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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Happy Bike Month, Santa Monica!

May is Bike Month and there are plenty of ways to celebrate! Join Santa Monica Spoke, City of Santa Monica, the Santa Monica Bike...

Santa Monica Officials Respond to Governor’s New Emission Reduction Targets

"I am concerned that Santa Monica leaders are wavering on this commitment. For example, the City appears to be poised to back down from...

Amid Housing Supply Crisis, Santa Monica Will Regulate AirBnB, Short-Term Rentals

Amid concerns that unregulated vacation rentals were exacerbating Santa Monica's dire housing supply crisis, the Santa Monica City Council voted 6-to-0 yesterday to strengthen its...

Santa Monica Big Blue Bus’ Revised Expo Line Integration Plan Includes On-Demand Service, Possible Fare Increase

At today's City Council meeting, Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus will present its updated plans to integrate the municipal transit service with the coming...

Wrap Up: League of Women Voters of Santa Monica Water Forum

The League of Women Voters of Santa Monica Saturday held an informative forum on the drought and the responses happening at all levels. We...

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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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