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 Next’s Most Read Articles of 2015: Bike Lanes, Expo, Jobs, and Housing

At the end of last year, we asked you to weigh in on what were some of your favorite Santa Monica Next stories of...

(Mostly) Free Ad-Supported Car-Share Company Launches in Santa Monica, Venice

WaiveCar, an ad-supported car-share service, launched in Santa Monica and Venice this week with an all-electric fleet of 20 vehicles available to users for...

FutureBuild 2016 to Feature Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti

Seleta Reynolds, Rick Cole, Eric Garcetti, and Frank Gehry are just some of those who will be speaking at ULI Los Angeles and VerdeXchange’s...

Throwback Thursday: Santa Monica’s Apartment Boom

Today in Santa Monica, there is near-constant talk about the jobs-housing imbalance. The problem, simply put, is that because of decades of minimal growth...

Assembly Rep. Bloom Honored with First-Ever California-Wide Streetsie Award

Streetsblog California* named Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) “Legislator of the Year” for its first-ever statewide Streetsie awards.SBCA tapped Bloom, who sat on the...

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Council Recap: City Launches Economic Revitalization Strategy

Here's another article from the city on this week's...

Kool Happenings: Imperial Madness

For Pete’s sake—invoke the 25th Amendment!  Adopted after the...

“No Kings” Protest Planned for Santa Monica This Weekend; City Issues Safety Guidance

A national day of protest will come to Santa...

On No Kings Day, Ferris Wheel Will Go Dark for “Biggest Hour for Earth” in the Evening

The following is a submission by the Pier Corporation.On...
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