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Open Letter: Streetsblog Bringing Local Coverage to Boyle Heights, South LA in 2012

By Damien Newton | Sep 27, 2011 | 2 Comments

Friends, Ever since we re-booted Los Angeles Streetsblog in August of 2010, I’ve been promising a new model for Streetsblog. I wanted to move towards a more community-oriented website by adding a series of part-time writers to our existing team specifically to cover the community in which they live, work and play. Thanks to a […]

In Case You Missed It: CicLAvia’s Expanded Route Changed Again Last Week

By Damien Newton | Sep 19, 2011 | 3 Comments

As we get closer to the 10/9/11 CicLAvia, expect more and more coverage here at Streetsblog. Of course, you can stay up to date by “liking” CicLAvia on Facebook or visiting their blogpage anytime. For example, I’m told they’ll be releasing a list of “mini-grant” winners later today… But for regular Streetsblog readers who want […]

Glendale Invests in Safe and Healthy Streets for a Safe and Healthy Future

By Damien Newton | Sep 7, 2011 | 5 Comments

This week’s series on the grants from the L.A. County Department of Public Health’s Policies for Livable and Active Communities and Environments (PLACE) Grants focuses on Glendale and their groundbreaking Safe and Healthy Streets Plan. Glendale’s grant was different than most because it wasn’t the city that was actually awarded the grant, but the Los […]

Save the Date: Streetfilms at the Echo Park Film Center on 10/13

By Damien Newton | Sep 7, 2011 | No Comments

Join the Los Angeles Streetsblog team for a post CicLAvia night of Streetfilms at the Echo Park Film Center. I’ll be on hand to discuss the films and answer any questions you might have. We’re trying to arrange for the local Streetfilms makers to be there as well. The evening starts at 8:00 P.M. with […]

Thanks to Everyone Involved with Tuesday’s Great Event. On to Echo Park!

By Damien Newton | Sep 1, 2011 | No Comments

I owe such a huge debt of thanks to so many people who made Tuesday’s event at the Library Alehouse so darn special. Yeah, we raised some money, but it always amazes me how much fun these events turn out to be and how many amazing people show up. But first, the thank you’s. Of […]

Best Practices: Bike It! Day in Santa Monica

By Damien Newton | Aug 30, 2011 | 5 Comments

In the fall of 2007, a pair of high school students in Santa Monica High School (Samohi), decided to organize their own Bike to School Day. Somewhere between 80 and 100 high school students took part that first year, which is a respectable number for a student-run event with no budget, but nobody could have0for […]

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