Following the 2014 Isla Vista Tragedy, residents mourned the death of their community members, grappling with tragedy as the community dealt with how to provide safety for a community sullied by sense...
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Coughlin pleaded not guilty to 17 felony charges on Oct. 2, 2020 during his arraignment.
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Do-Reynoso said that SBCPHD has been working with UCSB to get out messaging that promotes student vaccinations.
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The two housemates, whose nautical adventure received wide media coverage, told the Nexus that they did not need rescuing.
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The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and UCSB took to and endorsed an education-first model in response to large gatherings thrown by students.
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Given the unique challenges that White faced as IVP, she played the role with an adaptable nature that was necessary for a virtual school year, one in which she jumped from IVP to president and back.
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The COVID-19 case rate in Santa Barbara County has dropped by 41% in the last two weeks.
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This year’s election yielded the lowest voter turnout numbers in five years.
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The county had to meet an adjusted case rate of less than 5.9 daily new cases per 100,000 people and a testing positivity rate of less than 4.9% for two straight weeks.
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Neither proof of citizenship nor insurance are required to receive a vaccine.
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Houseless residents have now been asked to relocate two to four times over the last six months in Isla Vista.
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Residents between ages 16 and 49 can schedule an appointment using the state’s scheduling website My Turn beginning April 12.
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COVID-19 cases have come down significantly in the county since January, however, in the past week, there is an increase in the county’s adjusted case rate.
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Despite the progress the county has made in its COVID-19 case metrics, there is fear that Deltopia could be the superspreader event that undoes that progress.
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The county's COVID-19 case rate has decreased by 23% over the past week.
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Everything shower every day
Has an extensive tote bag collection but never brings one to Trader Joe’s
Reusing condoms
Collecting tears to water their plants
Asking to shower together to “save water”
Air conditioning and electric blanket running simultaneously
Has gone from Temu to SHEIN for bikini purchases
Fracking
On their 10th flight out of Santa Barbara Airport this month
Owns seven Stanley cups
Wrote their environmental ethics essay with ChatGPT
Vegan contributing to Big Almond
