street Returns on 9/9 and 9/10 with Day of the Dog, Live Music and More Pickleball

The Open Main Street festival returns next weekend with Main Street opened for a variety of uses between noon and 7 p.m. This is...

SMMUSD Makes the Honor Roll with U.S. News and World Report and Niche

A pair of new rankings by U.S. News and World Report and the website Niche demonstrates that students at Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District...

Photo Essay: Unite Here Pickets Outside the Fairmont Miramar

Labor Day weekend is fast approaching and this morning I had a chance to visit the picket line in front of the Fairmont Miramar....

Safety Improvements Come to Wilshire Blvd.: Right Turn Only Intersections Should Reduce Crashes by 20%

Last week, the City of Santa Monica installed infrastructure that creates right-turn-only restrictions at fourteen unsignalized intersections along the Boulevard. Twenty percent of all...

Supreme Court Overrules Appeals Court on Voting Rights Case, But Sends Matter Back to Appeals for New Ruling

Those hoping that the ongoing saga in the case of Pico Neighborhood Association and Maria Loya vs the City of Santa Monica would conclude with...

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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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