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Damien Newton

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Dad, husband, martial artists, runner, cat companion, writer, editor, podcaster and more...

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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 23h
We did a deep dive into just how bad it is for transportation before editorializing: it’s pretty bad. cal.streetsblog.org/2026/10/02/s...
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Streetsblog Endorsement: No on Prop. 45 - Streetsblog California
CEQA was enacted at a time when new highways and highway expansion was destroying communities, and a big part of the reason to create CEQA in the first place. Prop 45 would roll out the red carpet for...
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Streetsblog California @streetsblogca.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#NOon45 CEQA was created when new highways and highway expansion were destroying communities. Prop 45 would roll out the red carpet for just the type of projects that we created CEQA to prevent. cal.streetsblog.org/2026/10/02/s...
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Streetsblog Endorsement: No on Prop. 45 - Streetsblog California
CEQA was enacted at a time when new highways and highway expansion was destroying communities, and a big part of the reason to create CEQA in the first place. Prop 45 would roll out the red carpet for...
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The senate hearing today was amazing because of all the people that kept outing themselves as either/both traitors,but this is the best. Schmitt created a conspiracy that Smith was colluding with the GA DAcbased on his attendance at an Atlanta Hawks game. Smith was at an Iowa Hawkeyes game in MD.
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My family complains that you can’t tell when I’m smiling and a lot of pictures, but I promise that I am smiling and very excited for the first class in the journalism program with the PAL
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This Cubs-Red Sox series is Bud Selig levels of stupid. Hats off to Rob Manferd for doing the impossible.
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If Trump did this we would be debating on x with people that thought we conquered Finland.
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My favorite LA sports team!
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Joe Linton @lintonjoe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Got to tag along with @damientypes.bsky.social tour of #Metrolink Central Maintenance Facility train yard in Cypress Park this morning
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I'm working on a podcast on things that transit agencies have to do (preventive maintenance, planning, prevention, etc...) for extraordinary events from Mega-Events to Climate Change. Huge thanks to the folks at Metrolink who gave me a tour today and helped me improve the concept. More to come!
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Joe Linton @lintonjoe.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Streets for All created a video overview of my two #MeasureHLA lawsuits pushing for L.A. City to install bikeways/bus lanes/wheelchair access on various streets the city says are exempt from HLA www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI_4...
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Joe Linton's Measure HLA lawsuits and what they mean for HLA
YouTube video by Streets For All
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Roger got a comment accusing him of being an oil industry shill. You guys are killing it!
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Streetsblog California @streetsblogca.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Gavin Newsom has a national reputation as a Climate Champion. But his record on funding alternatives to driving tells a different story, culminating in leaving major cuts on the table for his successor. cal.streetsblog.org/2026/08/31/s...
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Shocked by Newsom's Cuts to Transit? Don't Be. - Streetsblog California
When the going got tough, Newsom looked to cut transportation money that would have reduced car dependency for the last half-decade.
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streetsblogsf.bsky.social @streetsblogsf.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Help bring Streetsblog over the summer fundraiser finish line! cal.streetsblog.org/2026/08/25/t...
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There's One Week Left. Help Us Make Our Summer Goal - Streetsblog California
We're just under 3/4 of the way there with one week left. Help us pedal over the finish line!
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Joe Linton @lintonjoe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
RIP cyclist Paul Bacca aka DJ Chicken Leather - a fixture of the early 00s midnight rides and Bike Oven. Commemoration this Sunday afternoon at the small park across from Bike Oven in Highland Park www.instagram.com/p/DcR3OHivVy0/
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
ICE just arrested a 5-year-old on his way to a soccer game in Austin. His name is Liam, just like the little boy from Minnesota. He should be in kindergarten this week. Instead he's in a trailer prison in the desert. Release Liam. Release these kids. Close the Dilley children’s prison.
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Streetsblog LA memories w/@robertgarcia.Bsky.social
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
NBD, just launching California's 4th Streetsblog!
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Cameras work.
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
It's actually one of the most shocking things I've seen since Trump invaded LA 15 months ago...Cops, in uniform, as props, at a political rally cheering a felon attacking an Attorney General. This is some real totalitarian shit.
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
It's not just R's vs D's...it's MAGA R's v everyone. Former Mayor Swearingin (Fresno) who actively pushed the measure, Fresno Mayor Dyer is being sued are both R's. Plenty of other mayors who are R's are being screwed/are angry too. It's just these Supes that are obstructing.
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
LOL, I'm just trying to save charecters!
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
#WeekWithoutDriving isn't just for people who live in cities. Join us! www.weekwithoutdriving.org
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
If this were happening in LA, it would be national news. Better Roads, Safe Streets Is Headed for the Ballot…Unless Fresno County Can Stop It in Court cal.streetsblog.org/2026/08/12/b...
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Better Roads, Safe Streets Is Headed for the Ballot…Unless Fresno County Can Stop It in Court - Streetsblog California
Advocates, city officials and state legislation insist transportation funding measure goes to voters; Board of Supervisors goes to court to block...
