Damien Newton
Recent Posts
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.
SGV Connect 64 – More BRT in the SGV and Announcements on an Expanded SGV Connect
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San Bernardino is planning a new Bus Rapid Transit line extending from Pomona to Rancho Cucamonga - and SGV Connect is expanding
SGV Connect 63: SCAG Closes in on Final Passage of Connect SoCal and COVID19 Ravages Local Transit
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This week's SGV Connect focuses on how the Coronavirus is impacting planning and transit throughout not just San Gabriel Valley, but all of Southern California.
SGV Connect 62.2: Being Better SGV Coyote Stewards and Fill Out Your Census!
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For anyone who lives in the SGV, and frankly throughout Los Angeles County, coyotes are a regular reality. Whether hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains or walking down Valley Boulevard, hearing a coyote’s yelp or spotting its thin frame crossing a street is common. But how we should interact with these wildlife neighbors isn’t always […]
Bridge Housing Project Opens at the Brentwood V.A. This Saturday
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The 50-bed project is for veterans experiencing homelessness
SGV Connect Census Day Special: Fill Out Your Census Form!
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Today's pod features Adriana Pinedo of Active SGV who is leading the advocacy group's efforts to get as many people counted in the San Gabriel Valley as possible.
SGV Connect 61: Nonprofit Leaders from ACT-LA, Investing in Place and LACBC Discuss COVID-19 Responses
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Our hosts talk to Laura Raymond of ACT-LA, Jessica Meaney of Investing in Place and Eli Kaufman of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition.
SGV Connect 60.2 – Metro’s Response to COVID-19
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Metro is working to keep transit vehicles clean and service running on time. There has been no talk of discontinuing or modifying service, although things remain fluid.