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.
Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus Opens First Stops with Real-Time Arrival Information
It has been a long time coming, but Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus finally opened its first stops with real-time bus arrival information Thursday...
The League of Women Voters of Santa Monica to Co-Sponsor Council Candidate Forum with Santa Monica Next
Santa Monica Next and Streetsblog Los Angeles is proud to announce that The League of Women Voters of Santa Monica Education Fund will co-sponsor our City Council candidate forum...
Transit Renaissance, Economic Upturn Celebrated at Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. Annual Meeting
Downtown Santa Monica, Inc., the nonprofit that oversees the bayside city’s bustling “living room,” celebrated another year of well-rounded success Thursday morning at the...
Coming Up: Kidical Mass, Tour da Arts, BBB Service Changes, and The Zombies at the Pier
Summer is almost over, but there is no lack of things to keep us busy between now and the fall. Here are just a...
Candidate Lists for Santa Monica’s Four Local Political Races Shake Out
The filing period officially ended Wednesday for anyone considering running for elected office in Santa Monica, which means we have semi-official lineups for the...
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