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.
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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Celebrate Earth Day with the Big Blue Bus – Free Rides on Wednesday
From the Big Blue Bus e-mail.On Wednesday, April 22, 2026,...
OPA Update 4/20/26: Approves Framework for Major Events Tied to World Cup & Olympics, FREE Heavy Handed Burgers Today, Earth Day Activities, & Other...
Earth Day Things To Do (Wednesday 4/22):Earth Day Boogie...
City Council Authorizes the Activation of Major Cultural Events
In the coming months and years, the city will...
Gruber: How to Stuff 1,000 Acres of Hopes into 200 Acres of Land
t’s going on 15 years since the movement to...

