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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Searching Through Downtown Santa Monica’s Past for a Glimpse of its Future

The oldest building in Santa Monica sits in the heart of the city’s downtown. The squat and unassuming brick structure, sandwiched between a youth...

Santa Monica Moving Forward with “Creative Crosswalks” Pilot Project

Walking in Downtown Santa Monica is about to get a little bit more fun. Santa Monica is moving forward with a “creative crosswalks” pilot program that...

Coming Up: Medicare Birthday Garden Party, Breeze Community Ride, Dine LA, Twilight Pier Concert, and More

Medicare turns 51 this year and County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl will be joined on Sunday by other elected officials and community leaders for a...

Coming Up: Picnic on the Promenade, Pier Concert, and Get Your Tickets to Next’s Cocktail Party Fundraiser

This week, get your tickets for Santa Monica Next’s second-annual cocktail fundraiser, head to the Pier for the next installment of the Twilight Concert...

Downtown Santa Monica Goes Digital in Community Outreach Effort

Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. wants to know what you love -- and what you don’t -- about the beachside city’s thriving urban core. To that...

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Los Angeles’ Measure HLA at Two Years: a Timeline of How L.A. City has Resisted Safer Multimodal Streets

“Large Asphalt Repair” on Melrose Avenue. Photo by Joe...

Roosevelt Elementary Marks Topping Off of New Library andTransitional Kindergarten Building

The following is a submission from SMMUSD. Rendering Above:...

Eyes on the Street: City Moves Fast to Fix Daylighting Mistake

Earlier this week, Next reported that the city made...
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