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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City Council to Hear Revised Big Blue Bus Expo Integration Plan

Earlier this year, Big Blue Bus unveiled its plan for comprehensive service changes designed to integrate the municipal system with Expo Phase II, expected to...

The War Against Santa Monica’s Future: Attacking “Fiscal Health”

Increasingly it seems that people who live comfortable, established lives in Santa Monica are just not interested in making room for new people to...

Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus to Join Regional TAP Fare System

Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus will join the regional TAP system starting in March, officials announced Wednesday.According to the local transit agency's website, "Starting...

Alert: Santa Monica Police “Step Up” Bike and Ped Safety Enforcement Saturday

The Santa Monica Police Department will "step up" bike and ped safety operations on Satuday, December 13, according to officials.Like the previous three enforcement operations staged in...

Coming Up: Santa Monica Gets a New Mayor, Meet Me Under the Fig, and a Pub Crawl for a Good Cause

Welcome to Monday, people. We hope you had a wonderful weekend. Did you make it to CicLAvia in South L.A. on Sunday? There's plenty going...

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Pacific Wheel Illuminates Juneteenth with Special Tribute Light Display on June 19

Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier will commemorate...

Why Are These 11 People Running for City Council?

For the last week, Next has been publishing the...

Tired of Local Politics Threatening Your Favorite Bike Lane?

Calbike is rallying behind new legislation that will protect...
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