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.
Today: Our Santa Monica City Council Candidate Forum
Join us today at 6:30 p.m. at the Main Branch Library in Downtown Santa Monica (601 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica) for a chance...
Santa Monica’s Public Safety Workers Back O’Connor, McKeown, and Gruber for City Council
With the November 4 election less than two months away, Santa Monica's public safety workers announced Thursday who they will support in this year's...
Santa Monica’s New Bus Stops Discussed on KCRW’s DnA
Santa Monica's new Big Blue Bus stops have been a point of contention recently among some locals. Some five years in the making, the...
Tapping into Santa Monica’s Tech Scene to Engage a New Generation
The Cross Campus building at 9th Street and Colorado Avenue is a refurbished industrial space, with the exposed ceiling beams and open floor plan...
Coming Up: Santa Monica’s 3rd Street Promenade Turns 25, Park(ing) Day, and Our City Council Candidate Forum
Mark your calendars! Santa Monica's world-famous 3rd Street Promenade is turning 25 (and you can bet there will be some fanfare), Santa Monica gets...
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Celebrate Earth Day with the Big Blue Bus – Free Rides on Wednesday
From the Big Blue Bus e-mail.On Wednesday, April 22, 2026,...
OPA Update 4/20/26: Approves Framework for Major Events Tied to World Cup & Olympics, FREE Heavy Handed Burgers Today, Earth Day Activities, & Other...
Earth Day Things To Do (Wednesday 4/22):Earth Day Boogie...
City Council Authorizes the Activation of Major Cultural Events
In the coming months and years, the city will...
Gruber: How to Stuff 1,000 Acres of Hopes into 200 Acres of Land
t’s going on 15 years since the movement to...