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
At @streetsblogla.bsky.social I used to argue we can't grade Eric Garcetti on the "Trump Curve" because he never suggested injecting bleach into our lungs. Same for Newsom. No Trump Curve just because he doesn't want floating nuclear power plants off the coast. cal.streetsblog.org/2026/08/10/i...
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It's Trump Versus California, Again, Over State's Rights to Protect Coast - Streetsblog California
The Trump Administration keeps finding new ways to make Californians' lives worse. Today it's looking for new ways to pollute the coastline.
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
But…but…his campaign underperformed compared to other conservative candidates, despite a flood of free media. It was a disaster.
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
My Gmail account was briefly compromised today. If you received a strange email or link from my address in the last few hours, do not open it. It is a scam. I have secured my account.
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I've never written a story before where government agencies can't agree on basic facts: is a permit needed, are the agencies talking, etc.
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Nithya Raman @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
LA should cut ties with Flock Safety. Cities across the country are canceling their Flock contracts over the risks its license plate readers pose to privacy, civil liberties, and immigrant communities. LAPD is doing the opposite: renegotiating a surveillance network that Angelenos never agreed to.
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Streetsblog California @streetsblogca.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Fresno County supervisors have stalled a replacement for Measure C, the transportation sales tax that's funded roads and transit for decades. Now the City of Fresno is pursuing its own ballot measure...it's not perfect but is it a responsible response to the County's dysfunction?
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Streetsblog California @streetsblogca.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Fresno Ballot Measure Update: Supes Stall, City Going It Alone The City of Fresno's measure isn't perfect, but the supervisor's negligence created an emergency. cal.streetsblog.org/2026/07/28/f...
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Fresno Ballot Measure Update: Supes Stall, City Going It Alone - Streetsblog California
The City of Fresno's measure isn't perfect, but the supervisor's negligence created an emergency.
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This story relies on a lot of local reporting, but I would be remiss if I didn't point out the great work done by Pablo Orihuela and Julianna Morano of @fresnoland.bsky.social.
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NOlympics LA @nolympicsla.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
10 Reasons the World Cup Was a Failure for Angelenos nolympicsla.com/2026/07/28/1...
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I can answer many questions about this cover. It's a talent.
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
How much more trauma is this country going to inflict on these women?
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I'll be honest, I thought the whole thing looked so cheesy and silly it didn't need me to spell it out. I don't try to hide when I've gotten an AI assist. Apologies if it upset anyone.
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dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Local government leaders and transit operators in California can replicate this model - if they’re willing to try.
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Streetsblog California @streetsblogca.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
California's revamped cap-and-invest program is being challenged in court. Our latest video breaks down the lawsuit.
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I hope everyone enjoyed the Trump-lite portion of the World Cup, because the Trump Heavy portion is here.
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Excited about this.
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I was surprised when this landed in my inbox. It makes me think there must be something truly terrible at the California Transportation Commission meeting today that I missed on the agenda.
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Make America Hea…heal… <overcome with fit of coughing€
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
This city booed Hulk Hogan at a WWE event so badly he slunk into a corner and died. Imagine what they’d do to Trump.
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
People are wondering why Bass is tacking RIGHT for the general election. It's simple. With Hilton and Voter ID on the ballot, she knows the >1/4 of the electorate that's Republican is going to vote. If she gets that vote to vote for her (or against Raman) instead of leaving "Mayor" blank, she wins.
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I specifically requested no more metaphors
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 06/06/2026
One year ago today, Donald Trump's masked agents began their brutal, chaotic raids of communities in Los Angeles and across Southern California. Hours later, Trump illegally took over the California National Guard, militarizing American neighborhoods to make his authoritarian goals a reality.
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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 04/06/2026
How much housing is located near the nation's transit? 45% of units are located within a 1/2 mile of bus or rail. But only 10% is near frequent service... and 6% is near a rail station. Our new data tool @urbaninstitute.bsky.social allows you to investigate in detail! www.urban.org/data-tools/h...
Urban Institute's Tracking Transit-Oriented Housing Development tool: https://www.urban.org/data-tools/housing-development-near-transit-by-state-and-urban-areaData on the share of housing within a half mile of urban rail transit, by stateAccess to bus or rail transit in urban areas in FloridaChanges in housing supply, and demographics for Florida urban areas
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I'll say it...if Steyer had done yesterday's Metro press-hit a week earlier he would have had my vote. It was between him and Porter, and people that know me know that Katie had the tie-breaker. cal.streetsblog.org/2026/06/03/w...
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Want to Win a Statewide Race? Embrace Transit Early and Often - Streetsblog California
Steyer got a nice media hit when he "rode the D." Too bad it happened after most voters cast their ballots.
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Damien Newton @damientypes.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Just FYI, Rick Caruso 2022 did way better in the primary than Spencer Pratt last night. You may not hear this analysis in many other places for some reason.
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Joe Anthony @ohaijoe.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Biggest thing I’m learning from producing and repeatedly watching these videos is how great LA is for having viable transpo options. Sometimes I want to drive and hear a podcast. Sometimes I avoid my car at all costs and hop the train. Most times I want to bike and burn off some steam (& calories)
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Streetsblog L.A. @streetsblogla.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Who do you think won the #DLineDash?!?!
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