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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Kool Happenings: What We Were Not and a Shocking Choice
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Eyes on the Street: Back to School Traffic Calming Edition
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified schools are back in session today,...
OPA Update 8/20/26: Sunday Funday Farmers Market ON Main St., Ocean Park Social Club Summer Picnic Series (TODAY/Thursday), First of School Today, & Other...
This Sunday (Aug 23): First Ocean Park Farmer’s Market...

