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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Nonprofit Art Museum Voices Opinion, Building Owner Raises Rent

The most recent casualty of the ongoing – and largely manufactured – controversy over plans to invest millions of private dollars into the Bergamot...

Events: Santa Monica College Commencement and Make Music L.A.

This week, Santa Monica College honors its grads and Make Music L.A. brings dozens of free concerts to public spaces throughout the region, including...

Santa Monica Sweeps American Planning Association Awards

 Santa Monica had a good night at the American Planning Association (APA) awards gala Thursday night.City officials took home three honors at the ceremony,...

City Council Member Wants Prop B-style Initiative for SaMo

Would requiring voter approval of any project above a certain height be right for Santa Monica? Councilmember Kevin McKeown thinks so.At Tuesday's City Council...

The 12-Story Version of the Plaza at Santa Monica Project Gets Go-Ahead

Last night, the City Council chose between two design concepts for the Plaza at Santa Monica, a mixed-use development slated for 2.5 acres of...

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Transit Advocates Open Second Front in Fight to Reverse Newsom’s CARB Climate Funding Cuts

California transit, housing, and environmental advocates are escalating their...

Kool Happenings: The Not-So-Secret Police and Clockwork Orange for Musk and Kennedy

Historian and futurist, Nils Gilman, wrote a piece earlier...

‘Flock Off’: Mass Surveillance Surge Jeopardizes Lifesaving Crash Reduction Strategy

Give them liberty … and give us death.A forthcoming...
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