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 Panjo
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....
Throwback Thursday: Memorial Day in Santa Monica
Memorial Day weekend is approaching. For many, that means a three days off work and a chance to hit the beach. That was also...
Tech Tuesday: Meet RideAmigos
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....
An Unfortunate Backlash: A Conversation with Ethan Elkind, Part Two
We sat down to talk to Ethan Elkind, author of Railtown: The Fight for the Los Angeles Metro Rail and the Future of the City, about California’s...
Throwback Thursday: Santa Monica Bike Week Edition
It's bike week, so we thought we would celebrate with a special edition of Throwback Thursday. It turns out Santa Monica has had bicycles in...
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Transit Advocates Open Second Front in Fight to Reverse Newsom’s CARB Climate Funding Cuts
California transit, housing, and environmental advocates are escalating their...
Kool Happenings: The Not-So-Secret Police and Clockwork Orange for Musk and Kennedy
Historian and futurist, Nils Gilman, wrote a piece earlier...
‘Flock Off’: Mass Surveillance Surge Jeopardizes Lifesaving Crash Reduction Strategy
Give them liberty … and give us death.A forthcoming...
OPA Update 7/30/26: Unpermitted Turf @ Ocean Park School, Festival of Chariots Parade, & Other Things To Do This Weekend
MAIN STREET WILL BE CLOSED TO VEHICLES SUNDAY AM...

