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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Draft Master Plan for West L.A. Veterans Administration Housing Up for Discussion Wednesday

The West L.A. Veterans Administration (VA) campus is planning for a major overhaul to provide much needed supportive housing for veterans. Officials want your...

Coming Up: Next’s Last Event of 2015, Buy Local Holiday Sidewalk Sales, Meet Me Under the Fig, and Santa Monica Pub Crawl 2015

Join Santa Monica Next for an evening of food, drinks, and fun at our last event of the year this Friday, save money and time...

White House: “Artificial Constraints” on Housing Growth in Cities Is Contributing to Economic Inequality

A recent post on the Wall Street Journal noted that White House economists have been wringing their hands over local land use policies throughout...

Coming Up: Shop Local Saturday and Santa Monica Next’s Last Event of 2015!

Rejoice! This week is a short one, but there are still a couple of things you ought to put in your calendar, like Santa...

Main Street Could Get Santa Monica’s First Two Parklets

Update: The Santa Monica City Council unanimously approved three locations for the city's pilot parklet program. The three locations include the two recommended by...

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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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