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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Coming Up: Mostly Kosher on the Lawn, Preservation and Change, Spoke Update, and More!
This week, Jazz on the Lawn returns with Mostly Kosher, Santa Monica Spoke Hosts an update meeting, the city will host a discussion on...
Discussing Preservation and Change in Downtown Santa Monica
What can the last 150 years of Santa Monica’s history teach us about the next 20? A lot, city officials hope.This Saturday at 10...
Coming Up: LA Walks around Santa Monica Airport, Jazz on the Lawn, and More
This week, take a walk around Santa Monica Airport with LA Walks to learn about current issues facing the airport, hang out at Stewart...
Big Blue Bus Announces Temporary Detours Downtown for Twilight Concert Series
In order to make it easier to get to the Twilight Concert Series this summer without driving, the Big Blue Bus is making a...
Santa Monica’s Breeze Bike Share Nears 30,000 Active Users
Eight months after Santa Monica launched the first public bike-share program in L.A. County, the system is working.According to a report delivered to the...
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Santa Monica College Gallery Program in collaboration with the Mentor Show Program presents “Well Fed” 5/19-5/30
The following is a submission from SMC.The Santa Monica...
Big Blue Bus On-Track for 10 Million Riders in 2026
Every week, Next republishes one or two article(s) from...
Metro Opens New D Line Subway from Koreatown to Beverly Hills
Metro’s $3.5 billion, four-mile D Line Extension Section 1...
OPA Update 5/11/26: OPA Monthly Meeting Tonight, OPA Spring Mixer Next Wednesday (5/20), SaMo World Cup Activations, & Things To Do This Week
May OPA Monthly Meeting TONIGHT/MONDAY (May 11): The meeting is...

