IVRPD To Listen to Concerns About I.V. Park Permit Limits

Locals will have their chance to respond to a county policy that restricts permits for sloshball and other large, organized sporting events in Isla Vista's county-owned parks at a meeting of the Isla ...
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A.S. Campaign Litters Campus With Signs of Superficiality

Our campus looks like it's the victim of a goddamn Apple store explosion. And for once, it's not the armies of iPod-listening, head-bobbing, not-paying-attention-on-the-bike-path drones that have me a...
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Bike Tournament To Loop Through Isla Vista Streets

Swarms of professional cyclists and amateur beach cruiser riders will speed around the Embarcadero loop this weekend, as Isla Vista hosts its first annual Island View Classic bicycle race.
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She Said: Ice Dancing Spins Circles Around Olympic Competition

There are things in this world that just seem like they belong together: Root beer and vanilla ice cream, Christina Aguilera and heavy face makeup, beer and ping-pong balls, herds of freshmen and Del ...
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Buellton Citizen Dies in Collision on Highway 101

One man is dead and three people were left hospitalized following a three-car collision involving an allegedly drunk driver on Highway 101 early yesterday morning. Manuel Urvina-Javier, a 22-year-old ...
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Union To Help Renters Tonight at Open House

At tonight's first-ever open house meeting of the Isla Vista Tenants' Union, local residents will talk about rent prices, evictions and housing inspections.
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Truck Accidents Slow 101 Traffic

Local emergency crews responded to two separate incidents involving truck accidents Monday, both of which involved diesel spills and hazardous materials cleanup.
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Sheriff’s Dept. Arrests Ex-Wife of Slain Student

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's deputies have arrested another suspect in the ongoing investigation into the death of Jarrod Blake Davidson, the UCSB graduate student who was murdered in front of his G...
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Personnel Transfer To Aid Start of I.V. Master Plan

The Isla Vista Master Plan may be a step closer to implementation, thanks to a decision made Tuesday afternoon by the County Board of Supervisors. Third District Supervisor Brooks Firestone said the b...
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Board Gets Ball Rolling for I.V. Plan

As the Isla Vista Master Plan - approximately four years in the making - enters its last few months of development, Santa Barbara County officials are beginning to consider methods of actually impleme...
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IVRPD May Buy Land for Park on DP

Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) members will decide at a meeting today whether to independently pursue the creation of an open-space park on the 6700 block of Del Playa Drive.
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Firestone Aims to Accomplish Goals

Armed with a carefully selected staff and an intimate knowledge of local politics, 3rd District Supervisor Brooks Firestone says he is ready to deliver on the promises he made to voters during his cam...
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He Said, She Said: Internet Shenanigans Are Eerily Reminiscent of High School

As a toddler, I was shy. I spoke only when spoken to - if then - and as my mother taught me, I was leery of strangers.
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Police Arrest Suspect For Davidson Murder

Sheriff's deputies arrested the former mother-in-law of Jarrod Davidson, the UCSB graduate student who was shot to death last July, in connection with his murder.
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SB Search Team Recovers Hikers Caught in Snow

Two hikers wearing short sleeves and tennis shoes were rescued Tuesday night after they became lost and traversed waist-deep snow atop a ridge on McKinley Mountain in Santa Barbara County.
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