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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Santa Monica Hack the Beach Contest Off to a Strong Start

What if your phone told not only when your next bus was coming, but also how full it was? Or, if there were spaces...

Inaugural “Pledge Days” Drive Raises Nearly Half-a-Million Dollars for Santa Monica-Malibu Schools

The Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation (SMMEF) -- the Santa Monica-Malibu school district's fundraising arm -- raised nearly half-a-million dollars during its first-annual two-week Pledge...

City Council Could Tap Hulu as “Presenting Sponsor” for Breeze Bike Share

Update: Hulu bike-share sponsorship was approved by the Santa Monica City Council at its October 13 meeting.The Santa Monica-based online entertainment company, Hulu, may...

Coming Up: BUSted! is Back, Donate to Handbags of Hope, and Santa Monica’s Fall Festival is Here

This week, BUSted!, a storytelling show about living in L.A. without a car, is back at its monthly Santa Monica venue; you can help...

Modacity, Formerly Vancouver Cycle Chic, Comes to Santa Monica This Sunday

Don't forget that this Sunday is your chance to learn about all the exciting goings-on in Vancouver around the emerging bike culture there.Join us...

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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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