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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SaMo Mayor, Metro Officials Sign Full Funding Agreement for Purple Line Extension

Santa Monica Mayor Pam O'Connor, who represents the seaside city and the Southbay on the Metro Board of Directors, joined Metro CEO Art Leahy,fellow...

Register Today to Vote in the June Primary

Today is the last day to register to vote if you want to to have a say in who will be on the ballot...

SaMo Gets Its First In-Depth Look at Koolhaas Project for 4th/5th and Arizona

View Larger Map It has been seven years since the City began buying up parcels to piece together the 2.5 acre plot of prime real...

City Council Scuttles Plans for Bergamot Transit Village

The City Council put to rest Tuesday night what has become one of the single-most divisive development projects Santa Monica has seen in decades...

Breaking News: City Council Rescinds Bergamot Transit Village Project

About seven years after negotiations began for a mixed commercial and residential project to replace the abandoned Papermate factory in Santa Monica's former industrial...

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New E-Bike Legislation That Includes Mandatory License Plates Panned by Bike Safety Advocates

California lawmakers have introduced Assembly Bill 1942, also known as...

Big Blue Bus Ridership Continues Its Surge

Story via the City Manager's Weekly Update. I’m excited to...

SMRR, Unite Here, Cloverfield Commons Prepare for Signature Gathering Effort for Airport -> Park/Housing Ballot Measure

Supporters of a controversial proposed ballot measure that would...

Winners and Losers in California’s VMT-Based CEQA System

(Sean Noonan is an environmental planner. He also teaches...
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