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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Less Than a Week In, California Making Good on Vow to Fight Trump
Via Streetsblog CaliforniaOver a million people marched last Sunday at women’s rallies in the Bay Area and Los Angeles, to say nothing of the dozens of...
Transit Overflow from the Women’s March Demonstrates Need for Better Rail Transit
Via Streetsblog CaliforniaThis weekend's Women's March was an unparalleled event in United States history, with over three million people taking to the streets in cities...
Some Images from Saturday’s Marches Throughout California
This post originally appeared in Streetsblog California.This last Saturday, you marched. You rallied. You marched in big cities. You rallied in other cities. It was a...
Santa Monica’s No on LV Campaign Earns 2016 Streetsie Award “Honorable Mention”
The campaign that soundly defeated the no-growth Measure LV this past November has been given the “Honorable Mention” nod in the 2016 Streetsie Awards...
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Santa Monica College Theatre Arts to Stage “Grease” March 28-April 6
The following is a submission from SMC.The Santa Monica College...
Kool Happenings: The Little Match Boy and Crypto-creep
In the early 1950s, when many of us had...
Santa Monica Earns $3.5 Million in Grants for Safer Streets Projects
Photo: The intersection of 23rd and Hill via Google...
Locals’ Night Returns to the Santa Monica Pier on March 20 with Live Music, Classic Cars, and Community Fun
The following is a submission from the Pier Corporation.The...