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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Washington Post Story Raises Questions About Racial Profiling in Santa Monica

Editor's note: This article has been updated to include comments from more community leaders.A first-hand account of a police action that ran in the...

Transit App Now Shows Real-Time Bike-Share Info

If you're like me, you rely pretty heavily on Internet and smart-phone based real-time transit arrival information when getting around. Santa Monica's newest public...

Coming Up: Transportation Revolution!, International Education Week at SMC, Public Policy Institute Fall Forum, and Celebrate Your Un-Birthday

This week, get ready for Santa Monica’s transportation revolution with Climate Action Santa Monica, celebrate International Education Week at Santa Monica College, kick off...

Eyes on the Street: Santa Monica’s First Protected Bike Lane

Santa Monica is really making strides in the active transportation department these days. It’s about to launch the first public bike-share system in L.A....

Coming Up: Help SMC Find Its New President, Celebrate Breeze Bike Share, BUSted! Is Back, and More

This week, meet the final four candidates for the top position at Santa Monica College, get a free ride at Breeze Bike Share’s public...

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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,...

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...
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