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.
SMC Architecture Students Win Two Major Awards at Cal Poly SLO Design Village Competition
Santa Monica College (SMC) architecture students won two awards at the 50th Annual Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Design Village Competition held April 25 - 27. The competition...
Congress Declares War on State’s Clean Air Efforts
This week, a bi-partisan coalition of the United States House of Representatives passed a pair of resolutions rescinding three EPA permits that allow California...
City Opens New Resident Survey About Parks and Open Space
The City of Santa Monica launched a survey to gauge residents’ opinions concerning arts, parks, and recreation priorities for the city. Do you enjoy events...
The California E-Bike Incentive Project’s Website Crashed Last Night – No Vouchers Distributed
“If they were actively trying to sabotage the program, what would they do differently than this?” - anonymous e-bike voucher hopeful in an email...
California Will Open Its E-Bike Voucher Portal Again on 4/29
The Air Resources Board's long-delayed and controversial e-bike voucher program will be opening its application portal for a second time at 6:00 p.m. on April 29th. This time...
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Santa Monica Earns Top Recognition by Carbon Disclosure Project
The following is a submission from the City of...
Quick-Build Legislation Makes It Through the Assembly
On Wednesday, AB 891 Quick-Build Project Pilot Program, passed the...
Gruber: Planning a Park at Santa Monica Airport, Keep It Real
This article first appeared at the Healthy City Local.As...
Santa Monica’s 33rd annual Juneteenth Celebration: A Family Affair Unifying, Healing, and Restoring set for June 14
The following is a submission from the City of...