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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Can We Cool It with the Ballot Box Planning Measures Already?

Last night, Los Angeles voters soundly beat Measure S, a poorly-conceived and draconian attempt to control the city’s planning process at the ballot box....

State Legislators Put California’s Housing Crisis in the Crosshairs

At a press conference in San Francisco Friday, state legislators announced their plans to tackle California’s growing housing crisis. As a lack of new housing...

Santa Monica’s Open Street Celebration Could Become Annual Affair

Santa Monica's first open streets event -- Coast -- in June 2016 was such a success, it could become an annual fall event. According to...

Santa Monica Considers Defiant Response to White House on Immigration

At tomorrow's meeting, the Santa Monica City Council will consider adopting a resolution that makes clear the beachside city won't cooperate with federal authorities...

Santa Monica Police To Target High-Crash Areas on Friday, Monday

The Santa Monica Police Department will be on the lookout for traffic violations that contribute to crashes involving bicyclists, pedestrians, and drivers this Friday,...

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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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