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.
How Santa Monica Lost Its Second Trader Joe’s
On the corner of 12th Street and Wilshire Boulevard sits Fidelity Investments. Located along a major transit corridor, served by two bus lines, and...
County Registrar Confirms Pro-Airport Initiative Can Be on November Ballot
An initiative designed to prevent the City from closing Santa Monica Airport, which sits on 227 acres of publicly owned land, has qualified for...
Santa Monica Says Goodbye to Local Journalist
Santa Monica lost a a local journalist and a community member Wednesday. Daniel Archuleta, the managing editor of the Santa Monica Daily Press,...
Decades of Sustainable Transit Advocacy Translate to Major Support for Santa Monica Mayor Reelection Bid
Election season 2014 may only be a couple days old in Santa Monica, but already Mayor Pam O'Connor, who is up for reelection this...
Election Season Starts in Santa Monica
The 2014 election season is only a day old in Santa Monica and already it is off to an exciting start. It's going to...
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Kool Happenings: What We Were Not and a Shocking Choice
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Eyes on the Street: Back to School Traffic Calming Edition
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified schools are back in session today,...
OPA Update 8/20/26: Sunday Funday Farmers Market ON Main St., Ocean Park Social Club Summer Picnic Series (TODAY/Thursday), First of School Today, & Other...
This Sunday (Aug 23): First Ocean Park Farmer’s Market...

