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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Santa Monica’s Public Safety Workers Back O’Connor, McKeown, and Gruber for City Council

With the November 4 election less than two months away, Santa Monica's public safety workers announced Thursday who they will support in this year's...

Santa Monica’s New Bus Stops Discussed on KCRW’s DnA

Santa Monica's new Big Blue Bus stops have been a point of contention recently among some locals. Some five years in the making, the...

Tapping into Santa Monica’s Tech Scene to Engage a New Generation

The Cross Campus building at 9th Street and Colorado Avenue is a refurbished industrial space, with the exposed ceiling beams and open floor plan...

Coming Up: Santa Monica’s 3rd Street Promenade Turns 25, Park(ing) Day, and Our City Council Candidate Forum

Mark your calendars! Santa Monica's world-famous 3rd Street Promenade is turning 25 (and you can bet there will be some fanfare), Santa Monica gets...

Anti-Development Group Calls Bergamot Station Arts Center Decision a Victory, Ignores Reality

Two days after the City Council voted to move forward with plans to revitalize and redevelop Bergamot Station Arts Center, local anti-development group, Santa Monica...

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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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