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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To Maintain Current Affordability Levels, Santa Monica Needs 400 to 550 New Affordable Housing Units a Year

Santa Monica's City Council met Tuesday night to discuss the complicated topic of affordable housing funding. Since the city's funding for affordable housing subsidies from about...

Lincoln Blvd. in Santa Monica Could Become a Shared Street

Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica is about to undergo a dramatic transformation. The stretch of Lincoln that runs from the 1-10 freeway to Santa...

Tech Tuesday: Rightster

Santa Monica is at the center of a tech revolution. Hundreds of startups are based in the city, part of the Westside of L.A....

Coming Up: Handlebar Happy Hour, Jefferson Starship at the Pier, Council Tackles Affordable Housing, and One More Jazz on the Lawn Concert

Summer may be winding down, but that doesn't you have to slow down. This week, join Santa Monica Spoke for Handlebar Happy at El...

Is Housing A Priority for Santa Monica’s City Council?

In early 2013, the City Council met to set criteria that would get certain projects prioritized. With about 35 development agreements then pending, the...

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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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