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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“A Place Everyone Can Thrive”: Part Two of a Discussion on the Regional Housing Crisis

Santa Monica Next sat down with Dr. Frederick Zimmerman, an economist and a professor of Public Health at UCLA to talk about the impact our...

An “Artificial Situation”: Part One of a Discussion on the Regional Housing Crisis

Santa Monica Next sat down with Dr. Frederick Zimmerman, an economist and a professor of Public Health at UCLA to talk about the impact our...

Midweek Update: Party with the Santa Monica Ed Foundation; More Bike-Ped Safety Ops

There's a party at the Pier this Sunday to benefit the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation and SMPD announced there will be two more bike-ped...

Losing the Santa Monica Museum of Art

The Santa Monica Museum of Art (SMMoA) announced last week that it would be leaving Santa Monica for gallery space in nearby Century City after...

Coming Up: League of Women Voters of Santa Monica Talks Water Facts

It's no secret that California is experiencing an unprecedented drought, but what does that mean for our day-to-day lives? What will Governor Jerry Brown's recent...

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Gruber: Say no to ballot box planning (and support a Great Park to replace Santa Monica Airport)

This piece first appeared in The Healthy City Local...

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...
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