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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SaMo Planning Commission Considers 64-Unit Mixed-User with Robust Community Benefits Package

Another moderate-sized mixed-use housing project is wending its way through Santa Monica's development agreement (DA) process this week, stopping at the Planning Commission on...

Coming Up: Santa Monica 2030 with James Rojas, SMPL Heads to the Annenberg, ¡Cubanismo! at the Pier and More

This week, there's a bunch of exciting stuff, including “Santa Monica 2030,” an evening of urban planning through play with James Rojas, Latin jazz at the...

Post-LUCE Amendments, Where Does Santa Monica Stand in Projected Housing Growth?

The dust is settling from the recent zoning ordinance update and downzoning amendments to the city’s Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE). It will take...

Throwback Thursday: Here Comes the Train

The train's a-comin'! Expo testing is scheduled to extend all the way to 4th Street today, marking the first time a passenger train has...

Coming Up: DTSM Celebrates Summer, Real Estate at the Pier, School Supply Drive, Planning Our Library’s Future

Coming up this week, head outside to celebrate summer, whether it's on the Promenade, on the Pier, or on the beach with library. Also,...

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OPA Update 3/9/26: OPA Monthly Meeting Tonight, Bowlmor Construction Updates, & Things To Do This Week

March OPA Monthly Meeting This Monday (March 9): The meeting...

The Field Is Set for Race to Represent SaMo at County Supes: Horvath Draws Two Challengers

Image: St. John's Cancer Institute With the candidate filing deadline...

Kool Happenings: The Art of Distraction

Like every magician you've ever seen, the current white...

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...
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