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’s “Breeze” Bike-Share Website Goes Live, Offers Memberships
Breeze, Santa Monica's new bike-share system, operated by CycleHop, and the first public system in L.A. County, has launched a new website in anticipation of...
Tech Tuesday: Move Loot
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....
Walk to Work in August for Santa Monica’s 2015 Commuter Challenge
Can you give up driving to work and walk instead for a month? If you can, you could win some decent prizes as part...
Coming Up: National Night Out, Australia Rocks the Pier, Jazz on the Lawn, and More!
There's always something to look forward to here. This week's highlights include National Night Out with the Santa Monica Police Department, a lineup of...
Throwback Thursday: The Last Train from Santa Monica
"END OF THE LINE," the headline screams in all caps from the yellowed newspaper.The story is buried in the Communities section of the Evening...
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Eyes on the Street: Protected Bikeway Sprouting Up on Colorado Avenue
Eagle-eyed reader (and superhero) Caro Vilain sends news and...
OPA Update 3/30/26: City’s Sit-Lie Prohibition Expands to Main St., Maverick Helicopters Launches SaMo Flight Operations, & Things To Do This Week
Santa Monica Launches Sweeping Economic Recovery Package as Downtown...
CM Dan Hall Explains Santa Monica’s Financial Report Card
The following is from a special edition of the...
Council Recap: City Launches Economic Revitalization Strategy
Here's another article from the city on this week's...

