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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A New State Report Explains Why Your Rent Is So High, Offers A Solution
It’s no secret that Santa Monica is one of the most expensive places to live in California, a reality that anyone who has tried...
Santa Monica’s Revised Downtown Plan Coming Friday, Staff Says
UPDATE: The revised Downtown Santa Monica Community Plan is now available at downtownsmplan.net.A revised version of the plan that will determine the future of planning...
Are Santa Monica’s No-Growth Policies Hurting Metro Ridership?
The Internet has been abuzz recently over the recent L.A. Times article, "Billions spent, but fewer people are using public transportation in Southern California."The responses were...
Santa Monica’s Largest Affordable Housing Provider Aims to Improve Accessibility with New Website
Community Corporation of Santa Monica, the city's single-largest nonprofit provider of affordable housing, has revamped its website in the hopes of improving accessibility."We decided...
Coming Up: The League of Women Voters of Santa Monica Host Lunch with Mayor Vazquez
Mark your calendars. This weekend, the League of Women Voters of Santa Monica (LWVSM) is hosting a luncheon with Mayor Tony Vazquez.On Saturday, February 6...
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Transit Advocates Open Second Front in Fight to Reverse Newsom’s CARB Climate Funding Cuts
California transit, housing, and environmental advocates are escalating their...
Kool Happenings: The Not-So-Secret Police and Clockwork Orange for Musk and Kennedy
Historian and futurist, Nils Gilman, wrote a piece earlier...
‘Flock Off’: Mass Surveillance Surge Jeopardizes Lifesaving Crash Reduction Strategy
Give them liberty … and give us death.A forthcoming...
OPA Update 7/30/26: Unpermitted Turf @ Ocean Park School, Festival of Chariots Parade, & Other Things To Do This Weekend
MAIN STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO VEHICLES SUNDAY AM...

