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:
Why Are These 11 People Running for City Council?
For the last week, Next has been publishing the responses to one question from the Santa Monica Democratic Club's candidate questionnaire for candidates seeking...
Tired of Local Politics Threatening Your Favorite Bike Lane?
Calbike is rallying behind new legislation that will protect bicycle infrastructure from being removed for purely local political reasons.Senate Bill 569, authored by Senator...
Celebrating Juneteenth This Friday in Santa Monica
Every week, Next reprints (at least) one article from the City Manager's Weekly Update.HHS, RAD, and our the Juneteenth committee members (pictured below) would...
Meet the Five Candidates for the SMC College Board
As we continue our series where we republish the answers given to the Santa Monica Dem. Club candidate questionaires, today we keep it simple....
What Are School Board Candidates’ Top Priorities
This week, the Santa Monica Democratic Club published the responses to their questionnaires for all four city elections: City Council. School Board, College Board,...
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Letter to the Editor: PTA Responds to Last Week’s Article on Turf Controversy
We appreciate Santa Monica Next’s coverage of SMMPTA Council’s...
Santa Monica Pier to Honor Two Families Who Helped Preserve Its Past and Shape Its Future
The following is a submission from the Pier Corporation....
Santa Monica Implements New State Requirements for City Council Meetings
The following is an announcement from the City.The city...
OPA Update 8/3/26: City Pursues Homeless Services at Palm Motel, National Night Out Tuesday, Ocean Park Social Club Summer Picnic Series Thursday, & Other...
Ocean Park Social Club Summer Picnic Series (Thursday): Join your...

