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.
The Santa Monica Life: Laemmle Theater Reopens in Santa Monica, Warsawa Gets a New Name, 626 Night Market Comes to Town, Metro Narrows Down...
Laemmle Monica Film Center reopens to the public in Downtown Santa Monica; 626 Night Market comes to Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar; a local favorite...
Hack the Beach Winner to be Announced at Santa Monica State of the City Thursday
Hack the Beach, Santa Monica’s four-month-long civic innovation competition, will reach its climax Thursday evening at the State of the City event when a...
Coming Up: State of the City, Hack the Beach, Homeless Count, Expo Safety, and More
We say this a lot, but this week really is a busy week in Santa Monica.Hear from Santa Monica Mayor Tony Vazquez and City...
Coming Up: Expo Safety Meetings, Help Fight Homelessness, Celebrate the End of “Crossing America by Bike Share,” and More!
Celebrate the end of one man’s cross-country journey by bike-share with a special Handlebar Happy Hour, get ready for the Expo line with some...
EXTRA: Metro Takes Control of Expo Line to Begin Pre-Revenue Service
Friday marked an important milestone in the progress of Expo Phase II. The Expo Construction Authority officially handed over control of the Expo Phase II...
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June 20 & 21 Main St. Summer Soulstice & Make...

