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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Santa Monica Kicks Off 2017 by Doubling Down on Plans for a Sustainable Future

While the incoming president has threatened to turn back many of the gains made in environmental conservation and fighting global climate change, Santa Monica...

Big Changes Likely In Store for Summer Pier Concert Series, But Will It Be Enough to Save It?

The Santa Monica Pier Corporation Board Wednesday night voted to recommend some big changes to the annual summer concert series that has been a...

Governor Brown to City Governments: It’s On You to Make California Affordable Again

Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed budget, released earlier this week, has some good news and some bad news for housing in California. California remains in the...

Bogus Study Claims Inflated Prices for Average Santa Monica Rents

A recent post at a website called Apartment Guide has caught a bit of attention on the Westside after it named Santa Monica the...

Santa Monica Arts Commissioner Calls for End to Popular Summer Pier Concerts

Santa Monica Arts Commissioner Phil Brock is calling for an end to the popular summer concerts on the Pier. In a column that ran Friday afternoon...

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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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