Juan Matute
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Juan writes a column and occasionally does technical stuff for Santa Monica Next.
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School construction projects create a once-in-a-generation opportunity for safe streets improvements
Santa Monica City and school district have a rare opportunity to work together to make our City’s streets safer for children and families going...
Sending Santa Monica’s Affordable Housing to Palmdale Is a Toxic Mix of Climate Denialism and Classism
Urban sprawl is the leading cause of air pollution, greenhouse gasses, wildfires, and other contributors to the global warming that is likely to end...
Support Non-profit Local Journalism in Santa Monica
Already convinced? All donations are tax deductible and can be made at Donor Box or Patreon.Santa Monica Next relaunched this week as a progressive...
Dark Money Group “A Brighter Future” Endorses Four Challengers in School Board Race (Updated)
Endorsements, and mailers that tout those endorsements, are a common place in Santa Monica politics. Local news covers endorsements from political parties such as Santa Monicans for Renters Rights or Santa Monica Forward. Statewide and regional groups such as Streets for All and the Sierra Club blast out endorsement announcements to hundreds or thousands of people on mailing lists.
Bayside Owners Association’s Quest for Armed Personnel on the Promenade
This is part 2 of a series on Downtown Santa Monica. Part 3 will look at the close relationship between council members and the...
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Airport2Park? Streetsblog Tours a Landfill to Park Project in the SGV
The story first appeared at Streetsblog Los Angeles.Puente Hills...
SMC Public Policy Institute and Westside School of Ballet to Host Tchaikovsky’s“The Nutcracker” Ballet Performances, Nov. 30-Dec. 8
The Santa Monica College (SMC) Public Policy Institute (PPI) and the Westside...
Metro Ridership Keeps Growing, with a Million Daily Riders in October
This post first appeared at Streetsblog Los Angeles. Photo:Busiton/Wikimedia.Metro...
Culver City Ripped Out a Bike Lane. Now Metro Wants Its Money Back
The following article first appeared on Streetsblog LA. Photos:...