Bren’s Collapse Points to Construction Faults

February 15, 2011 by

An engineering investigation determined that the collapse of a portion of Bren Hall’s ceiling last October was due to faulty ceiling suspension anchors.
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Das Williams Joins Board to Protect Coast

February 11, 2011 by

Assemblyman Das Williams accepted a position on the California State Coastal Conservancy Board earlier this week.
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SB Gas Tops Off as Nation’s Priciest

February 9, 2011 by

Santa Barbara County had the highest gas prices in the nation yesterday, according to online gas price monitor www.gasbuddy.com.
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Endowment Provides Funding to UCSB Music Department

February 8, 2011 by

UCSB’s Music Dept. received a $550,000 bequest to sponsor an ethnomusicology fellowship and fund a Scandinavian music scholarship.
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UC Affiliates Flee an Unstable Egypt

February 2, 2011 by

A group of 19 University of California students, five of whom attend UCSB, were evacuated from their study abroad programs in Egypt yesterday following the State Dept.’s release of a travel advisory...
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Missing Fishermen Turn Up Safe

February 1, 2011 by

The U.S. Coast Guard recovered a lost sailboat and two sailors from the Channel Islands yesterday morning after getting a little help from the seamen themselves.
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‘Geezer’ Robs Goleta BofA

January 31, 2011 by

An elderly man who robbed the Goleta Bank of America at gunpoint on Friday night is believed responsible for 12 other bank robberies in California since 2009.
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MTD To Regulate Resources

January 28, 2011 by

The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District and Teamster Union Local 186 are meeting today to discuss changes in union healthcare benefits.
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U.S. Funds Repairs in California

January 27, 2011 by

The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing federal aid to local governments in California to hasten recovery in areas afflicted by severe winter weather.
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Plans to Fix Damages on UCSB Coastal Trail

January 26, 2011 by

Construction began on UCSB’s West Campus bluff trail this week to counteract the effects of years of erosion and faulty drainage.
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Campus Renovation Continues

January 24, 2011 by

Construction crews made vast progress on infrastructural renewals over winter break and expect to move their work area northward from the Arbor toward Ellison Hall within a month.
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Landmark To Be Repaired After 70 Years of Ruin

January 24, 2011 by

Construction is underway once again on the Knapp’s Castle property after county officials halted all progress earlier this month, claiming the project violated zoning requirements.
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Regents Board Alters Reviews for Applicants

January 21, 2011 by

The University of California Board of Regents unanimously voted to amend the UC application process during yesterday’s meeting.
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Cops Charge Injured Shooter

January 19, 2011 by

After having shot two deputies and two civilians with a C02-powered pellet gun next to the Camino Real Marketplace on Saturday, Charles Peart Quinn is now facing several felony charges.
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Local Shooting Forces Critical Police Reaction

January 18, 2011 by

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Dept. deputies shot a homeless man next to the Camino Real Marketplace on Saturday after he opened fire on several people with a pellet gun.
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