Damien Newton
Recent Posts
Lessons from Measure RR for a 2022 Regional Ballot Measure
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"So, the lessons from Measure RR are that public agency led vision and outreach, multiple stakeholders working together with a public owner and broad coalition working to get the measure passed are going to work best to get measures passed."
SGV Connect 74 – Election Recap
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Everyone is talking about the results from this week's election, and SGV Connect is no different. Our usual team brought back Streetsblog LA editor Joe Linton and Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry for an in-depth election special that is almost twice the size of a regular episode.
Streetsie Interview: Sheila Kuehl on Politics, Transportation, Social Justice, and the 2020 Elections
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L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl joined Streetsblog L.A. for an "Ask Me Anything" interview moderated by SBLA Editor Joe Linton
SGV Connect 73 – The Nature for All Leadership Academy and the End of Walktober
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Kris talked with Araceli Hernandez with Nature For All, and Damien talks with Topher Mathers of the Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition
Streetsies 2020: Big Thanks to Sheila Kuehl for the AMA and SBLA Dinner Party is Tonight
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Sign up for tomorrow's Streetsie Awards! Made possible by The David Bohnett Foundation, Climate Resolve, Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority, Pocrass & De Los Reyes LLP, StreetsLA, and Santa Monica SPOKE!
L.A. Streetsies 2020: Thanks for Games Night, and See You Saturday!
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Thanks to everyone who joined us for our first Streetsie Week event and our first Games Night.
Lancaster Opens Campus with Housing and Jobs for Antelope Valley’s Homeless
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"It was built to be as inviting as possible. We wanted to treat people like people." says Mayor Parris.
Three October Events to Celebrate Streetsblog LA Streetsie Winners
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Let's celebrate some Livable Streets Heroes at this year's Streetsie events.
SGV Connect 72: Ballot Endorsements and a New Park Coming to the Playhouse Village
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Featuring Brian Wallace of the Playhouse Village Association and Joe Linton, Editor of Streetsblog L.A.
SGV Connect 71: An Update on Metro’s SGV Projects and How to Stay Safe from Bad Air
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Damien talks with Philip Fine of the South Coast Air Quality Management District while Kris speaks with Metro's Androush Danielians and Errol Taylor
SGV Connect 69: Stormwater Planning in East L.A. and a Look at the Transit Picture Across the Country
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Kris interviews Paul Alva about East L.A. Sustainable Median Stormwater Capture Project. Damien talks to Streetsblog USA editor Kea Wilson about the state of transit during the ongoing pandemic.
As California AG, Kamala Harris Took a Political Risk to Fight Climate Change
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When much of the establishment was praising a flawed Long Range Plan for San Diego, Harris joined local enviros to take SANDAG to court