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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PICTURES: Expo Rolls into Downtown Santa Monica Station
Last week, we reported that Metro was testing Expo trains between Centinela and as far west as 17th Street. Today, Expo hit another milestone...
VIDEO: Playing with Santa Monica’s Future with James Rojas
https://youtu.be/4avsR0YIAOkTo plan for the future of our city, we must first rediscover our personal pasts. That is the philosophy underlying the "Place It!" workshops,...
Tech Tuesday: Real Office Centers
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....
Coming Up: Help Plan a New Playground, Americana at the Pier, and Soak Your Boss for Charity
It's Monday again and what better time to start planning the week ahead. This week, city officials want your input on Santa Monica's second...
Passenger Trains Are Once Again Rolling Through Santa Monica
Today, in Santa Monica, Metro began testing Expo Line trains running under their own power, though we will have to wait until next week...
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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...

