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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Expo to Hit Another Major Milestone Next Week

Next week, the Expo Construction Authority -- which oversees construction of the Exposition Light Rail project -- is anticipating handing over the Phase II...

Competing Housing Commission Reports Offer Incomplete View of Santa Monica Affordability Crisis

In a highly unusual move, the Santa Monica Housing Commission is considering two competing reports that outline recommended strategies to tackle the city’s growing...

Coming Up: Transit Oriented L.A., City Council Looks at New TOD, Westside Urban Forum Talks Mobility, and Buy Local!

This week, we've got a major event coming up for anyone interested in the future of Los Angeles: the Urban Land Institute's "Transit Oriented...

Throwback Thursday: “Big Amusement” Comes to Ocean Park

Let’s take a trip down memory lane with the help of the Santa Monica Public Library’s digital archives to a hundred years ago this...

City Council to Consider 90-Unit Expo-Adjacent Apartment Building for Former Norm’s Site

  Update: The Santa Monica City Council voted 6-to-0 (Councilmember Pam O'Connor was absent) Tuesday night to approve this project. The Santa Monica City Council will...

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L.A. Seeks Input on Proposed Speed Camera Locations

The L.A. City Department of Transportation shared proposed locations for...

Gallop Into The Lunar New Year: 90-Foot-Tall Ferris Wheel Rides High For The ‘Year of the Horse’

The following is a submission from the Pier Corporation. Pacific...

Rollout of New Housing-Near-Transit Law Encountering Confusion and Delay

The debate, amendments, passage, and signing of Senate Bill...

Santa Monica College Dance Department to Hold Spring 2026 Meet and Mingle Open House Feb. 17

The following is a press release from Santa Monica...
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