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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City Council Seeks Report on Implementation of Santa Monica’s Bike Action Plan

The Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to seek an update on the implementation on the city's six-year-old Bike Action Plan. The item, which...

Santa Monica City Council to Consider Divesting from Wells Fargo over Dakota Access Pipeline

Update: The City Council voted 5-to-0 to support divesting Santa Monica from Wells Fargo. Councilmembers Sue Himmelrich and Pam O'Connor were not present for...

Earthquake Retrofitting Ordinance Goes Before Santa Monica City Council Tuesday

The Santa Monica City Council Tuesday will consider a comprehensive earthquake retrofit ordinance that could affect more than 17,000 apartments or condos in more...

Transformative Plans for Lincoln Boulevard Head to Planning Commission Wednesday

The Planning Commission will weigh in Wednesday on plans for the first stage of an overhaul of the southern stretch of Lincoln Boulevard in...

Maintenance on Expo Line Shuts Down Tracks Between Culver City and Bundy Stations

If you are planning to travel on the Expo line this weekend, be prepared for some slowdowns. Metro announced this week that starting at 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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