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July 5, 2017
SGV Connect 2 – President Trump and the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
Welcome to the latest episode of SGV Connect, Streetsblog Los Angeles' podcast covering the San Gabriel Valley, featuring hosts Damien Newton and Brian Velez. SGV Connect's new episode includes a series of interviews conducted by Brian Velez on the pending report by the U.S. Department of the Interior examining whether or not previous administrations followed proper procedure in creating national monuments.
June 28, 2017
SGV Connect #1 – Gold Line Foothill Extension 2b with Habib Balian
SGV Connect (formerly DamienTalksSGV) podcast interviews Foothill Gold Line CEO Habib Balian
June 2, 2017
#DamienTalksSGV33: The Duarte Road Bike Lanes
DamienTalks with Brian Velez, who conducted a series of interviews with people riding bicycles, residents of the city, and the Duarte City Manager about the impact of recently installed bicycle lanes on Duarte Road.
May 25, 2017
#DamienTalksSGV32 – Jose Jimenez and Traffic School for People on Bikes
DamienTalks with Bike SGV's Jose Jimenez about the Los Angeles County's first traffic school program for people on bikes
May 5, 2017
It’s Time to Rename #DamienTalks
As hopefully all of you know, I’ve been working on a podcast for a year and a half covering livable streets in the San Gabriel Valley. Thanks to the ongoing support of Foothill Transit’s advertising deal, we’ve been able to start planning for the long-term future of the podcast. Because the podcast is already more than a brief interview hosted by me and continues to expand, it's time to find a name that reflects that larger scope.
May 4, 2017
#DamienTalks – Goodbye Harriet and an Update on Crenshaw Construction
As anyone who reads Streetsblog or The Source or who follows the pace of rail expansion in Los Angeles knows, today is the "retirement party" for Harriet, the tunnel boring machine that has been drilling about a mile of tunnel for the Crenshaw Line.
April 21, 2017
#DamienTalksSGV 31: Proposed Changes to Service and Fares for Foothill Transit
Rounding out our coverage of the Foothill Transit fare and route changes #DamienTalks #BrianTalks with three Foothill Passenger riders about how the changes would impact their lives. Spoiler: people don't like having their transit fares increased. However, most of the riders that Brian talked to, regular commuters, could actually see a decrease in their monthly pass from $70 to $50 if they choose to buy monthly instead of trip-by-trip.
April 14, 2017
#DamienTalksSGV 31: Proposed Changes to Service and Fares for Foothill Transit
DamienTalksSGV with Foothill Transit's Felicia Friesema: the latest on Foothill's proposed bus service and fare changes.
April 11, 2017
Send/Tweet/Comment Your Questions for a #DamienTalks on Foothill Transit’s Restructuring Plan
Late last month, Foothill Transit announced plans for its bus service to react to ridership changes caused by the opening of the first phase of the Gold Line Foothill Extension. Last week, its Board of Directors approved taking the changes to the public through a series of hearings before a Board vote later this spring.
April 4, 2017