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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Santa Monica College Gallery Program in collaboration with the Mentor Show Program presents “Well Fed” 5/19-5/30
The following is a submission from SMC.The Santa Monica...
Big Blue Bus On-Track for 10 Million Riders in 2026
Every week, Next republishes one or two article(s) from...
Metro Opens New D Line Subway from Koreatown to Beverly Hills
Metro’s $3.5 billion, four-mile D Line Extension Section 1...
OPA Update 5/11/26: OPA Monthly Meeting Tonight, OPA Spring Mixer Next Wednesday (5/20), SaMo World Cup Activations, & Things To Do This Week
May OPA Monthly Meeting TONIGHT/MONDAY (May 11): The meeting is...

