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.
O’Connor, Garcetti, and Bonin Launch Santa Monica’s New FlyAway Bus Route
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and L.A. Councilmember Mike Bonin joined Santa Monica Mayor Pam O'Connor Monday morning to welcome the LAX FlyAway bus...
Featured Event: Vote Local Tongva Park Tour & Happy Hour Thursday
Election season officially started today in Santa Monica as candidates – newcomers and incumbents alike – began pulling papers to run for City Council,...
As Expo Nears, Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus Considers Major Changes
With Expo Phase II expected to begin carrying passengers between Downtown L.A. and Downtown Santa Monica in the first quarter of 2016, Santa Monica's...
Santa Monica City Council Puts Affordable Housing Funding Measure on November Ballot
“One of the things that makes Santa Monica so spectacular is... our economic and social diversity in this town and affordable housing is the...
Big Blue Bus Announces Adjustments to Santa Monica’s Controversial Bus Stop Improvement Project
Big Blue Bus officials announced Wednesday that they would add seating and shading to some of the 40 new stops the agency recently installed...
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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...

