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 Celebrates Another Car Free Friday. Are You Participating?

Two months ago, the City of Santa Monica launched Car Free Fridays, a monthly initiative aimed at getting people to try new ways of...

There Are Still Two More Days to Experience “This Is Hunger” at Santa Monica College

A staggering 42.2 million Americans struggle with hunger daily. That’s more than the entire population of Canada. But every one of those 42.2 million...

A Happy City in an Unhappy World

With election day nearly a week behind us the dust is beginning to settle and a clearer picture of the political landscape at the...

Coming Up: Jazz on the Lawn, Celebrate GoSaMo, Family Dance Jam at Tongva, Sonic Submarine, and more

Summer may be almost over, but there is still plenty to do. This week, join PUBLIC Bikes + Gear to celebrate GoSaMo, the city’s...

Venice Opens First Official Breeze Bike Share Hub

Los Angeles Councilmember Mike Bonin joined Santa Monica Mayor Tony Vazquez early Monday morning to officially install the first of five Breeze Bike Share...

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OPA Update 12/29/25: SaMo Hospitals Rank Highly, Automated Traffic Enforcement, New Year’s Events, & Other Things To Do This Week

Consider OPA for End of Year Charitable Giving: We're proud of the year we've...

Don’t Forget Our EOY Fundraising Drive, or the AMA Podcast with Me!

On Friday, I challenged readers to help us make...

Scofflaw Manufacturers Could Be The Downfall of E-bikes

This article first appeared at Streetsblog California.Bob Mittelstaedt is...

Pacific Park’s Ferris Wheel Celebrates The Arrival Of 2026 With ‘Happy New Year’ In 16 Languages

Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier’s Ferris wheel will...
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