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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Discovering Santa Monica: Solidarity, Where the Old World Meets the New

On the outskirts of Santa Monica’s bustling downtown sits a small wooden house, where, in 1979, Polish immigrant Elina O’Lague, opened her restaurant. Named for...

City Council Calls for Study of No-Growth L.U.V.E. Initiative

The Santa Monica City Council Tuesday night unanimously voted to have city staff study potential impacts of the Residocracy-backed no-growth Land Use Voter Empowerment...

Coming Up: L.U.V.E. Goes Before the Council, Plan Airport Park Expansion, and Spoke Hosts ‘Dinner & Bikes + Cupcakes”

This week, the City Council will consider what to do with the no-growth L.U.V.E. initiative, planning begins on Santa Monica's newest park, and Santa...

Santa Monica’s Housing Shortage is Nearly as Bad as San Francisco’s

If you’ve tried to move to -- or within -- Santa Monica recently, it should come as no surprise to you that it’s not...

Santa Monica League of Women Voters Oppose “Misleading” Residocracy-backed L.U.V.E. Initiative

The League of Women Voters of Santa Monica on Saturday announced its opposition to the Residocracy-backed anti-growth ballot measure that will go before voters...

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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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