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 Public Meetings: A How-To Guide

In a day and age when most people are used to making important decisions in group email threads or in virtual meetings with colleagues...

Coming Up: Santa Monica’s Kidical Mass, Retreat on Affordable Housing, and the Chamber Honors Women Leaders

Coming up in Santa Monica, we have a special Valentine's Day Kidical Mass bike ride, a retreat on affordable housing hosted by the Housing...

Throwback Thursday: That Time When Santa Monica Made… Missiles?

To hear people talk about Santa Monica in the "good old days" -- of course, when those days specifically were always depends on who...

City Wants Young Santa Monicans to Help Plan Bergamot Station’s Future

The City Council Tuesday night will set the guidelines for an advisory committee that will help shape the future of Bergamot Station Arts Center...

Will Santa Monica Begin Regulating Rideshare Companies?

Santa Monica could move to regulate rideshare companies operating within the city's borders later this, according to a report by the Santa Monica Daily...

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LA Plans Bike Improvements for Westside Streets and Other Updates on LA Bike Projects

This story is a lightly edited version of one...

Santa Monica Pier’s ‘Locals’ Night’ Celebrates L.A. Hip-Hop Culture on March 19

The following is a submission from the Pier Commission. The...

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...
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