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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City Council Wants Rival Airport Initiative on November Ballot

There's a new push to put the future of Santa Monica Airport before voters, but this time it's coming from the City Council. As part...

Bringing City Hall to the People

How much housing ought to get built in the next 20 years? How can we make it affordable? How much job growth should the...

Looking back on 3rd Street on the Promenade’s 25th Birthday

Visiting the Third Street Promenade on any given day – let alone on a holiday weekend – it's hard to imagine the three block...

Bergamot Station Prepares for the Future

“The train is coming” was an oft-repeated phrase at Tuesday night's meeting on the future of Bergamot Station, the roughly six-acre City-owned arts complex...

Bike Week is Coming!

Get ready to ride, Santa Monica. To mark the League of American Cyclists' National Bike to Work Week, Bike Week LA starts Monday and in...

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L.A. Seeks Input on Proposed Speed Camera Locations

The L.A. City Department of Transportation shared proposed locations for...

Gallop Into The Lunar New Year: 90-Foot-Tall Ferris Wheel Rides High For The ‘Year of the Horse’

The following is a submission from the Pier Corporation. Pacific...

Rollout of New Housing-Near-Transit Law Encountering Confusion and Delay

The debate, amendments, passage, and signing of Senate Bill...

Santa Monica College Dance Department to Hold Spring 2026 Meet and Mingle Open House Feb. 17

The following is a press release from Santa Monica...
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