Sep 23, 20267 min
For this special mini-edition of SGV Connect, Chris met up with Southern California News Group reporter Beau Yarbrough to dig in on the nuance surrounding the city of Montclair's lawsuit against the San Bernardino...
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SGV Connect
Hosted by Chris Greenspon and Damien Newton · news · EN
About this Podcast:
SGV Connect is Streetsblog Los Angeles' podcast that explores the people, places, projects and events that make up the changing face of transportation in the San Gabriel Valley. SGV Connect is hosted by Damien Newton and Chris Greenspon. This feed also hosts SGV Connect's predecessor podcast, #DamienTalks.
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What is SGV Connect about?
SGV Connect is Streetsblog Los Angeles' podcast that explores the people, places, projects and events that make up the changing face of transportation in the San Gabriel Valley. SGV Connect is hosted by Damien Newton and Chris Greenspon. This feed also hosts SGV Connect's predecessor podcast,.
Who hosts SGV Connect?
SGV Connect is hosted by Chris Greenspon and Damien Newton. The show has published 100 episodes to date.
What has SGV Connect covered recently?
Recent episodes include "SGV Connect 150: Montclair's Lawsuit Against SBCTA" (23 September 2026, 7 minutes), "SGV Connect 149: Azusa Twilight Criterium & Monrovia Pride" (18 June 2026, 20 minutes), and "SGV Connect 148: Transportation to the World Cup" (11 June 2026, 33 minutes).
How often does SGV Connect publish?
SGV Connect publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 26 minutes across 100 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on SGV Connect?
Booking probability for SGV Connect is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. SGV Connect requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. SGV Connect's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch SGV Connect?
The strongest fits for SGV Connect are Public Transit and Towing & Road Services. SGV Connect has a news audience.
About the host
Chris Greenspon and Damien Newton hosts SGV Connect, a news podcast with 100 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Jun 18, 202620 min
This week on SGV Connect, Chris brings us two lighter features on some fun outdoor events in the San Gabriel Foothill communities. On Saturday, July 11th, the city of Azusa will host a Twilight Criterium race in its...
Jun 11, 202633 minIn this special World Cup edition of SGV Connect, Damien Newton talks with Foothill Transit Communications Director Felicia Friesema about how transit agencies across Los Angeles County are preparing for the 2026 FIFA...
- Apr 29, 202633 min
First, Damien Newton and David Diaz discuss the Living School Yards program in El Monte, which aims to transform school yards into greener, safer spaces. The first completed project includes planting 46 new trees...
- Mar 3, 202619 min
In this week's SGV Connect, Damien Newton speaks with Habib Balian, CEO of the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority, about the recent extension of the A Line into the San Gabriel Valley and plans for the next phase...
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- Jan 9, 202612 min
LA Public Press reporter Phoenix Tso joins us for our first podcast of the year. Tso covered mutual aid efforts immediately after last January's Eaton Fire in the Altadena area of the San Gabriel Mountains. Marking the...
- Dec 19, 202528 min
In the SGV Connect's end-of-year podcast, Damien Newton and Felicia Friesema of Foothill Transit discuss transit updates in response to questions submitted by readers. The discussion addresses: The delayed...
- Oct 27, 20259 min
In this special episode of SGV Connect , your hosts SBLA SGV Reporter Chris Greenspon and SBLA Editor Joe Linton take listeners on a tour of the newly opened Metro A Line (formerly Foothill Gold Line) extension. The...
- Oct 7, 202522 min
This week's SGV Connect Podcast features a pair of interviews by Chris Greenspon with Baldwin Park City Councilmember Emanuel Estrada and Filmaker Nicola Pieper. Greenspon and Estrada discuss Baldwin Park's $266,000...
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SGV Connect 141: Foothill Transit's New Route and the Legislative Session Comes to an End
Sep 29, 202542 minThis week's SGV Connect features a pair of interviews by Damien Newton. Don't worry Chris fans, the next podcast has already been recorded and it has a pair conducted by Chris Greenspon. The first interview this week is...
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SGV Connect 140: Reclaimers in Housing
Sep 5, 202534 minIn SGV Connect 138, Streetsblog talked to Benito Flores and others in the Reclaimers movement that were helping him resist eviction in the Caltrans owned property he was living in. The Reclaimers are a group of formerly...
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SGV Connect 139: ICE
Aug 7, 202523 minEpisode 139 of SGV Connect focuses on the impact of ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids on the communities in the San Gabriel Valley. Both interviews were conducted by Chris Greenspon. The first is with...
- Jul 15, 202540 min
This week's SGV Connect reconnects with the Reclaimers ( full coverage ), the group of formerly homeless people that moved into Caltrans-owned houses at the start of the pandemic without the agency's permission. Over...
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SGV Connect 137: Olympic Cricket in Pomona
Jun 26, 202535 minEpisode 137 of the SGVConnect Podcast is part two of our Olympics preview and focuses on the upcoming Olympic cricket tournament coming to the Pomona Fairplex. In the first interview, Streetsblog editor Joe Linton...
- May 30, 202526 min
This week kicks off a multi-episode mini-series at SGV Connect focusing on the LA 2028 Olumpoc games and what the events can mean for San Gabriel Valley Communities. This first episode features an interview with Alissa...
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SGV Connect 135.2 - Memories of El Monte
Apr 3, 202522 minLast week, Chris visited the mutual aid group Memories of El Monte's bi-weekly food distribution at the Klingerman Apartment projects in South El Monte to interview group members and get an update on the construction of...
- Apr 2, 202515 min
(Note: this week's SGV Connect podcast is being broken into two parts. Part 2, which is a series of interview about The People's Cafe in El Monte, will be broadcast tomorrow.) Last week, news broke that bids for the...
- Feb 11, 202538 min
The Eaton Fire has left a tremendous scar on Southern California's culture and politics for the foreseeable future. Thankfully, it's stopped advancing for some time now, but the statistics are still top of mind: 17...
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SGV Connect 133: Introducing StreetSmart
Feb 6, 202519 minOk, I'll admit it. I'm using this week's SGV Connect to encourage listeners to start listening to my other podcast, StreetSmart which appears at Streetsblog California. This week's SGV Connect features clips from three...
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