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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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...

