ASVT Draws Big Crowds, Raises Cash for Charity

Even though "love of the game" was probably not the tournament's main draw, the bikini-clad ladies and half-naked gentlemen of Saturday's All Sorority Volleyball Tournament actually found time for a v...
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Groups Battle to Preserve I.V. Trees

A task force of local tree-huggers are in the midst of negotiations with a local property owner over whether to knock out six 20-year-old cork oaks and replace them with a more "tropical" tree arrange...
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Local Teachers Protest Limited Wage Increases

Santa Barbara's public school teachers are continuing their crusade for higher wages this week, despite unsuccessful recent attempts to sway members of the city's school board in their favor.
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Group Contests Land Approval

The serene and scenic Las Positas Valley has recently become the fighting ground for a land dispute between the City of Santa Barbara and the local environmental group Citizens Planning Association.
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Pictures Affect Sentencing in UCSB Student DUI Case

Pictures posted on MySpace were a deciding factor in the sentencing of 22-year-old Jessica Binkerd, who could serve more than five years in state prison for killing a UCSB student while driving drunk ...
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I.V. Parks Sleeping Law Still Remains Unsettled

Although it has been illegal for people to camp and sleep in Isla Vista parks at night since 2002, transients continue to do so - an issue yet to be resolved between the I.V. Foot Patrol and the Isla ...
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New IVFP Holding Tank To Be Built Near I.V. Theater

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol received an early Christmas present this year - $1.8 million in funds to build a new station and holding cell behind I.V. Theater.
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Fishermen Fear Outcome of Conservation Bill

While marine life conservationists along the central coast are shouting for joy, fishermen in the area could soon be shouting less happy things, as the California Fish and Game Commission may name the...
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Students Appeal I.V. Noise Ordinance

About 25 people took to the streets of Isla Vista last night armed with whistles, signs and megaphones to rally support and beef up attendance for the town hall meeting, where they discussed possible ...
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SBCC Student Entertains New Noise Law Idea

One Santa Barbara City College student is creating some noise in Isla Vista with his current campaign to amend the current midnight music curfew for residents of the community's 6500 block. Keith Russ...
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