Damien Newton
Recent Posts
Editorial: Metro Board Needs to Reject More Funding for Transit Police
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Don't settle for more punitive policing-as-usual. Don't waste any more time in making good on your promises to reform transit policing.
SGV Connect 78 – Bassett High School Stormwater Capture Project and Fareless Transit
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SGV Connect interviews: Dan Lafferty and Paul Alva of L.A. County Public Works about the rainwater capture project at Bassett High School in La Puente, and Diane Velez of Active SGV about Metro's proposed fareless transit initiative
SGV Connect 77 – More on Greenways and Micro-Transit in El Monte
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Interviews with Dan Lafferty with LA County Public Works about Greenway Planning and Metro's Rani Narula-Woods about Micro Transit.
Garcetti Funds Extension of Roomkey for 1,200 Rooms, but Council Wants City to Think Bigger
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Bonin: "They say where there's a will there's a way; In this case, there has to be a way." Raman: "We need to be ambitious; I've heard the word 'hundreds' but we need be hearing 'thousands' [of new rooms to be added to Roomkey]."
Garcetti Moves to Bring “Hundreds” of Unhoused into Project Roomkey with New Federal Funds
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What would you do if you had unlimited funds to run a program to provide housing to the unhoused during the pandemic?
SGV Connect: Alhambra Mayor Sasha Renée Pérez, and a 2021 Preview
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Welcome to the first SGV Connect Podcast of 2021. In this week's episode, Kris speaks with Alhambra Mayor Sasha Renée Pérez before Kris and Damien give a preview of what to look forward to in 2021.
End-of-Year Fundraising Drive Update: We Did It! Thanks!
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If You Prefer Journalism That Endeavors to Tell the True Story, Support Streetsblog Los Angeles Today
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If you believe this work is important and believe, as we do, that coverage of transportation reform and urban planning has to be about more than counting bike lanes on streets and parking spaces in new developments, please support us during our year-end fundraising drive.
SGV Connect 75: Catching up with Pomona Mayor Tim Sandoval – and Goodbye to 2020
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Pomona's mayor talks about his roles in Gold Line construction and SGValley Council of Governments. And pod hosts take a look ahead to 2021.
Streetsblog L.A. Needs Your Donation Today to Stay Strong in 2021
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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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Ten days ago, as part of our Streetsie awards celebrations, L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl joined Streetsblog L.A. for an “Ask Me Anything” interview moderated by SBLA Editor Joe Linton. The interview is filled with interesting information and stories from one of L.A.’s truly trailblazing politicians. If you’re finding yourself questioning politics on Election Day […]