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:
The City Wants to Know How to Get Younger People Involved, Let’s Help Them Out
How can Santa Monica grow into a city of the future, if so many of its decisions are made by and informed by an...
SaMo’s Juan Matute, Transportation Expert, Answers Questions on Ride Share
Last week, I had the chance to interview Juan Matute, a transportation researcher with the UCLA Luskin Center, Santa Monica resident, and Chair of...
Introducing the Airport Lawsuit Page
Just a quick note. Alert readers will note a change to the top bar with a new link. The new link points to a...
Featured Event: The Clover Park Creative Community Engagement Project
I know James Rojas pretty well. I first met him over six years ago, when I first moved to Los Angeles in his old...
Your Coverage of the Tongva Park Celebration
We've spent a lot of time talking Tongva Park since our launch in August, so we thought we'd turn over the coverage of this...
Latest
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...
You Can Help Build the City’s Rose Parade Float
Photo: Juan MatuteSanta Monica residents will have a chance...
Report: Waymo Surpasses The Way-Too-Low Human Driver Safety Bar
Waymos — the driverless taxis that operate in many...

