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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Coming Up: SMMEF Launches “Pledge Days” Campaign, $15 Min Wage, #HacktheBeach, and New Library Card Designs

To help with its district-wide fundraising efforts for extracurricular programs, teachers’ aides, and other services for schools, the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation is holding...

Santa Monica Launches “Hack the Beach” Contest to Improve Mobility, Civic Engagement

Do you have an innovative idea that can bring your city into the 21st century? How about a new app that will improve how...

Santa Monica City Council Could Raise the Minimum Wage Tuesday

The Santa Monica City Council will vote on an ordinance Tuesday that would raise the city-wide minimum wage to $15 an hour by July...

Santa Monica People’s Academy: the “Meatiest, Most Personal” Way to Get to Know Your City

On her first day at the Santa Monica People’s Academy, Sabrina Fields had an eye-opening experience. The native of the bayside city decided to take...

Westside Urban Forum Tackles “Healthy Communities”

What is a healthy community? And what role does the built environment play in creating a healthy community? These were the questions tackled by a...

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Los Angeles’ Measure HLA at Two Years: a Timeline of How L.A. City has Resisted Safer Multimodal Streets

“Large Asphalt Repair” on Melrose Avenue. Photo by Joe...

Roosevelt Elementary Marks Topping Off of New Library andTransitional Kindergarten Building

The following is a submission from SMMUSD. Rendering Above:...

Eyes on the Street: City Moves Fast to Fix Daylighting Mistake

Earlier this week, Next reported that the city made...
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