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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Council Considers Ped Action Plan, Bike-Share Expansion to Venice

      Update: The Santa Monica City Council approved the extension of Breeze Bike Share into Venice and the Pedestrian Action Plan. At its meeting Tuesday, the...

Phase Two of Big Blue Bus Service Realignment Starts February 21

Be prepared for some changes to Big Blue Bus routes and schedules this Sunday, February 21, when the municipal transit agency begins phase two...

What is the Downtown Community Plan and Why Does It Matter?

City officials released late last week an updated version of the plan, four years in the making, that will shape the future of Santa...

Laemmle’s Monica Film Center to Screen Best of 2015 New Urbanism Film Festival

 Across the globe, cities are undergoing a renaissance; urban centers are once again thriving as growing numbers of people choose to move away from the...

Who Do You Love, Santa Monica?

Do you have a favorite bike-centric business, or a particular farmer at the Farmers Market, or maybe there is a particular yoga studio that...

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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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