Group Grades ‘Bummer Beaches’

May 23, 2003 by

East Beach at Mission Creek is, according to Santa Monica-based environmental group Heal the Bay, a nauseating, rash-inducing eyesore. It is, in a word, a bummer.
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Electric Six | Danger! High Voltage | Beggars/XL

May 22, 2003 by

"Fire in the disco / Fire in the Taco Bell / Fire in the disco / Fire at the gates of hell." So sings Electric Six frontman Dick Valentine in "Danger! High Voltage" on the album of the same name.
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‘Buffy’ Fans To Unite for Final Show

May 19, 2003 by

Students have a chance to watch Buffy before she - like the vampires she stakes - bites the dust. The Santa Barbara Film Society is sponsoring a "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" farewell party tonight at 7 ...
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Judge Rules To Suspend Sentence for Protester

May 16, 2003 by

Sanderson Beck, an Ojai resident and author of several books on political philosophy, will not serve jail time for trespassing twice on federally restricted land during anti-war demonstrations at Vand...
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I.V. To Decide Barricades’ Fate

May 14, 2003 by

Isla Vista residents and business owners have a chance to either speak in defense of local traffic barricades or demand their destruction.
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I.V. Improvement Cuts Trees

May 12, 2003 by

Today is the last day for Isla Vistans to object, at least officially, to a county plan to cut down several trees. Signs explaining the county's intention to remove the selected trees have been posted...
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PAC Seeks Barrier-Free I.V.

May 9, 2003 by

Two longstanding roadway barricades blocking car access to Camino Pescadero from the end of Pardall Road and from the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive could vanish in an effort to expedite traffic flow t...
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Local Activist, Dept. Founder Dies at 70

May 7, 2003 by

The university is mourning the loss of Dr. Carlos Ornelas, one of the founders of its Chicano Studies Dept. and an activist for Santa Barbara's Chicano community.
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X-Men 2 | Stars and Mutants Mix and Mingle

May 2, 2003 by

In the grand tradition of Artsweek insinuating itself into the lives of the famous, this reviewer glimpsed a brief collision between two worlds at Monday's premiere of the superb "X-Men 2" at Mann's ...
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Students Collect Money for Iraqis

April 30, 2003 by

Some students are asking you to forsake your candy money to help those living in the wake of war. Several members of UCSB's Student Coalition for Peace (SCP) staked out a spot in front of the UCen thi...
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Some Violence Can Be Fun for Everyone

April 29, 2003 by

It's Fight Night, the frat-sponsored celebration of old-fashioned pugilism. Although the juxtaposition of the two events might raise an eyebrow or two, they're completely unrelated. But I can almost h...
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County Takes Care of Trash

April 24, 2003 by

A review board at the California Environmental Protection Agency headquarters unanimously approved the proposed expansion of Tajiguas, the county's receptacle for the accumulated waste of its resident...
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Suspect Faces Murder Charge

April 23, 2003 by

The County of Santa Barbara District Attorney on Monday charged 24-year-old Jose Benigno Romo with the murder of 23-year-old Goleta resident David Montanes.
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April 22, 2003

April 22, 2003 by

Friday, April 11, approximately 2:30 a.m.: Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers walking down the 900 block of Embarcadero del Mar noticed a 19-year-old woman squatting near the corner of a building.
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Spirited Away | When Ariel Just Don’t Cut it No Mo’

April 18, 2003 by

"Spirited Away" entertains, mystifies and - at least for the duration of the film - allows the viewer to recall how the world looked through a child's eyes.
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