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.
Santa Monica Really Wants to Make It Easy for You to Go Multimodal
Santa Monica is an embarrassment of riches in many ways. That is especially true when it comes to alternatives to driving everywhere.And now, the...
Watch: County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl’s New Expo Promo Video
L.A. County 3rd District Supervisor, and Santa Monica resident, Sheila Kuehl released a video promo today to get people excited about Friday's grand opening...
Discovering Santa Monica: The Rustic Canyon Family of Restaurants
If you’ve spent any time in Santa Monica, chances are you’ve at least passed by one of the half-dozen locally-owned eateries in the Rustic...
Coming Up: Expo Is Here And So Is Bike Week
This week is a good one for those who have been waiting for the arrival of the Expo light rail line, since it opens...
Santa Monica Green-lights Two Related Expo-Adjacent Housing Projects Downtown
This week, the City Council and Planning Commission approved two related Expo-adjacent housing projects that will bring more than 300 new homes -- 64...
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Pacific Wheel Illuminates Juneteenth with Special Tribute Light Display on June 19
Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier will commemorate...
OPA Update 6/18/26: Main St. Summer Soulstice & Make Music LA Events This Weekend, & Other Things To Do This Weekend
June 20 & 21 Main St. Summer Soulstice & Make...
Why Are These 11 People Running for City Council?
For the last week, Next has been publishing the...
Tired of Local Politics Threatening Your Favorite Bike Lane?
Calbike is rallying behind new legislation that will protect...

