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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Is AirBnB Making Our Housing Crisis Worse?
According to a report released Wednesday by pro-labor group, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE), AirBnB, a short-term rental listing website, is...
That Time Santa Monica Banned Dancing
We wish this was a throwback Thursday post, but believe it or not, this is not a rule from some bygone era when cities were dominated...
Santa Monica’s Zoning Update Needs to Look Forward, Not Backward
Next month, the City Council will consider a document that will impact Santa Monica's future for the next several decades.When the Council votes on...
Coming Up: Happy Hour with Gehl Architects, and Beautify Earth Presents: A Pathless Land
This week, join us for drinks, snacks, and conversation about livable urban environments with Gehl Architects. Then, this weekend, party with Beautify Earth, the...
Santa Monica Police Step Up “Bike-Pedestrian Safety” Enforcement on March 9
The Santa Monica Police Department will continue its ongoing sting operations targeting unsafe road users Monday, March 9.The "bike-pedestrian safety" operation is one of...
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Transit Advocates Open Second Front in Fight to Reverse Newsom’s CARB Climate Funding Cuts
California transit, housing, and environmental advocates are escalating their...
Kool Happenings: The Not-So-Secret Police and Clockwork Orange for Musk and Kennedy
Historian and futurist, Nils Gilman, wrote a piece earlier...
‘Flock Off’: Mass Surveillance Surge Jeopardizes Lifesaving Crash Reduction Strategy
Give them liberty … and give us death.A forthcoming...
OPA Update 7/30/26: Unpermitted Turf @ Ocean Park School, Festival of Chariots Parade, & Other Things To Do This Weekend
MAIN STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO VEHICLES SUNDAY AM...

