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/4avsR0YIAOk To 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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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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