Damien Newton
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Re-Imagine L.A. County Coalition Forms to Push for Amendment that Would Shift County Budgets forever
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Re-Imagine L.A. is pressing for a November ballot measure to dedicate 10% of the unrestricted county budget towards "community investment and alternatives to incarceration."
SGV Connect 68: How Has COVID Changed Homeless Outreach and Metro Prepares to Say Goodbye to an Original Board Member
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Damien interviews Shawn Morrissey and Teresa Eilers about how COVID-19 impacts outreach to people experiencing homelessnes. Kris interviews John Fasana, who will leave the Metro Board of Directors after 27 years this December.
Whittier Moves Forward on Homeless Navigation Center
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Whittier's upcoming new homeless navigation center will provide 139 beds for people experiencing homelessness as well as access to resources to help them transition to more permanent housing
This Week’s Events…
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Karen Bass, Foothill Gold Line, Metro COVID Recovery Task Force, LACBC BikesMeansBusiness and more
Thousands Housed in Project Roomkey in Los Angeles, but NIMBYism, Lack of Permanent Affordable Housing Blunt Progress
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The Project Roomkey program temporarily houses unhoused individuals in hotel rooms during the COVID-19 crisis
SGV Connect 67: Black Lives Matter Protests throughout SGV and Closed Streets in Whittier
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In this week's SGV Connect, Kris Fortin marches with protestors in cities throughout the San Gabriel Valley and brings us their voices direct from the rallies and marches. Kris also discusses his experience at the protests with his broadcast partner, Damien Newton, and how activism is changing in the San Gabriel Valley.
Homeless Count 2020: Depressing but Not Surprising Rise in Number of Homeless. LAHSA Blames Racism, Lack of Affordable Housing
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Late last night, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) released the results from this January’s homeless count in Los Angeles County. As expected, the numbers were bad: more Angelenos fell into homelessness than the county can place in temporary, bridge or permanent housing. Homelessness in Los Angeles County rose by 12.7% compared to the […]
Don’t Blame Protestors if COVID-19 Cases Spike in the Coming Weeks
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Don't fall for it. Don't blame the protestors. Don't blame Black Lives Matter.
Garcetti’s LAPD Protest Statements Wildly Miss the Mark
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Garcetti offers platitudes and magical thinking as protestors scream to defund the police
SGV Connect: L.A. County Parks Re-Openings and Long-Term Planning Across the Region
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Podcast features interviews with Norma Garcia of L.A. County Department of Parks and Recreation and Kome Ajise of the Southern California Association of Governments - SCAG.
Pasadena’s Rose Bowl Loop Re-Opens to Walking and Bicycling
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Mayor Tornek: "if the social distancing doesn’t work, then we’re going to be back to ground zero on this.”
SGV Connect 65: Water Plans and Beg Buttons
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Kris spoke with Matt Frary, Acting Principal Engineer at Los Angeles County Public Works, about the County Water Plan. The board of supervisors decided at last week’s meeting to hire a consultant to develop the plan by 2021.