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.
Touring the Soon-To-Open Metro Expo Line Phase 2
The countdown has begun for the opening of Expo Phase 2 with just over a week left before the 6.6 mile extension of the...
Coming Up: Expanding Airport Park, May is Bike Month, and Handlebar Happy Hour at the Craftsman
This week, Santa Monica’s City Council will officially declare May “Bike Month,” you can get a preview of the new expansion of Airport Park,...
Downzoning Won’t Save Your Neighborhood, But Smart Growth Just Might
Just south of the intersection of Pico and 28th Street sits a small apartment complex. There are four bungalows stretching back from the street,...
Expo Phase 2 Timetable Goes Live at Metro.net
In case you needed a reminder that, in less than a month, you'll be able to take a train from Downtown Los Angeles to...
It’s Time to Gear Up! for Bike Month, Santa Monica
May is Bike Month and you can get ready starting on day one with Santa Monica's Gear Up! event this Sunday.From 11 a.m. to...
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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...

