Police Arrest Lompoc Resident For Discharging Firearm in Isla Vista on Friday Night

March 9, 2020 by

The resident, 20-year-old Christopher Maxwell, is currently being held at the Santa Barbara County Jail on a $250,000 bail.
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“I think people are just fed up”: COLA Organizers Call For Thursday UC-Wide Work Stoppage As Movement Reaches All 10 UC Campuses

March 5, 2020 by

With the launch of a COLA group at UCSF, all 10 UC campuses now have rumblings of COLA organizing on their respective campuses. 
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Breaking: UCSC Dismisses 54 Graduate Students on COLA Strike for Failure to Turn In Fall Quarter 2019 Grades

February 28, 2020 by and

Several graduate students who received dismissal letters posted screenshots of them on social media.
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Across UC System, Graduate Students Unite for COLA Movement

February 13, 2020 by

At the root of the UC COLA movements is the concept of rent burden; students’ rent burdens vary, but across the UC, organizers have been using it to calculate COLAs specific to their universities. 
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Unknown Suspect or Suspects Cause “Significant Damage” to Women’s Restroom in Buchanan Hall

February 5, 2020 by

None of the students saw anyone leaving the area, according to the police report.
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AFSCME Patient Care Workers Reach Tentative Contract With UC After Three Years of Negotiations

January 28, 2020 by

AFSCME reached a tentative contract agreement with the university for its 16,000 patient care workers less than a week after it reached an agreement for a contract for its service workers.
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No Reported Cases of Coronavirus on Campus, Student Health Says

January 27, 2020 by

The email comes after several UCSB students posted on the UCSB subreddit, r/UCSantaBarbara, late Sunday night with rumors about the virus.
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Three Years Later, AFSCME Service Workers Reach Tentative Contract Agreement With UC

January 23, 2020 by

The UC's largest union reached a tentative four-year contract agreement. AFSCME has been negotiating for a new contract since 2017.
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Fifth Suspect Arrested For I.V. Armed Robbery; Additional Suspect in Custody Pleads Not Guilty

January 22, 2020 by and

The armed robbery, which took place on Nov. 18 reportedly around 10:30 a.m., resulted in the university issuing a “secure in place,” causing some campus buildings to independently lock down. 
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UC Regents Postpone Tuition Vote After Students Raise Concerns

January 21, 2020 by

The UC Regents will discuss two different potential models of tuition hikes at its Wednesday meeting.
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Isla Vista Restorative Justice Program Enrollment “Right On Track,” Deputy Says

January 9, 2020 by

The program, aimed at curbing the number of citations issued in Isla Vista, allows residents who have violated one of three ordinances the chance to wipe the violations from their permanent record.
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“Pattern of Burglaries” Occur in Manzanita Residence Hall Over Winter Break

January 6, 2020 by

The burglaries happened between the mornings of Jan. 3 and Jan. 4.
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Two Additional Suspects Arrested For Nov. Isla Vista Armed Robbery

December 10, 2019 by

SBSO, with the assistance of the San Francisco Police Department, served three search warrants in San Francisco on Friday at the each of the suspects’ homes.
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Police Issue Debris Flow Evacuation Warnings for Areas of SB City, Goleta

November 26, 2019 by

During the storm, individuals should avoid going out and stay off the roads. 
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Cave Fire Grows to 4,100 Acres, UCSB Emphasizes No Threat To Campus

November 26, 2019 by , , and

Classes for the remainder of the week were cancelled at 10:44 a.m. on Tuesday in an email sent by Chancellor Yang, but the fire “poses no threat to our campus,” with no evacuations planned.
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