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.
Exclusive articles:
Coming Up: Help Name Santa Monica’s Bike Share, City Council Meeting, More Bike/Ped Safety Enforcement
This week, you can help name Santa Monica's new bike share system; the City Council will discuss Santa Monica's revised water conservation proposal; and...
Zoning for Santa Monica’s Future: Child Care
We've talked a lot about Santa Monica's upcoming zoning ordinance update, the document which will enact the City's award-winning Land Use and Circulation Element...
Santa Monica Police Kick-Off 2015 with More Bike-Ped Safety Operations
The Santa Monica Police Department is wasting no time continuing its series of bike-ped safety operations in the new year with the department's latest targeted enforcement...
Happy New Year, Santa Monica
Welcome back! We hope that everyone enjoyed their holidays. At Santa Monica Next, we were able to get some much-needed downtime. Now we're rested and...
Help Santa Monica Fight Homelessness this January
Editor's Note: Happy holidays from the Santa Monica Next team. We will return in the new year with regular coverage. The City of Santa Monica is calling...
Latest
BBB Earns Another $3 Million for Electrification Efforts
Santa Monica’s push to fully electrify the Big Blue...
Malibu’s Speed Cameras for the PCH Are Coming, Hopefully This Fall. Santa Monica Still Waiting for Permission.
Image: A speed camera on 7th near Broadway in...
Kool Happenings: What We Were Not and a Shocking Choice
What We Were NotAlbert Camus was a political journalist,...
Eyes on the Street: Back to School Traffic Calming Edition
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified schools are back in session today,...

