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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Coming Up: Pirate-themed Kidical “Mass-IVE,” 10th Annual Alt Car Expo, Discuss the Future of Affordable Housing

Celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day with a family-friendly, buccaneer-themed bike ride, find out the latest in environmentally-friendly vehicle technology at the Alt Car...

Expo-Adjacent “Kaufmann Apartments at Step Up on Colorado” Opens in Downtown Santa Monica

Downtown Santa Monica is one of the few places in the city where any new housing gets built, including affordable housing. The Kaufmann Apartments...

Santa Monica’s Water Garden Gets Landscape Overhaul Ahead of Expo Opening

The Expo-adjacent Water Garden at Olympic and 26th Street will get a landscape overhaul ahead of the Expo line opening next year. The 1,239,577-square-foot office...

Expo on Track for March Opening

The countdown to Expo opening all the way to Santa Monica has begun. Phase two of the Expo light rail line will connect the beach...

Tech Tuesday: Esri

Santa Monica is at the center of a tech revolution. Hundreds of startups are based in the city, part of the Westside of L.A....

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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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