Damien Newton
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Safe Park Provides Homeless with Parking and Care at New, Larger West L.A. VA Lot
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Safe Park's VA lot provides homeless veterans living in their vehicles a safe place to park, eat, sleep and share stories
SGV Connect Election Special: Prop 6, Prop 10 and Measure W
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If you haven't voted yet, be sure to check out this week's edition of SGV Connect. Our usual co-hosts, Damien and Kris, are joined by Joe Linton and Estuardo Mazariegos to discuss Measure W and ballot Propositions 6 and 10.
City, County, State Marshal Resources to Battle Homelessness
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to expand its LEAD program to reduce homelessness.
One Week Later: Rep. McCarthy’s Office Denies Meeting as Stop-the-Purple-Threat Keeps Rolling
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"Stop the Purple Threat" might be paid for by anonymous donors, but the campaign to fight the subway continues to cost the school district a lot of money that could be spent on students.
SGV Connect 28: Progress on the Greenway Network and a Look at Walktober
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This week, Kris Fortin talks with Wes Reutimann about the Greenway Network and Damien talks to Misch Anderson about Walktober.
L.A. Safe Park Grows but Demand for a Safe Place to Sleep Outstrips Supply
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“Funding is a problem,” Pat admits. Bigger than community opposition? “Oh yes, we don’t go into places where we’re not wanted.”
Friday Is Your Last Day to Buy Tickets to PedsCount 2018
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"One of Cal Walks' core values is that communities are the best experts on their own lived experience and the best advocates for their own prosperity," writes Chris Johnson, a program manager with California Walks.
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 […]