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 Big Blue Bus Passes Now Available on Smartphones

Starting April 3, Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus will give riders the option of paying their fares through their smartphones. According to a report released...

Local Hospitality Workers’ Union Calls on Santa Monica to Protect Two Dozen Restaurant Jobs

At a protest Monday, hotel workers represented by UNITE HERE Local 11, the regional hospitality workers' union, gathered to demand the City Council act...

Santa Monica’s Assembly Rep. Wants California to Have a State Dinosaur

State Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) thinks it's about time California got an official dinosaur. Bloom, who sat on the Santa Monica City Council from...

Santa Monica’s Main Street on Track to Get Parklets This July

In November 2015, the Santa Monica City Council voted to approve plans for parklets at three locations on Main Street. According to a recent...

Santa Monica Community Ride with the Mayor to CicLAvia Sunday

This Sunday, CicLAvia, Los Angeles' most popular open streets event, returns to the westside with a car-free route from Culver City to Venice. To celebrate,...

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Assembly Transportation Committee Whittles Away at Safe Street Bills

Complete Streets Senator Scott Wiener was clearly disappointed, but he...

Santa Monica Next Will Return on Monday

Have a safe and happy 4th. See you then.

Meet the YMCA Youth Basketball Player of the Year, Mia Kondratyeva

Photo by Robert Clark This past week, during the halftime...
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