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 Doubletree Workers to Celebrate Winning Union Representation Tuesday
Workers from the Santa Monica Doubletree hotel will celebrate with activists, community leaders, and elected officials Tuesday at City Hall after voting to join...
Police Make Arrest in Saturday Carjacking Incident in Downtown Santa Monica
The Santa Monica Police Department arrested 37-year-old Loriana Christine Tippin Saturday as a suspect in an attempted carjacking incident that led to a hit-and-run...
Santa Monica City Council to Consider Expo-Adjacent Bergamot Station Arts Center Plan Tuesday
The Santa Monica City Council Tuesday will consider the next steps in an already three-year-long process aimed at revitalizing the city-owned, Expo-adjacent Bergamot Arts...
Santa Monica to Re-Dedicate Landmarked Anti-Nuclear Sculpture on June 26
"Chain Reaction," the anti-nuclear sculpture by the late Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Paul Conrad, will be re-dedicated on June 26 to mark the culmination of...
ALERT: Signal Outage throughout Santa Monica Monday Morning
UPDATE, 10:20 a.m.: Santa Monica Police and city officials say that most of the signals have been returned to normal operation, save for some...
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OPA Update 2/6/24: Details on OPA Meeting Monday, Where to Watch the Super Bowl, & Other Things To Do This Weekend
OPA Feb 10 Monthly Meeting Monday: This month's meeting...
Negotiations Stall on Civic Revitalization as “Save the Civic” Cries Foul
Last summer, the City Council unanimously voted to enter...
Public Hearing for 100 Unit Apartment Building at 1320 Pico Scheduled for Thursday
On Thursday, the city will hold a virtual public...
StreetSmart Episode 2: The State of Transit Funding with Juan Matute
Welcome to the second episde of the Streetsblog California...