Snoop, Wolfgang, Iration Set to Take the Stage at Extravaganza

Associated Students Program Board announced the official lineup for Extravaganza 2012 — featuring hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg — at midnight last night. The annual concert will rock Harder Stadium fr...
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SB Police Apprehend Suspects in I.V. Burglary Case

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Dept. arrested five men allegedly involved in a Saturday afternoon home-invasion robbery in Isla Vista. The five men were apprehended during a felony traffic stop ...
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Capps, Farr Announce New Election Campaigns

“When Lois [Capps] wins, I.V. wins,” Doreen Farr, incumbent Santa Barbara County 3rd District Supervisor, said. “When Hannah-Beth [Jackson] wins, I.V. wins. When Das Williams wins, I.V. wins. An...
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S.B. Police Sniff Out Local Sex Solicitors

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Bureau conducted two prostitution stings in Goleta over the past four months, using undercover detectives at local motels to pick up four ma...
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SB Police Arrest Suspects of I.V. Stabbing Case in Venice Beach

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested two men Monday morning in Los Angeles for their alleged involvement in the Feb. 18 Isla Vista brawl that put three people in the hospital. A...
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I.V. Stabbing Raises Plenty of Questions for Residents

“They were looking for a fight — you could tell,” Chris Elder, a fourth-year psychology and sociology major said. Shortly after midnight on Sunday morning, Elder and a group of friends left a pa...
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Small Cakes Send Big Messages in I.V.

Several UCSB students are collaborating with SBMenus.com this Valentine’s Day to play Cupid and deliver handmade cupcakes for all of Isla Vista’s special someones. Third-year global studies major ...
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Appeals Court Opposes Prop 8

Yesterday morning, California opponents of Proposition 8 celebrated a landmark decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled the 2008 ban on same-sex marriage...
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Cops Apprehend Student Suspected of Firebombing

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Dept. arrested 23-year-old UCSB senior Keith Keiper in connection with the Molotov cocktail attack on the Isla Vista Foot Patrol station on New Year’s Day. Keipe...
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Police Blotter

Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers narrowly missed an opportunity to reenact their favorite Bay Watch scene this weekend when an inebriated male loudly proclaimed he would brave the icy waters near the C...
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Arroyo Grande Man Saved After Straying Off Trail

Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue recovered a stranded hiker from the Los Padres National Forest last Sunday approximately two hours after the volunteer team mounted a full search effort. Accordi...
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Pappas To Run for Supervisor Again

Steve Pappas, a defeated 2008 Third District Supervisor candidate, announced on Dec. 28 that he would once again be challenging incumbent Doreen Farr for her seat in the upcoming 2012 election. After ...
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Law Enforcement Agencies Collaborate To Make Arrests

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department made a series of felony arrests for narcotics and gang-related crimes throughout December. The SBCSD Narcotics and Gang Units collaborated with the Stat...
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Police Find Smuggling Boat

Off-duty Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department deputies found a boat likely used for illegal drug smuggling abandoned at sea north of Refugio Beach last Monday and are on the lookout for more. A...
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Two Arrested as Accessories in Isla Vista Stabbing Case

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office arrested two women last month for their suspected involvement in 26-year-old Santa Barbara resident, Vincent Velasquez’s murder last May. Twenty-year-old ...
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