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.
Big Blue Bus Real-Time Arrival Info Is Now on NextBus
Big Blue Bus real-time arrival information has been available on smartphone apps for a couple weeks. Now, the local transit agency's real-time arrival information...
Throwback Thursday: Watch A Century of Santa Monica Growth in 20 Seconds
Jamie Horton contributed to this report.Watch a century of Los Angeles history unfold before your eyes in a matter seconds with Built:LA, a new...
Santa Monica Airport Opponents Celebrate End of 30-Year Agreement with FAA
Opponents of Santa Monica Airport are celebrating today after a 30-year agreement between the city and the Federal Aviation Administration expired last night at...
Coming Up: Fireworks and Parades for 4th of July, Kidical Mass, and SMPL Goes to the Beach
This week Santa Monica is gearing up for Independence Day with a 4th of July-themed Kidical Mass, fireworks at Santa Monica College, and the...
Big Blue Bus Real-Time Arrival Data Keeps Getting Better and Better
It has been less than two weeks since real-time arrival information for Big Blue Bus became available online and on certain smartphone apps. And the...
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John Adams Middle School Student Earns Top Honors in Elks LodgeWriting Competitions
The following is a submission from SMMUSD.A student from...
Bill to Exempt Metro from Housing Density Near-Transit Bill Heads to the Senate Committee
Update: Staff for Senator Durazo reached out noting that...
Celebrate Earth Day with the Santa Monica Pier!
More Earth Day!In celebration of Earth Day 2026 and this year’s...
Celebrate Earth Day with the Big Blue Bus – Free Rides on Wednesday
From the Big Blue Bus e-mail.On Wednesday, April 22, 2026,...

