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.
SaMo Gets Its First In-Depth Look at Koolhaas Project for 4th/5th and Arizona
View Larger MapIt has been seven years since the City began buying up parcels to piece together the 2.5 acre plot of prime real...
City Council Scuttles Plans for Bergamot Transit Village
The City Council put to rest Tuesday night what has become one of the single-most divisive development projects Santa Monica has seen in decades...
Breaking News: City Council Rescinds Bergamot Transit Village Project
About seven years after negotiations began for a mixed commercial and residential project to replace the abandoned Papermate factory in Santa Monica's former industrial...
City Council Wants Rival Airport Initiative on November Ballot
There's a new push to put the future of Santa Monica Airport before voters, but this time it's coming from the City Council.As part...
Bringing City Hall to the People
How much housing ought to get built in the next 20 years? How can we make it affordable? How much job growth should the...
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Conservancy Invites You to Celebrate the 66th Birthday of Chez Jay
The following comes via the Santa Monica Conservancy.This Saturday,...
SMPD Stats Show Shocking Drop in Traffic Enforcement
Statistics released in an email from the City Manager...
OPA Update National Night Out Tonight, OPA August Monthly Meeting Next Monday, SMPD to Increase Enforcement Against Illegal Off-Highway Vehicles, & More!
This newsletter came out yesterday and this copy has...
Plan Would Replace Santa Monica Business Park Adjacent Building with 375 Unit Mixed-Use Housing Project
Major changes are coming to Ocean Park Boulevard (adjacent...