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.
FlyAway Buses Coming to Santa Monica
Traveling between LAX and Santa Monica without a car is about to get a whole lot easier. LAX officials announced last week that starting...
How Would You Design It Today?: Bob’s Market
Bob's Market is a local neighborhood grocery store in the heart of Santa Monica's Ocean Park neighborhood. It sits at the corner of 17th...
Events: Vote Local, City Council and Big Blue Bus Service Changes
Welcome to Monday. We have got a busy week ahead of us, including our first Vote Local event, a City Council meeting with at...
Renting in Santa Monica Part One: The Rent’s Too Damn High
It is no secret to anyone who has considered moving to Santa Monica that finding a place to live here is not cheap.A person...
How Would You Design It Today?
Much noise has been made around urban planning in Santa Monica in recent months. A growing regional population, a burgeoning public transit system, increasing demand...
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Council Recap: City Launches Economic Revitalization Strategy
Here's another article from the city on this week's...
Kool Happenings: Imperial Madness
For Pete’s sake—invoke the 25th Amendment! Adopted after the...
“No Kings” Protest Planned for Santa Monica This Weekend; City Issues Safety Guidance
A national day of protest will come to Santa...
On No Kings Day, Ferris Wheel Will Go Dark for “Biggest Hour for Earth” in the Evening
The following is a submission by the Pier Corporation.On...

