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.
Open Thread: Coast, Santa Monica’s First Open Streets Event
Santa Monica closed off two miles of streets to motor vehicles on Sunday for its first-ever open streets event, Coast.The route started at the...
No-Growth “L.U.V.E.” Initiative Qualifies for November Ballot
The so-called “Land Use Voter Empowerment” (L.U.V.E.) initiative, which would require a vote on nearly every new building over two stories, has qualified to...
Santa Monica Gears Up for Its First Open Streets Event
Santa Monica is getting ready for its first open streets event, Coast, this Sunday, June 5.From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. about two miles...
Santa Monica Considers $10 Million to Improve Street Safety
Santa Monica is on track to invest more than $10 million to make its streets safer over the next two years, according to the...
Open Thread: Expo Phase Two Grand Opening
The day Los Angeles transit enthusiasts have been waiting for finally arrived this morning when the 6.6 mile extension of the Expo line opened,...
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Kool Happenings: What We Were Not and a Shocking Choice
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Eyes on the Street: Back to School Traffic Calming Edition
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified schools are back in session today,...
OPA Update 8/20/26: Sunday Funday Farmers Market ON Main St., Ocean Park Social Club Summer Picnic Series (TODAY/Thursday), First of School Today, & Other...
This Sunday (Aug 23): First Ocean Park Farmer’s Market...

