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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Pizza, Art, and Vote Local

Hey! Our first Vote Local event is tomorrow and we hope you can make it! Join us at Bergamot Station for art, pizza, and...

Santa Monica City Council Refines Airport Ballot Measure

The war over the future of Santa Monica's airport continued this week when the City Council at its Tuesday meeting unanimously directed staff to...

Renting in Santa Monica Part Two: Rent Control

Editor's Note: This is part two of a series looking at the cost of renting in Santa Monica. Click here for part one. When Charles...

Santa Monica Anti-Height Ballot Initiative Proposal Falls Flat

A proposal by Santa Monica City Councilmembers Kevin McKeown and Tony Vazquez to put an anti-height ballot measure before voters in November fell flat...

FlyAway Buses Coming to Santa Monica

Traveling between LAX and Santa Monica without a car is about to get a whole lot easier. LAX officials announced last week that starting...

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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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