Damien Newton

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Thanks to You, We Reached our Fundraising Goal

By Damien Newton | Jan 5, 2022 | No Comments

We did it!

SGV Connect 88 – Looking Forward and Backwards with the Streetsblog Editors

By Damien Newton, Kristopher Fortin, Joe Linton and Melanie Curry | Dec 29, 2021 | No Comments

Melanie Curry and Joe Linton offer their insights on the big stories that shaped Streetsblog coverage in 2021 and predictions for 2022

Streetsblogs S.F. editor Roger Rudick and L.A. editor Joe Linton at the San Joaquin River Viaduct.

High-Speed Rail Is One Reason You Should Support Streetsblog’s Independent Journalism

By Damien Newton | Dec 21, 2021 | No Comments

High-speed rail. It’s a big topic at Streetsblog. Of our twenty most-read stories across the state this last year, ten of them were about the state’s efforts to build a bullet train from L.A. to the Bay Area. And there’s a reason these stories are so popular. Much of the mainstream media seems to have […]

We’re Looking Ahead to 2022. Donate Today and Help Us Get There

By Damien Newton | Dec 13, 2021 | No Comments

In our last fundraising post, we touched on some of the major stories of 2021. Today, we’re looking forward to what we think will be some of the major stories of 2022. We need your support to keep going. Today, we just passed $5,000 in donations and pledges in our end-of-the year drive. While that’s […]

Support Streetsblog California as We Ready for a Wild 2022

By Damien Newton | Nov 30, 2021 | No Comments

While we enjoy ongoing support from major foundations and our advertising program, that’s not enough; nearly one-third of our operating funds come from individual donors. Our goal is to raise $30,000 in the next month.

Recall Bonin? Critics Submit Signatures That Could Force Recall Weeks Before Regular Election

By Damien Newton | Nov 16, 2021 | No Comments

The City Clerk estimates the recall election, if the signatures are verified, would occur in May. The date of the city's primary election, which includes Mike Bonin's re-election campaign, is June 7, 2022.

SGV Connect 87 : A New Cartography of Greater El Monte

By Kristopher Fortin and Damien Newton | Nov 5, 2021 | No Comments

Kris interviews Romeo Guzman with the South El Monte Art Posse

Pasadena Canceling Grade Separation Gives Metro Another Chance to Do Right with 710 Funding

By Damien Newton and Joe Linton | Oct 28, 2021 | No Comments

With Pasadena seeking to moving funding around, what projects Metro chooses to fund will be an early test of whether or not culture change is taking root