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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Tell Us Your Favorite Santa Monica Next Story of 2015!

With only about 10 days left in 2015, we thought we'd ask our readers to tell us what their favorite Santa Monica Next stories of the...

Breeze Bike Share Still Booming a Month After Opening

Santa Monica’s Breeze Bike Share -- the first public bike-share system in L.A. County -- officially launched on November 12 and a month later, it’s...

Big Blue Bus Fare Restructuring Takes Effect January 10

To help pay for increased service hours and incentivize riders to use passes, the Big Blue Bus will restructure its fares starting on January...

SMPD: Truck Making Illegal Left Turn Crashes Into Expo Test Train

An 18-wheel truck making an illegal left turn across Expo light rail tracks in Santa Monica collided with a test train yesterday, according to...

Planning Commission to Consider Small 26-Apartment Mixed-Use Project on Santa Monica Boulevard

It only took about four years, but a small, mixed-use housing project with 26 proposed homes on a commercial stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard on...

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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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