Daniel Haier

January 31, 2005

Rescue Crews, Onlookers Pull Surfer to Safety

By Daniel Haier

Bystanders grabbed ropes and helped firefighters hoist a trapped surfer to safety this weekend during a dramatic clifftop rescue on the 6700 block of Del Playa Dr. Pinned by high tide against rocks below a park between 6...

January 31, 2005

A Lasting Legacy of Offshore Drilling

By Daniel Haier

At a presentation in the library's Faulkner Gallery last Thursday night, longtime Santa Barbara environmental activists commemorated the anniversary of an event that changed all of their lives - and changed the way Ameri...

January 28, 2005

’69 Oil Spill Leaves Mark on SB Environmentalism

By Daniel Haier

In a massive swirl of black and blue, three million gallons of oil surged through the ruptured sea floor of the Santa Barbara Channel, leaving an 800-square-mile bruise on the ocean's surface.

January 18, 2005

Firestone Discusses DP Evictions With Tenants

By Daniel Haier

Gathering on a backyard balcony deemed unsafe by county building officials, 3rd District Supervisor Brooks Firestone met with residents of 6619 Del Playa Friday afternoon and toured the stretch of beach below the erosion...

January 12, 2005

Legal Costs Erode Fight for Bluffs

By Daniel Haier

Tenants at 6701 Del Playa Dr. will be moving out at the end of this month, following their landlord's decision to end his costly legal battle with Santa Barbara County building officials.

January 5, 2005

County Grants More Time for Erosion Review

By Daniel Haier

Residents of three cliffside properties on Del Playa Drive have staved off possible eviction for another month, as consultants working for Santa Barbara County continue evaluating how erosion has affected each building's...

December 2, 2004

Evictions Deferred for Three DP Properties

By Daniel Haier

Santa Barbara County building officials are reviewing a second wave of geo-technical reports submitted by three Del Playa Drive property owners who must prove their structures are safe enough from blufftop erosion to all...

November 18, 2004

Drinking in Del Playa Parks May Require Permit

By Daniel Haier

Alcohol consumption in several parks along Del Playa Drive may soon become off-limits to those who do not first purchase a permit.

November 1, 2004

Chancellor Visits Locals, DP Haunts

By Jason La, Daniel Haier

Amid the river of Halloween partygoers on Del Playa Drive on Sunday night, Chancellor Henry T. Yang and a handful of UCSB administrators surveyed Isla Vista's largest party of the year.

October 27, 2004

Halloween Subtext Kills Inner Child

By Daniel Haier

Beneath the pimp costumes and "skankified" Disney character outfits often donned by Isla Vista Halloween revelers, a UCSB Ph.D candidate has found student partiers seeking more than just free beer and easy sex on the ann...

October 22, 2004

6800 Blocks Long for Past Halloweens

By Daniel Haier

Between Camino Corto and Camino Majorca Roads, where the waves break louder than garage bands practicing, longtime Isla Vista residents are less than one week away from an Isla Vista tradition: Halloween.

September 16, 2004

Lt. Sol Linver Becomes Top Cop for IVFP

By Daniel Haier

After two years at the helm of the Isla Vista Foot Patrol, Lt. Tom McKinny stepped down last week to accept a new position with Santa Barbara County Sheriff

June 30, 2004

County Approves Parking Plan

By Daniel Haier

As early as summer of 2005, the county plans to implement a residential parking permit program aimed at easing Isla Vista's notoriously crowded curbsides. The required permits will cost $95 annually for cars registered i...

June 3, 2004

IVFP Battles Increasing Crime Rates

By Daniel Haier

More UCSB students received parental notifications regarding their illegal behavior in Isla Vista this academic year than last, and records from the Isla Vista Foot Patrol show an upward trend in the occurrence of violen...

May 26, 2004

UCSB To Study Commutes of Students, Staff

By Daniel Haier

Researchers at UCSB want to know how students, faculty and staff get to campus every day - and they'll be using everything, from surveys to global positioning trackers, to find out.

May 17, 2004

Student Stabbed While Defending Friend on Pasado

By Daniel Haier

A student suffered a minor stab wound to the leg last week after he confronted two men who were allegedly sexually assaulting his girlfriend at the corner of Camino Corto and Pasado Road.