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.
‘Wellbeing 365’ Campaign Focuses on Youth in November
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVpuKZGiht4Throughout November, Kaiser Permanente is raising awareness about how to improve Youth Wellbeing as part of its “Wellbeing 365: Stress Less & Thrive” initiative in...
Man Killed After Being Struck by Expo Line Train in Santa Monica Sunday Night
Late Sunday night a man was killed in Santa Monica after being struck by an Expo line train, according to authorities.Around 11 p.m. on...
Pictures: Santa Monica Celebrates Día de los Muertos
For the sixth year running, Santa Monica celebrated Día de los Muertos at the city-operated Woodlawn Cemetery Saturday.From noon to 3 p.m., the loop that...
Celebrate Breeze Bike Share’s Two Year Anniversary on Saturday with a Community Bike Ride
Two years ago, Santa Monica launched Los Angeles County's first public bike-share system and on Saturday, the city aims to celebrate.From 10 a.m. to...
Santa Monica Joins Coalitions in Defense of LGBTQ Rights, DACA Program
Santa Monica has joined dozens of other local governments and signed on to two separate amicus briefs designed to uphold LGBTQ and immigrant rights.One...
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Commentary: More Trump and Co. High Speed Rail Sophistry
The following article comes to us from Streetsblog San...
OPA Update 7/31/25: Thank You AJA Vineyards for Joining OPA as a Gold Member, OPA Housing Committee Meeting This Coming Monday, Margaritas & Mocktails...
Main St. Closed to Traffic THIS Sunday AM for...
City Council Continues Restorative Justice Efforts Around the Ebony Beach Club
The city is one step closer to bringing justice...
Council Wrap: New DTSM Board, Pico Bus Stop Approved, Protected Bike Lanes Approved, Changes to the RAND Developer Agreement and More.
Next is debuting a new feature this week. Following...