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 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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Celebrate Earth Day with the Big Blue Bus – Free Rides on Wednesday
From the Big Blue Bus e-mail.On Wednesday, April 22, 2026,...
OPA Update 4/20/26: Approves Framework for Major Events Tied to World Cup & Olympics, FREE Heavy Handed Burgers Today, Earth Day Activities, & Other...
Earth Day Things To Do (Wednesday 4/22):Earth Day Boogie...
City Council Authorizes the Activation of Major Cultural Events
In the coming months and years, the city will...
Gruber: How to Stuff 1,000 Acres of Hopes into 200 Acres of Land
t’s going on 15 years since the movement to...

