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Damien Newton

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SGV Connect 100 – Elections in La Puente and Monterey Park

By Damien Newton | Aug 4, 2022 | No Comments
Episode 100!
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We’re Halfway to Our Summer Fundraising Goal…Get Us to the Finish Line

By Damien Newton | Aug 4, 2022 | No Comments
We are halfway through our Streetsblog summer fundraising drive, and we’re raised just over half our overall goal of $15,000. Since we wrote to you at the start of June, we’ve raised just under $8,000, leaving us with $7,000 left to go.  Don’t hesitate, donate today! A lot has changed since that fundraising letter went […]
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SGV Connect 99 – Imperfect Paradise and Update from Sacramento

By Damien Newton | Jul 21, 2022 | No Comments
This week on SGV Connect features a special interview with Adolfo Guzman-Lopez and then a quarterly update with Melanie Curry of Streetsblog California.
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SGV Connect: Bike Shop Owner and Former Newspaper Publisher Carlos Morales

By Chris Greenspon and Damien Newton | Jul 7, 2022 | No Comments
This week's SGV Connect features an interview with Carlos Morales of the Eastside Bike Club and Stan's Bike Shop. Chris Greenspon asks about Carlos' history as a carfree journalist and how bicycling saved his life.
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Support Streetsblog L.A.’s Summer Fundraising Drive! Streetsie fundraiser postponed to September

By Damien Newton | Jul 6, 2022 | No Comments
Postponed event will honor L.A. County Supervisor Holly Mitchell! Details coming soon.
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Streets For All Submits Over 100,000 Signatures for Healthy Streets L.A. Ballot Initiative

By Damien Newton | Jun 30, 2022 | No Comments
But in the past 24 hours, two things have happened that may finally force the city to live up to its ideals and promises to clean up and modernize its transportation infrastructure.
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SGV Connect 96: Memories of El Monte Moves to New Space, Celebrates 626 Fest

By Chris Greenspon and Damien Newton | Jun 30, 2022 | No Comments
Memories of El Monte is planning to open a soup kitchen in January and possibly expand with a cafe and even a bar in the coming years. The interview covers their plans, the collective's goals, and what makes Memories' preferred coffee so special.
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Metro Announces LADOT GM Seleta Reynolds Jumping to Metro in August

By Damien Newton | Jun 29, 2022 | No Comments
Yesterday afternoon, Metro announced in an internal email (full copy below) that L.A. Department of Transportation (LADOT) General Manager Seleta Reynolds will be leaving the agency sometime in August to join Metro as the Chief Innovation Officer and head of the Department of Strategic Innovation. Reynolds has been a part of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s administration […]
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Section of Griffith Park Drive Closed to Motorists As Part of Safety Pilot

By Damien Newton | Jun 27, 2022 | No Comments
Today, the city is seeking feedback on the small closure in the northeast corner of the park.
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Streetsblog, Linton, Honored by L.A. Press Club

By Damien Newton | Jun 27, 2022 | No Comments
This year, Streetsblog L.A.'s team were finalists in six categories and were honored in the top three in all six including top honors in the Best Blog category and Joe Linton for non-political commentary in an online publication.
The future North Spring Street Viaduct? Rendering via L.A. City Bureau of Engineering

Long-Promised Bike Lanes on the Spring Street Bridge Could Be Coming Soon

By Damien Newton | Jun 22, 2022 | No Comments
"We are still intending to stripe the bike lanes on the Spring St Bridge even though the project contract itself is completed."
A bike mechanic and his four-legged assistant examine a bicycle in need of repair at a pop-up clinic in front of City Hall's west entrance. Photo: Damien Newton

Council Gives Final Nod to Ordinance that Bans Sidewalk Repair, Sale and Storage of Bicycles on Public Property

By Damien Newton | Jun 21, 2022 | No Comments
"If you have an issue with one or two people, you take it up with them. You don't pass a law that's going to make everyone's lives worse."
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