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Damien Newton

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Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, James Pocrass, Esq., Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells, Commissioner Tafarai Bayne and Josh Cohen, Esq.,

Announcing Three October Events to Celebrate Our Streetsie Winners

By Damien Newton | Oct 8, 2020 | No Comments
Let's celebrate some Livable Streets Heroes at this year's Streetsie events.
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SGV Connect 72: Ballot Endorsements and a New Park Coming to the Playhouse Village

By Damien Newton | Oct 6, 2020 | No Comments
Featuring Brian Wallace of the Playhouse Village Association and Joe Linton, Editor of Streetsblog L.A.
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SGV Connect 71: An Update on Metro’s SGV Projects and How to Stay Safe from Bad Air

By Damien Newton and Kristopher Fortin | Sep 16, 2020 | No Comments
Damien talks with Philip Fine of the South Coast Air Quality Management District while Kris speaks with Metro's Androush Danielians and Errol Taylor
One of these pictures is a selfie. Another is ten years old from the Streetsie Winner's first appearance in Streetsblog. Can you spot them? Let us know in the comments.

Join Us This October for a Series Celebrating Our Streetsie Winners

By Damien Newton | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments
Congratulations to Sheila Kuehl, Meghan Sahli-Wells, Tafarai Bayne, Climate Resolve, Jim Pocrass, and Joshua Cohen
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SGV Connect 70: Pasadena’s Parking and El Monte’s Parkway Drive

By Kristopher Fortin and Damien Newton | Sep 9, 2020 | No Comments
This week, SGV Connect looks at studies that examine how Pasadena is reimagining parking and how El Monte is shaping upgrades to Parkway Drive. Pasadena has recently launched a study of parking throughout the city. The study, which will wrap up in early 2021, is looking to create a multi-leveled policy that will address the […]
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SGV Connect 69: Stormwater Planning in East L.A. and a Look at the Transit Picture Across the Country

By Kristopher Fortin and Damien Newton | Aug 14, 2020 | No Comments
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.
In 2012, Harris took the stage at the DNC Convention. She also sued SANDAG to force better regional planning in California.
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As California AG, Kamala Harris Took a Political Risk to Fight Climate Change

By Damien Newton | Aug 12, 2020 | No Comments
When much of the establishment was praising a flawed Long Range Plan for San Diego, Harris joined local enviros to take SANDAG to court
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Re-Imagine L.A. County Coalition Forms to Push for Amendment that Would Shift County Budgets forever

By Damien Newton | Jul 20, 2020 | No Comments
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."
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SGV Connect 68: How Has COVID Changed Homeless Outreach and Metro Prepares to Say Goodbye to an Original Board Member

By Damien Newton and Kristopher Fortin | Jul 13, 2020 | No Comments
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.
A new navigation center on Pickering Avenue would be the second homeless shelter operated by the Salvation Army in Whittier. Photo: Salvation Army, Whittier, https://whittier.salvationarmy.org/whittier_corps/provide-shelter/

Whittier Moves Forward on Homeless Navigation Center

By Damien Newton | Jul 7, 2020 | No Comments
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
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This Week’s Events…

By Damien Newton | Jul 7, 2020 | No Comments
Karen Bass, Foothill Gold Line, Metro COVID Recovery Task Force, LACBC BikesMeansBusiness and more
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Thousands Housed in Project Roomkey in Los Angeles, but NIMBYism, Lack of Permanent Affordable Housing Blunt Progress

By Damien Newton | Jun 19, 2020 | No Comments
The Project Roomkey program temporarily houses unhoused individuals in hotel rooms during the COVID-19 crisis
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