Dana Olsen

February 14, 2007

Local Teachers Protest Small Wage Increase

By Dana Olsen

Santa Barbara teachers marched and chanted up and down State Street last night, protesting the School Board's refusal to increase salaries to what they claim are more reasonable levels.

February 12, 2007

Green Campus Program Gives Out Light Bulbs

By Dana Olsen

It took Isla Vista residents less than seven days to bring light to their worlds this Saturday - and no rest was required the next day because of it.

January 31, 2007

Preservation Fund Grants $5000 to Improve Recycling

By Dana Olsen

Despite the massive mounds of beer cans collected after every weekend, Isla Vista has one of the lowest recycling rates in the state - something local organizations are trying to change.

January 24, 2007

Conquest Denies Ownership of Coronado

By Dana Olsen

Conquest Student Housing released its first public statement concerning the Cedarwood Apartments controversy on Monday, five months after tenants were evicted from the complex.

January 16, 2007

New Station To Traffic Cleaner Fuel

By Dana Olsen

Musician Jack Johnson, local government officials and environmentalists attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony at USA Gas Station this past Friday to mark the opening of Santa Barbara's first biodiesel filling station, a mov...

January 11, 2007

Company Conserves Land Through Donation

By Dana Olsen

After almost a decade of controversy, local government officials joined Bermant Development Company yesterday in dedicating approximately 200 acres of open space to be permanently preserved in the San Marcos Foothills.

June 1, 2006

IVFP Awaits Approval for New Office

By Dana Olsen

Within the next few weeks, the I.V. Foot Patrol may get the green light on its plans to build a new and larger station just a couple of blocks away from its current location.

May 23, 2006

Environment Study Shows Pros, Cons of I.V. Master Plan

By Dana Olsen

The Isla Vista Master Plan moved one step closer to implementation with the recent release of the Environmental Impact Report - a document outlining potentially positive and negative effects of the plan. Released May 10,...

May 18, 2006

Volleyball Pros Face Off at AVP Stop in SB

By Dana Olsen

UCSB students will have the opportunity to watch - and even try their skills against - world-class volleyball players this weekend as the Association of Volleyball Professionals hosts the Santa Barbara Bud Light Open at ...

May 15, 2006

Pacifist Organization Honors Mothers, Protests War in Iraq

By Dana Olsen

Over 500 people attended a unique Mother's Day celebration, featuring music and antiwar activism instead of cards and flowers, yesterday at Arlington West Cemetery. MotherHearts, a local organization of women committed t...

May 2, 2006

Activists Make Strides With March

By Dana Olsen

Thousands of local residents marched through downtown Santa Barbara yesterday to support the rights of immigrant laborers as part of the National Day of Action for Immigrant Rights. Protesters met at 3 p.m. in Ortega Par...

April 28, 2006

Benefit Concert To Aid Postal Victims’ Families

By Dana Olsen

Three Santa Barbara County organizations are hosting a benefit concert on Saturday for the families of the seven people killed in a shooting at the Goleta Postal Processing Center in January.

April 18, 2006

County Praises Local Recycling Effort

By Dana Olsen

Recycle Rex would be proud: Isla Vista residents are some of the best in Santa Barbara County at disposing of their waste, according to a recently released report on local recycling programs.

April 11, 2006

Silvergreens Gives Tips for Healthier Eating on Receipts

By Dana Olsen

Hungry Isla Vista residents can now make even healthier choices at Silvergreens, which recently began printing nutritional information on the backs of customers' receipts.

April 5, 2006

Goleta Land Use Plan Advances; Public Comment Stage To Begin

By Dana Olsen

After four years of work, the Goleta City Council recently released a Public Hearing draft of its General Plan/Coastal Land Use, giving community members a chance to check it out before an upcoming series of public heari...

March 8, 2006

IVRPD Board Manager Resigns

By Dana Olsen

Derek Johnson will step down as the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) general manager on March 25, leaving the district's board of directors to hire his replacement.