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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With California Lawmakers Back from Recess, Housing Crisis Is in the Crosshairs

California state legislators are back in Sacramento after a month-long summer recess and they are looking to tackle the state’s growing housing crisis with...

Southern Poverty Law Center Identifies Hate Group Activity in Santa Monica

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center's Hate Map, at least two hate groups were active in Santa Monica in 2016. The Daily Stormer, the...

Santa Monica’s Second Open Streets Event Set for October 1

Santa Monica will once again close off about two miles of streets to motor vehicles for its second-annual open streets event, COAST, from 10...

Santa Monica’s Huntley Hotel Laundered Campaign Contributions, Fair Political Practices Commission Finds

The Huntley Hotel, one of the major players in anti-development politics in Santa Monica over the last six years, will have to pay more...

Santa Monica City Council Looks Again to Commercial Boulevards for More Housing

On the agenda for Tuesday's City Council meeting is an item that asks staff to come up with strategies to encourage more housing growth...

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Assembly Transportation Committee Whittles Away at Safe Street Bills

Complete Streets Senator Scott Wiener was clearly disappointed, but he...

Santa Monica Next Will Return on Monday

Have a safe and happy 4th. See you then.

Meet the YMCA Youth Basketball Player of the Year, Mia Kondratyeva

Photo by Robert Clark This past week, during the halftime...
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