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.
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...
SMVote.org Makes It Easy for SaMo to Vote Local
This year's election season promises to be a contentious one and a margin of a couple dozen votes could determine the course of the...
Why I’m Joining Santa Monica Next
After three years covering all things Santa Monica exclusively for the city’s oldest news website, The Lookout, I have decided to join the Santa...
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OPA Update: Go-Bag Tips for People and Pets, Seven Home Maintenance Tasks Everyone Forgets to Do, & Things To Do This Week
Yesterday's OPA Newsletter has been lightly edited here to...
Council Quickly Approves Emergency Ordinance to Allow for Flexibility in Providing Relief During Current Crisis
On Friday, the Santa Monica City Council met quickly...
Palisades Fire: Santa Monica updates mandatory Evacuation Order to Warning north of San Vicente Boulevard, lifts Warning north of Montana Avenue
The following is a submission from the City of...