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.
SaMo Mayor, Metro Officials Sign Full Funding Agreement for Purple Line Extension
Santa Monica Mayor Pam O'Connor, who represents the seaside city and the Southbay on the Metro Board of Directors, joined Metro CEO Art Leahy,fellow...
Register Today to Vote in the June Primary
Today is the last day to register to vote if you want to to have a say in who will be on the ballot...
SaMo Gets Its First In-Depth Look at Koolhaas Project for 4th/5th and Arizona
View Larger MapIt has been seven years since the City began buying up parcels to piece together the 2.5 acre plot of prime real...
City Council Scuttles Plans for Bergamot Transit Village
The City Council put to rest Tuesday night what has become one of the single-most divisive development projects Santa Monica has seen in decades...
Breaking News: City Council Rescinds Bergamot Transit Village Project
About seven years after negotiations began for a mixed commercial and residential project to replace the abandoned Papermate factory in Santa Monica's former industrial...
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Downtown Santa Monica Gets a Glow Up
The following is a submission from the City of...
OPA Update 11/13/25: Major Ocean Park School Updates, OPA Holiday Party Details, & Things To Do This Weekend
OPA November Monthly Meeting Recap: Here is the full recording and...
Planetarium Shows Resume on Friday
The following is a submission from SMC:The Santa Monica College...

