Damien Newton
Recent Posts
Streetsblog, Santa Monica Next, and SGV Weekly Are Finalists for Eight L.A. Press Club Awards
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Streetsblog Los Angeles appears as a finalist in five L.A. Press Club award categories, including Best Blog, Best Online Journalist, and Best Audio Journalist
SGV Connect 110 : Life as a Reclaimer
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The state and the whole world was in chaos,” recounts Marta of the day she moved in to her reclaimed home. “So they didn't take us out. Governor Newsom told the CHP to stand down and not do anything when we reclaimed."
Car Free JFK Turns 3
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Last Friday, leaders of Walk SF, the San Francisco Bike Coalition and hundreds of Bay Area residents gathered on "Car-Free JFK" in Golden Gate Park to celebrate the car-free streets 3rd anniversary.
SGV Connect 109: Rick Cole and Norma Quinones
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This week’s SGV Connect features a pair of interviews with former Pasadena Mayor Rick Cole and San Gabriel Valley Conservation Corps (SGVCC) Director Norma Quinones.
Oceanside Planning Major Changes to Coast Highway
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“This is a solution for that,” Oceanside resident Joan Bockman told the San-Diego-Union Tribune. “We want it to stop being I-5 west.”
Streetsblog Interview : UCLA Researchers Who Examined the Systemic Impact of Autonomous Vehicles
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"But we see VMT increase in the L.A. network based on our modeling...There are a lot of benefits that CAVs bring to us, but with these benefits we also propose some kind of transportation demand management strategies to curb that increase in VMT."
CalBike Offers Update on Status of E-Bike Rebate Program
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Here's a quick spoiler: there is still no date announced on when the program will begin.
More Electric Bus Chargers Come Online in Southern California
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Recent electric bus success stories from Anaheim and the L.A. Unified School District
Support Streetsblog California
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California Makes Strides, Pledges Funds, to Eliminate Diesel Truck Fleet
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Industry leaders are concerned state lacks infrastructure to meet this goal
Please Consider Supporting Streetsblog California During Our Annual Fundraising Drive!
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For nearly a decade, Streetsblog California has been a loud and consistent voice for more transportation options, equitable transportation spending and policy, and a defender of California’s communities. And to continue doing that, we’re going to need your help. If you want to help Streetsblog be an even more effective voice for a better California, […]
Looking Ahead to Legislature’s December “Special Session” on Oil Profits
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Governor Newsom claims that the oil industry has been increasing prices unfairly and blaming the surge in prices on inflation and environmental regulations even as it brought in record profits