Greek Girls To Bump for La Conchita

Balls will fly as sorority girls, swimsuits and security guards come together on Saturday at Alpha Tau Omega's (ATO) All-Sorority Volleyball Tournament. Between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 22 teams of bikini-c...
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PAC/GPAC To Discuss Improvements for I.V.

The Project Area Committee and General Plan Advisory Committee (PAC/GPAC) will meet tonight to discuss the financial fate of the Isla Vista Community Center, improvements to I.V. bus stops and funding...
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IVRPD Agrees on Preliminary Budget, Office Renovations

The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) is trying to make the best of a tight financial situation, having approved a preliminary plan to budget its time and money during the next fiscal ye...
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IVRPD Flips Fees, Kicks Up Park Plan

The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) Finance Committee recommended Wednesday that the district fund a new project that will make bored local skaters super-stoked. Brah.
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Church Must Renew Permit to Save Trailers

Parishioners at St. Athanasius Orthodox Church may have to confer with a higher authority - that of the County of Santa Barbara - in order to retain a parking lot and two trailers situated on its prop...
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IVRPD Accepts Courtroom Loss to Libertarians

Members of the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District decided at a closed session meeting Thursday night to accept terms that would put an end to a lawsuit that has troubled the district for more tha...
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Lawsuits, Parks To Take Precedence at IVRPD Meeting

The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) board of directors will discuss the district's legal battles at its first meeting of Spring Quarter tonight - troubles that are proving to be no wal...
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IVRPD Seeks Vernal Pool Financing

A neglected vernal pool on Del Playa Drive may undergo considerable work to restore it to its natural state, if the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) can find the money necessary to fina...
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Ecology Experts Support Island Pig Annihilation

Despite claims of unnecessary swine slaughter from the Channel Islands Animal Protection Association, park employees and certain UCSB professors are saying the eradication of feral pigs on Santa Cruz ...
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I.V. Foot Patrol To Enforce Park Alcohol Permits

Starting today, drinking in all of Isla Vista's parks, open spaces and beach access areas will require a permit, but local law enforcement is giving violators a grace period before they begin enforcem...
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Board Lacks Funds for New I.V. Center

The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) Finance Committee found that it has no funds in its 2004-05 budget to allocate for the construction of the new I.V. Community Center.
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Experts, Public Meet About DP Bluff Erosion

Third District Supervisor Brooks Firestone and a panel of experts gave I.V. residents a geology lesson Tuesday night to explain the county's rationale for evicting a number of oceanside Del Playa Driv...
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Surfrider Parties, Protests County Park Decision

Members of the Isla Vista chapter of the Surfrider Foundation spent Sunday afternoon partying with Del Playa Drive residents on a portion of blufftop open space, hosting a concert and barbecue to show...
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Puerto Vallarta, SB Participate in Police Trade

Three police officers from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico are getting a look at law enforcement north of the border thanks to an exchange program between their station and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's ...
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Experience Guides New Chief of Staff

From tangible change in Isla Vista to offering students internships in local government, David Smyser has a long list of goals he wants to help 3rd District Supervisor Brooks Firestone achieve.
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