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Investigation continues into stabbing on Del Playa

October 11, 2025 by

A fight took place on Del Playa Drive on Oct. 4, leading to two men being stabbed. According to a SBCSO press release, both men are expected to recover.
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Sable announces alternative plan to resume oil production

October 9, 2025 by

Sable Offshore announced its plans to secure federal permits for an Offshore Storage and Treating Vessel facility that would allow it to resume oil production.
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State Senate bill provision targets unpopular Santa Barbara housing project

October 3, 2025 by

A recently approved Senate bill backed by Santa Barbara Senator Monique Limón has come under scrutiny for a provision that targets an unpopular housing project.
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Supervisor Capps checks in on rental inspection program

October 1, 2025 by

On a downcast September day, Second District Supervisor Laura Capps and several student representatives canvassed for the rental inspection program.
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UCSB student arrested for sexual assault

September 3, 2025 by

A UCSB student was arrested on Aug. 30 for an alleged sexual assault perpetrated that morning. He is currently being held without bail. 
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Case into sexual assault at Isla Vista fraternity continues

September 3, 2025 by

UCSB student Reef Mordente was arrested earlier this month on multiple sexual assault charges that allegedly occurred at an Isla Vista fraternity house.
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IVCSD addresses I.C.E. actions, expresses support for immigrant communities

August 29, 2025 by

The Isla Vista Community Services District passed a resolution that expresses its support for immigrant communities at its Aug. 12 meeting.
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Students react: I.V. property owners sue county for rental inspection program

August 26, 2025 by

Isla Vista property owners filed a lawsuit against Santa Barbara County arguing that the Isla Vista Rental Inspection Program is a violation of tenants’ rights.
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Analyzing one month of I.C.E. presence in Santa Barbara

August 4, 2025 by and

Through analyzing spatial and temporal aspects of I.C.E. sightings across both Goleta and Santa Barbara, along with overlaying population data from the American Community Survey (ACS), the Nexus aims ...
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Immigration town hall leaves community members looking for answers

July 24, 2025 by

The City of Santa Barbara held an emergency town hall to discuss the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Santa Barbara County on July 15.
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Friendship Manor resident found dead in Goleta Slough

July 23, 2025 by

Detectives from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office found the body of Sonia Lang Crestfield on July 22.
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I.V. Food Co-op increases 2025 fundraising goal by 76%

July 23, 2025 by

The I.V. Food Co-op raised its 2025 fundraising goal to $880,000, a 76% increase from its previous goal of $500,000.
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Friendship Manor resident goes missing in Isla Vista

July 15, 2025 by

Sonia Lang Crestfield, a resident of Friendship Manor, the retirement community in Isla Vista, went missing last Friday. 
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UCSB student falls from bluff, sustains severe injuries

July 11, 2025 by

Luke Ogburn, a second-year UC Santa Barbara student, was critically injured on June 13 after falling from the bluff along Del Playa Drive in I.V.
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Several I.C.E. vehicles spotted in lower west Santa Barbara

July 8, 2025 by and

According to the 805 Immigrant Coalition, several Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicles have been spotted in the lower west area of Santa Barbara this morning.
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