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:
#DamienTalks 42: Sam Tepperman-Gelfant and the Governor’s Housing Proposal
Today, #DamienTalks with Sam Tepperman-Gelfant, a senior staff attorney with Public Advocates about Governor Jerry Brown’s legislative language to streamline the environmental process for...
#DamienTalks 40 – Brown’s Housing Legislation with Jason Islas
This post originally appeared on Streetsblog California.Today, #DamienTalks with Jason Islas, the editor of Santa Monica Next. This podcast featured Islas a couple of...
Review: The Expo Phase II Bike Path Is Going to Be Great…
…if they every finish it.Advocates for a bicycle path to run parallel to the recently-opened Phase II o the Expo Light Rail Line have...
A Note on Next’s Opposition to the LUVE Initiative
There has been a lot of discussion about a meme we posted last week as part of our editorial encouraging Santa Monica residents not to...
The Santa Monica Next/Streetsblog Party for Bloom/Cyclehop and Hulu is Two Days Away!
If you haven't already, get your ticket today to join us in celebrating the good work accomplished by Assemblymember Richard Bloom, Cyclehop, and Hulu....
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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...

