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.
Exclusive articles:
Santa Monica Honored for Cultivating “Culture of Health”
Standing in front of one of the city's brightly-colored Creative Crosswalks and adjacent to the Santa Monica Farmer's Market, city officials and elected leaders...
Eyes on the Street: Santa Monica’s Creative Crosswalks Add Color to Downtown Intersections
Santa Monica is not the first city to have colored in their crosswalks. Long Beach and West Hollywood are just two local examples of cities that...
Weekend Events: Buy Local, 9/11 Memorials and the Santa Monica Classic
One of the most anticipated events of the year is tomorrow's "Buy Local Health and Fitness Festival" is this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4...
Vote Local Q and A: 6 Candidates Weigh In on SMC Bond
Last month, Santa Monica Next reached out to all 10 candidates for City Council with an 11 question questionnaire. Some questions were written to...
Hello, Saul. See You Around, Jason
A quick programming note.As of today, Jason Islas is taking a leave of absence from Santa Monica Next. Jason is leaving to work on one...
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Tonight’s City Council Meeting Is Cancelled
The regularly scheduled meeting of the Santa Monica City...
OPA Update 8/24/26: OPA Membership Drive, SB 79 Community Information Meeting Tonight, OPA Beach Cleanup This Weekend, & Things To Do This Week
OPA released its newsletter after our publication deadline yesterday....
SB 79 Community Information Meeting Set for Tomorrow, August 25. Council Action to Follow on 9/8
(Every week, Next republishes a story from City Manager...
BBB Earns Another $3 Million for Electrification Efforts
Santa Monica’s push to fully electrify the Big Blue...

