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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Tech Tuesday: Meet Treedom

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....

Planning Commission Recommends Moving Forward with Plaza at Santa Monica Project

Though it is still very early in the process, the Planning Commission Wednesday recommended moving forward with negotiations for the Plaza at Santa Monica...

Coming Up: BUSted! Returns, Meet the New City Manager, FAA’s New Plan Unveiled

BUSted! is back in Santa Monica this week, a new city manager takes the reins, and a new plan by the Federal Aviation Administration...

As Metro Considers Bike Share Vendor, Concerns Over Compatibility Arise in Santa Monica

News broke this week that Metro will soon vote on a bike share vendor for the agency’s “Countywide Bikeshare” system, which will start with...

Santa Monica Brings Civic Hacking Home with Big Blue Bus Realtime Data

The city of Santa Monica and the Chamber of Commerce are hosting a "Hack the Beach" meetup this Saturday, where the city will formally open up...

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OPA Update 3/9/26: OPA Monthly Meeting Tonight, Bowlmor Construction Updates, & Things To Do This Week

March OPA Monthly Meeting This Monday (March 9): The meeting...

The Field Is Set for Race to Represent SaMo at County Supes: Horvath Draws Two Challengers

Image: St. John's Cancer Institute With the candidate filing deadline...

Kool Happenings: The Art of Distraction

Like every magician you've ever seen, the current white...

Los Angeles’ Measure HLA at Two Years: a Timeline of How L.A. City has Resisted Safer Multimodal Streets

“Large Asphalt Repair” on Melrose Avenue. Photo by Joe...
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