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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Santa Monica Lawmaker Wants to Make April California Craft Brew Month

A whole month dedicated to celebrating California's bounty of craft beers? That's what Santa Monica's representative in the State Assembly is hoping for.Assemblymember Richard...

Santa Monica Announces Finalists for 2015 Sustainable Quality Awards

The Chamber of Commerce, city of Santa Monica, and Sustainable Works, announced Tuesday the finalists for the 20th annual Sustainable Quality Awards (SQA).The 19...

Coming Up: LWVSM Higher Ed Forum, Urbanism + Placemaking with Gehl, and Beautify Earth: A Pathless Land

This week: Join the Santa Monica League of Women Voters for a forum on higher education. Next week: Join Santa Monica Next for a...

Lack of Housing Options Spells Uncertainty for Santa Monica’s Section 8 Renters

Earlier this month, the Santa Monica Housing Commission voted to recommend extending the time people can spend looking for a place to live through...

Santa Monica City Council Approves Moderate Water Rate Increase

Anticipating the rising cost of water delivery and lost revenue for Santa Monica's water fund due to a mandatory water use reduction strategy, the City...

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Why Are These 11 People Running for City Council?

For the last week, Next has been publishing the...

Tired of Local Politics Threatening Your Favorite Bike Lane?

Calbike is rallying behind new legislation that will protect...

Celebrating Juneteenth This Friday in Santa Monica

Every week, Next reprints (at least) one article from...
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