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.
Council Alert: Santa Monica Bergamot Station Arts Center Redevelopment Project
On Tuesday, the City Council will decide whether to go ahead with plans for the Bergamot Station Arts Center revitalization project.Three developer teams -- Bergamot Station...
Help Metro Figure Out Where to Put Bikeshare Stations in Santa Monica
It's finally happening! Metro is bringing bikeshare to the greater Los Angeles area and Santa Monica is slated to be one of the first...
Coming Up: Santa Monica Museum of Art Visits Frogtown, Koolhaas Project Public Meeting, and OK Go Plays the Pier
The Santa Monica Museum of Art will head east to talk about the L.A. River, Rem Koolhaas' Plaza at Santa Monica project will get...
TODAY: Memorial Ride and Vigil for Slain Bicyclist, Milt Olin
Santa Monica Spoke, the bayside city's local chapter of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC), is calling for people to join the ride...
Santa Monica City Employees’ Unions Endorse O’Connor, McKeown, Feinstein for City Council
Incumbents Pam O'Connor and Kevin McKeown, along with former City Councilmember Michael Feinstein, will get the backing of the City employees' unions this November.The...
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