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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Coming Up: Kidical Mass Returns, Main Street Has a Parade, and the Minimum Wage Goes Up
Santa Monica Next will be enjoying a three-day weekend this weekend, but there are some fun events with which you can tide you over...
Social Justice Group, CLUE, Says No to L.U.V.E.
The social and economic justice organization, Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE), recently decided to oppose the Residocracy-backed Land Use Voter Empowerment...
Looking Back at the History of Downtown Santa Monica with Frank Gruber
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdvvXDmllNggYww6VqhXFY6U7oGBRAb9eDowntown Santa Monica today is one of southern California's premiere destinations. People flock there from everywhere in the city, the region, the state, and...
Citing Impact on Affordable Housing, Nonprofit Housing Association Opposes Residocracy’s L.U.V.E. Initiative
Citing concerns that the anti-development Land Use Voter Empowerment (L.U.V.E.) initiative would only exacerbate Santa Monica’s housing affordability crisis, the Southern California Association of...
Coming Up: Celebrate America at SMC, 4th of July Parade Needs Volunteers, and City Council Considers Housing Funding Measure
This weekend, head to Santa Monica College for the annual “Celebrate America” fireworks show. Next week, the Ocean Park Association is looking for volunteers...
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Santa Monica College Gallery Program in collaboration with the Mentor Show Program presents “Well Fed” 5/19-5/30
The following is a submission from SMC.The Santa Monica...
Big Blue Bus On-Track for 10 Million Riders in 2026
Every week, Next republishes one or two article(s) from...
Metro Opens New D Line Subway from Koreatown to Beverly Hills
Metro’s $3.5 billion, four-mile D Line Extension Section 1...
OPA Update 5/11/26: OPA Monthly Meeting Tonight, OPA Spring Mixer Next Wednesday (5/20), SaMo World Cup Activations, & Things To Do This Week
May OPA Monthly Meeting TONIGHT/MONDAY (May 11): The meeting is...

