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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Santa Monica Officials Extend Community Process for Downtown Plan

City officials announced Tuesday that the community process for Santa Monica's Downtown Community Plan, which will guide the future of the city's thriving core...

Portion of Santa Monica Airport Land Cleared for Park Expansion

Santa Monica could see an addition of new park space now that a six-acre lot at the southeast corner of the municipal airport has...

Santa Monica Spoke’s Cynthia Rose Honored by Alliance for Biking & Walking

Local safe-streets advocate, Cynthia Rose, took home the Alliance for Biking & Walking Susie Stephens Joyful Enthusiasm Award at the National Bike Summit in...

Santa Monica’s First Open Streets Festival Set for June 5

Santa Monica is preparing for its first open streets event, during which a 1.7 mile route along Ocean Avenue, Main Street, and Colorado Avenue...

Coming Up: Streetsie Celebration, Women Who Shape Santa Monica, Expo Pre-Revenue Testing

Coming up this week, things are getting real on Expo line phase 2, we are throwing a party to celebrate our own local shared...

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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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