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.
Video: League of Women Voters and Santa Monica Next City Council Candidate Forum
http://youtu.be/2V3JRBMnvQ0?t=1m55sIf you couldn't make it out last Monday for the City Council candidate forum cohosted by the League of Women Voters of Santa Monica...
Santa Monica’s Wellbeing Project: Rethinking the Role of the City in the 21st Century
Overall, how satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days? Are you optimistic about the future? How do you usually get...
Coming Up: Santa Monica Has Election Fever
Summer is over and election season is in full swing. Register to vote – or update your information – by October 20 if you...
Video: Meet Bobby Shriver, Candidate for L.A. County Supervisor, 3rd District
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un22E8uL_-sFormer Santa Monica Mayor – and nephew of late president John F. Kennedy – Bobby Shriver is one of two candidates running to replace...
Video: Meet Sheila Kuehl, Candidate for L.A. County Supervisor, 3rd District
http://youtu.be/bGZ7WlRkZXEVeteran State legislator Sheila Kuehl is one of two candidates running to replace Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, who will have to step...
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