Beach Meeting Reviews Erosion, Usage

If Goleta Beach has been looking a little smaller lately, Santa Barbara County has been working hard to fatten it up. On Thursday night, a committee of citizens and local government officials met in t...
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Anthropology Professor Dies During Break

Professor Emeritus William Madsen died of lung cancer on Dec. 24 in his home in Santa Barbara surrounded by his family. His wife, Claudia Madsen, said he had been diagnosed with cancer three weeks bef...
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St. Nick, Firefighters Visit Local Kids

Santa Claus brought bags of toys to the children at the Isla Vista Youth Projects Wednesday, appearing with the Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. at an event co-sponsored by the Gamma Zeta Alpha fratern...
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Pappas Aims To Bridge 3rd District if Elected

Steve Pappas hopes to use inclusive politics to unify a deeply divided Santa Barbara County if elected to the Board of Supervisors. Los Olivos resident and businessman Steve Pappas announced his inten...
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Students Protest Lack of U.S. Aid to Africa

A group of students staged a "die-in" in front of the Arbor Thursday to protest the U.S. government's failure to send AIDS relief money to Africa.
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Queers Praise Court’s Gay Marriage Ruling

Wednesday night, a small gathering of queer students and UCSB community members converged on Storke Plaza to celebrate the recent Massachusetts Supreme Court decision declaring bans on gay marriage to...
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Board of Supervisors Hopefuls File Papers

Candidates for the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors are in the midst of the second filing period for candidacy declarations, fees and petitions. The filing deadlines for the Santa Barbara Cou...
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Union Members Stop Picketing at Ralphs

With the grocery workers' strike well into its fourth week, the union for checkers and baggers has lifted its picket lines from Ralphs stores.
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Plans Proceed for Hwy 217 Intersections

Last night, the Goleta Redevelopment Agency (RDA) met at the Goleta Valley Union School District building and to discuss plans to extend two small roads east of Highway 217 to intersect the highway.
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Hillel To Hold Costume Ball for Senior Citizens

UCSB Hillel will be kickin' it old school tonight as local senior citizens get down with UCSB students at the third annual Halloween Costume Ball.
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New Pond Grows On UCSB

Some UCSB students were surprised this year by the appearance of Storke Plaza's new Pond Restoration Project. The pond, whose previous incarnations include a seagull birdbath and the world's largest a...
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Wave Goodbye to Shrimpy Sea Center

In September, the current Sea Center and Nature Conservancy buildings on Stearns Wharf closed their doors to the public.
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Child Rapists Agree to Plea Bargain, Avoid Trial

Rather than face a trial, three men and a teenage boy arrested for the rape of a 15-year-old girl at a Goleta elementary school accepted a plea bargain on Tuesday. The three were arrested and charged ...
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I.V. Pedestrian Recuperates After Accident

The young man who was hit by a car Friday evening remains hospitalized after being removed from the intensive care unit of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and is listed in good condition.
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Cops Suspect Suicide With Train Victim

A man seen standing on the train tracks near the Santa Barbara Zoo was struck by a train and killed Sunday night. Police identified the victim as Jess Scaggs, a 21-year-old transient.
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