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.
Exclusive articles:
Santa Monica City Council Narrowly Votes to Roll Back LUCE Vision
Things on the dais got tense Wednesday night when the City Council deliberated whether to remove key elements of the Land Use and Circulation...
Coming Up: Santa Monica City Council Tackles the Zoning Update; Celebrate Santa Monica’s Sustainable Businesses
This week, Santa Monica's City Council will deliberate a major decision that will impact the city for decades to come. And, our city, along with...
Santa Monica Bike Center Sponors Free Tickets to the SQAs (for Those Arriving by Bike)
Next week, Santa Monica will celebrate its most environmentally-friendly local businesses at the 20th annual Sustainable Quality Awards and the Santa Monica Bike Center...
Santa Monica to Celebrate Earth Day with Kidical Mass Bike Ride
It's time for another Kidical Mass bike outing, Santa Monica. This time, we'll ride in celebration of Earth Day.“Grab your bikes and kids and...
Updating Santa Monica’s Zoning: What’s at Stake?
Will Santa Monica face the same housing crisis as San Francisco in the coming years? Will there ever be another child care center built...
Latest
Eyes on the Street: Protected Bikeway Sprouting Up on Colorado Avenue
Eagle-eyed reader (and superhero) Caro Vilain sends news and...
OPA Update 3/30/26: City’s Sit-Lie Prohibition Expands to Main St., Maverick Helicopters Launches SaMo Flight Operations, & Things To Do This Week
Santa Monica Launches Sweeping Economic Recovery Package as Downtown...
CM Dan Hall Explains Santa Monica’s Financial Report Card
The following is from a special edition of the...
Council Recap: City Launches Economic Revitalization Strategy
Here's another article from the city on this week's...

