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.
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City Staff Asks for O.K. to Begin Work on July 2015 SMO Closure
The jet plane roars overhead. I sneak a peak at the sleeping child in the stroller next to me. She stirs, but doesn't move....
#TreeHugSamo Winner Announced, and Some Links on SaMo’s Urban Forest
Apparently, unless you actually are Jerry Rubin, it's hard to get adults to hug trees and be photographed while doing it. We received only...
#TreeHugSaMo Contest Extended!
Originally timed to coincide with Jerry Peace Activist Rubin's "Tree Hugging Day," we did get a couple of great submissions. But since I spent...
With Petition Filed, There’s Time for Bergamot to Cool Off
Last week, a coalition of community based organizations turned in a petition to create a referendum to overturn a 4-3 City Council vote to...
Join the #treehugSaMo Photo Contest Tomorrow
Tomorrow is Tree Hugging Day in Santa Monica. Thanks to the efforts of Jerry Peace Activist Rubin, Santa Monicans have had a chance to...
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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...

