Jason Islas

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Jason Islas is the editor of Santa Monica Next and the director of the Vote Local Campaign. Before joining Next in May 2014, Jason had covered land use, transit, politics and breaking news for The Lookout, the city’s oldest news website, since February 2011.

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Open Thread: Coast, Santa Monica’s First Open Streets Event

Santa Monica closed off two miles of streets to motor vehicles on Sunday for its first-ever open streets event, Coast. The route started at the...

No-Growth “L.U.V.E.” Initiative Qualifies for November Ballot

The so-called “Land Use Voter Empowerment” (L.U.V.E.) initiative, which would require a vote on nearly every new building over two stories, has qualified to...

Santa Monica Gears Up for Its First Open Streets Event

Santa Monica is getting ready for its first open streets event, Coast, this Sunday, June 5. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. about two miles...

Santa Monica Considers $10 Million to Improve Street Safety

Santa Monica is on track to invest more than $10 million to make its streets safer over the next two years, according to the...

Open Thread: Expo Phase Two Grand Opening

The day Los Angeles transit enthusiasts have been waiting for finally arrived this morning when the 6.6 mile extension of the Expo line opened,...

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Los Angeles’ Measure HLA at Two Years: a Timeline of How L.A. City has Resisted Safer Multimodal Streets

“Large Asphalt Repair” on Melrose Avenue. Photo by Joe...

Roosevelt Elementary Marks Topping Off of New Library andTransitional Kindergarten Building

The following is a submission from SMMUSD. Rendering Above:...

Eyes on the Street: City Moves Fast to Fix Daylighting Mistake

Earlier this week, Next reported that the city made...
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