Damien Newton
- Name: Damien
- Job: Freelance writer
Recent Comments
Don't let me hog the bike ride spotlight. The Greensters are doing a ride tomorrow as well. http://lagreensters.com/images/LoadingZone-09182009-large.jpg...
Zach, that hulk figurine is too small not to be in a car seat. Hopefully no Incredible Hulks were hurt in the writing of this article....
Oh Lord, if it's Earl Paysinger I might have to move to Culver City....
Of course I watched the Dr. Who:Planet of the Dead last night. Who didn't?...
He's a busy guy. Running in and out of a Metro Board meeting and doing these calls. We're still here, debating Ansaldo Breda....
With that said, this campaign could be much more fierce than any Harman as run before. Earlier this year, she was found in the media hot seat for alleged involvement in closed door intelligence deals ...
I usually don't link to my own posts on other news sites/blogs but for anyone that has questions on the cyclists actions for blocking the vehicle, you should check out the Streetsblog post on the meet...
The studies done on the 405 Widening have shown us that new traffic lanes generally fill up in a couple of years, somewhere between 5 and 10. It will be interesting to see if the delays caused by the...
I suspect the bike license program that they are looking for will be similar to the one Chief Paysinger described back at the November "bike meeting" in City Hall when the Committee first heard bike l...
I think here's the difference between my take and Zach's. I'm basically saying it's not over because they're going to have more hearings on the issue and lengthy department reports. In other words, ...
I was at the protest last night getting some stock photos for Streetsblog in case I ever decide to do a story on streets protest (Prop. 8 itself is out of my beat). First, I think the 120 number is a...
Exactly, Go Cubs Go....
Silly me. When I saw the headline I thought LADOT was about to get serious about fixing the intersections where the most people have died over the last bunch of years while crossing the street. I sh...
Really, Metro...how long is this going to take? At this rate all the other transit agencies are going to be on and they'll still be "talking about it."...
AB 2321 won't even be approved by the Senate by 8/10, and his staff tells me that as long as the bill doesn't differ from what Metro passed they can get it signed after Sunday....

