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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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...
Expo: Phase II Bike Path Will Open with Light Rail in 2016
Editor's note: This post originally appeared in Los Angeles Streetsblog on May 18.Last week, in a short article celebrating that LADOT was beginning its...
Meet the New Steering Committee for Santa Monica Next
As the Southern California Streets Initiative continues to grow -- in case you missed it, Streetsblog California launched yesterday -- it has become apparent that...
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Letter: California Roadhouse Invites the City Council to the Negotiating Table.
Last month, the City of Santa Monica has terminated...
Santa Monica Reports Double-Digit Decline in Homelessness in 2026 Count, Plans More Frequent Surveys
The number of people experiencing homelessness in Santa Monica...
OPA Update 7/27/26: City Moves to Shutter SaMoShel, Details on City’s AI Enforcement of Illegal Bike Lane Parking, & Things To Do This Week
Snow Skiing in Ocean Park??? This SaMo History Museum Facebook...
Full Text from Mayor Caroline Torosis’ State of the City: A City that Works, Belongs and Welcomes
Last week, Mayor Caroline Torosis delivered the State of...

