Damien Newton

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SGV Connect 36 – Alhambra’s New Community Plan and Metro’s Ride-Hail Program for El Monte

By Damien Newton and Kristopher Fortin | Feb 1, 2019

This week, API Forward Movement Program Director Scott Chan returns to SGV Connect for a conversation about the Alhambra Community Plan. Kris Fortin talks with Chan about how the plan initially had lacked sufficient outreach, and how the bike plan that’s included was more sharrows, without much else. Chan mentions that city staff will present again at […]

SGV Connect 35 – Getting Involved with Altadena Councilmember Dorothy Wong and a Foothill Gold Line Update with Joe Linton

By Damien Newton and Kristopher Fortin | Jan 23, 2019

The latest podcast features Dorothy Wong on ways to get involved and Joe Linton on the Foothill Gold Line's next phase.

SGV Connect 34 – An End of the Year Chat with Joe and Melanie

By Damien Newton | Dec 21, 2018

Welcome to the last episode of SGV Connect for 2018. Today, Kris Fortin and Damien Newton talk with Melanie Curry and Joe Linton. The two Streetsblog editors join us to look back at some of the biggest stories from 2018 and look ahead to what’s anticipated in 2019. Gas taxes debates, Proposition 6, and Keep […]

SGV Connect 33 – The New Active SGV and Metro’s 710 Road Follies

By Damien Newton | Dec 18, 2018

SGV Connect looks at Metro's car-centric project list for the North 710 Freeway corridor - featuring David Diaz and Bryn Lindblad

Councilmember Ryu walks the walk at the 2018 Homeless Count

Sign up now to Help with the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count on January 22-24

By Damien Newton | Dec 11, 2018

"Homelessness is the most pressing issue facing L.A. today - and we can only end it if everyone steps up and works together," wrote Mayor Eric Garcetti in a statement when the new count days were announced.

This Week in Livable Streets

By Joe Linton and Damien Newton | Dec 10, 2018

South and Southeast L.A. plans and development, People St, Gold Line, remember Frederick "Woon" Frazier, toy ride, and more

Rose Gutiérrez and three of her sons (the other is 23 and living on his own) slept in a Safe Parking L.A. lot

For this Family, Safe Parking L.A. Was a Lifeline During the Crisis of a Lifetime

By Damien Newton | Dec 10, 2018 | 2 Comments

"Yes it helped. Of course it helped," explained Rose in a call last week. "Everything happened so fast, and there was so much to take care of. To know we had a place to stay every night we needed it was a huge help."

Support Streetsblog Los Angeles to Keep Us Strong in 2019

By Damien Newton | Dec 6, 2018

Friends, Thank you for your support for Streetsblog Los Angeles. Your support over the years has helped us be both an important independent non-profit media source and a voice for safer streets, better transit, more housing options for all, healthier communities, and equity and justice in planning. It has also given us the unique ability […]

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