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.
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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Celebrate Earth Day with the Big Blue Bus – Free Rides on Wednesday
From the Big Blue Bus e-mail.On Wednesday, April 22, 2026,...
OPA Update 4/20/26: Approves Framework for Major Events Tied to World Cup & Olympics, FREE Heavy Handed Burgers Today, Earth Day Activities, & Other...
Earth Day Things To Do (Wednesday 4/22):Earth Day Boogie...
City Council Authorizes the Activation of Major Cultural Events
In the coming months and years, the city will...
Gruber: How to Stuff 1,000 Acres of Hopes into 200 Acres of Land
t’s going on 15 years since the movement to...

