Damien Newton
Recent Posts
Podcast: Meet Elise Roy, One of the Speakers at this Year’s #PedCounts
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Roy will be the opening speaker at PEDS COUNT 2018, which is hosted by California Walks...
Muted Applause as Long-Awaited MyFigueroa Officially Opens
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From legacy project to a mixed reaction...
Vote No on Prop 6: The Campaign Is an Incoherent and Childish Effort to Distract You from Donald Trump
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Santa isn’t coming to fix California's roads.
Armed with Good Information and Compassion, West Hollywood Makes the Most of Its Community to Battle Homelessness
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While West Hollywood has not found a magic bullet for “fixing” homelessness, the city employs many of the strategies used by cities throughout the region, but has a reputation for doing them well.
SGV Connect 25: Bike Improvements in Monterey Park and a Look at Attempts to Roll Back the Gas Tax
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In Monterey Park, the city council narrowly passed a plan to improve bicycle and pedestrian access throughout the city. In this week’s SGV Connect, Kris Fortin talks to Henry Lo about the state of play for bicycle advocacy in the city and its next steps. Lo, a member of the Monterey Park Unified School District […]
SGV Connect 24: Double Decker Buses and Open Space Funding
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Welcome back to SGV Connect. In today’s episode, our co-hosts conduct two interviews on the expansion of the Foothill Transit bus fleet and the arrival of open space funds in L.A. County. First, Kris Fortin follows up on the news (SGV Tribune, Forbes) that Foothill Transit is adding double-decker buses to their commuter fleet. Foothill […]
What Can We Learn from the Brutal, Wildly Ineffective Effort to Recall Mike Bonin?
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Last week, the Argonaut Newspaper officially declared the effort to recall Westside City Councilmember Mike Bonin dead.
Is LA Really Considering a Mandatory Bike Licensing Program?
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Last month, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a motion to encourage people to record bicycle serial numbers.
The Unintentional Comedy of “Stop the Purple Threat” Is Actually Kind of Sad
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Anonymous residents of Beverly Hills have organized under the banner of "Friends of Beverly Hills High School" to launch a new web campaign against the Metro Purple Line Extension under the banner of "Stop the Purple Threat."
Streetsblog, LongBeachize, Santa Monica Next Honored by L.A. Press Club
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The Southern California Streets Initiative team (Streetsblog Los Angeles, Santa Monica Next, and LongBeachize) left the event with armfuls of first place plaques and second and third place certificates.
Santa Monica City Council Unanimously Rejects Hard Cap on E-Scooters, Moves Forward with 16-Month Shared Mobility Pilot
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Santa Monica rejected a proposed 500 devices per operator cap on e-scooters and e-bikes while approving new shared mobility pilot regulations
Breaking Down Prop 69
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Proposition 69 would require that funds generated by last year's gas tax increase be spent only on transportation projects. It's pretty straightforward.