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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Santa Monica College Planetarium Shows in July Feature Women in Space, Exoplanets, and Search for Life Beyond Earth
The following is a submission from the City of...
What Are School Board Candidates’ Top Priorities
This week, the Santa Monica Democratic Club published the...
OPA Update 6/15/26: Epic World Cup Drone Show at the SaMo Pier, Main St. Summer Soulstice & Make Music LA Events This Weekend, &...
June 20 & 21 Main St. Summer Soulstice & Make...
Airport -> Housing Measure Will Wait Until 2028…at Best
A proposed ballot initiative that would have allowed housing...

