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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Taking a Closer Look at the New Transit-Adjacent Papermate Site Project

As we reported earlier this week, the former Papermate factory is on track to be reoccupied as about 200,000 square feet of office space....

Tech Tuesday: Vrideo

    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....

Eyes on the Street: Santa Monica’s Breeze Bike-share Starts Test Run

Los Angeles County's first public bike-share system has begun testing this week in Santa Monica. Seven test hubs with a total of 31 bikes...

Coming Up: Indie Rock at the Pier, More Jazz on the Lawn, One Last Picnic on the Promenade, and More!

Mark yer calendars, mateys! Summer still has a few weeks left, so let's make sure these days are packed. This week, the Twilight Pier...

Suburban-style Office Park at Former Bergamot Transit Village Site Moves Forward

The Bergamot Transit Village saga is likely to end this week with a whimper as plans to turn the seven-acre site, once slated to...

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Tired of Local Politics Threatening Your Favorite Bike Lane?

Calbike is rallying behind new legislation that will protect...

Celebrating Juneteenth This Friday in Santa Monica

Every week, Next reprints (at least) one article from...

Meet the Five Candidates for the SMC College Board

As we continue our series where we republish the...
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