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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The American Planning Association Gives Santa Monica Parks Top Honors

Tongva Park and Ken Genser Square, the two newest additions to Santa Monica's public green space, got top honors from the American Planners Association...

Are You Ready for RideAmigos’ First Commuter Challenge, Santa Monica?

Can you trade your drive to work for a bike ride or a bus ride? How about carpooling with coworkers? Santa Monica-based startup RideAmigos wants...

California Incline Replacement, Esplanade Projects to Bring Safer Access to Santa Monica Beach

Two major construction projects are underway that, once finished, promise to make access to Santa Monica's beaches safer by providing protected bike lanes and...

New Plans Filed for Papermate Site in Santa Monica

After anti-development advocates successfully killed plans by developer Hines for a mixed-use housing and office project on the former Papermate site across from the...

Expo Is Coming, Santa Monica! But When Will It Get Here?

Los Angeles Streetsblog head writer Joe Linton contributed to this report.Expo Phase II completes the long-anticipated rail connection between Downtown Los Angeles and Downtown Santa Monica....

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Eyes on the Street: Protected Bikeway Sprouting Up on Colorado Avenue

Eagle-eyed reader (and superhero) Caro Vilain sends news and...

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...
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