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.
Coming Up: Wellbeing Buy Local Festival, the Sun Sets on the Twilight Concert Series, BUSted! is Back, and more!
It may be a short week, but there’s always plenty to do.This week, you can catch the last Twilight Concert of 2015 at the...
Santa Monica Big Blue Bus to Hold Community Meeting on Possible Fare Increase
With Big Blue Bus' planning on increasing service by more than 10 percent as part of the agency's Expo integration service realignment, officials are...
Tech Tuesday: Foodie Shares
Santa Monica is at the center of a tech revolution. Hundreds of startups are based in the city, part of Westside of L.A. County...
Coming Up: Expo Testing Resumes, New Orleans Jazz at the Pier, and Help Plan the Future of Lincoln Blvd.
This week, test trains will start running again along the Expo line in Santa Monica, a new, multi-modal vision for Lincoln Boulevard will go...
Can High-Density Housing Solve Our Regional Housing Crisis? The Answer: It’s Complicated
Southern California Public Radio affiliate KPCC, in partnership with the Milken Institute, assembled a panel of experts Wednesday night to answer the question: can...
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Council Recap: City Launches Economic Revitalization Strategy
Here's another article from the city on this week's...
Kool Happenings: Imperial Madness
For Pete’s sake—invoke the 25th Amendment! Adopted after the...
“No Kings” Protest Planned for Santa Monica This Weekend; City Issues Safety Guidance
A national day of protest will come to Santa...
On No Kings Day, Ferris Wheel Will Go Dark for “Biggest Hour for Earth” in the Evening
The following is a submission by the Pier Corporation.On...

