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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Last Chance to Get Your Tickets to Santa Monica Next’s Cocktail Party Saturday
Time is running out to get your tickets for Santa Monica Next's summer cocktail party this Saturday.Join us at the Ocean Park home of...
Buy Your Ticket Now for the Santa Monica Next Summer Cocktail Party
Do you like Santa Monica Next? Do you appreciate our point of view? Are you a fan of our thoughtful coverage of important issues facing our...
Expo Rail Is On Its Way To Santa Monica, Expected 2016
Our sister site Streetsblog Los Angeles has coverage of yesterday's press event celebrating the Metro Expo Line nearing completion. Expo Phase II construction is...
Podcast: #DamienTalks with Safe Streets Santa Monica’s Richard McKinnon
(Note: This post podcast will appear Monday on Streetsblog California as part of our weekly podcast #DamienTalks)Good Data, it’s the Holy Grail of transportation...
Test Expo Train Reaches Santa Monica for First Time in Years
Photos are circulating on Facebook and Ipernity of an Expo Line test train reaching the City of Santa Monica this morning.It is the first...
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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...
OPA Update 5/11/26: OPA Monthly Meeting Tonight, OPA Spring Mixer Next Wednesday (5/20), SaMo World Cup Activations, & Things To Do This Week
May OPA Monthly Meeting TONIGHT/MONDAY (May 11): The meeting is...

