Jack Crosbie

August 24, 2011

County to Actively Enforce Social Host Ordinance

By Jack Crosbie

As many incoming Gauchos may not know, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors passed the countywide Social Host Liability Ordinance on July 15, 2010, making it illegal for landlords or tenants hosting a gathering ...

August 3, 2011

Old Spanish Days Fiesta Comes to SB

By Jack Crosbie, Madison Medeiros

The “Fiesta” festival in Santa Barbara is kicking off its 87th annual Old Spanish Days celebration today in downtown Santa Barbara to commemorate the community’s cultural heritage.

August 3, 2011

UCSB Grads Bring in Bucks

By Jack Crosbie

A recent survey published by PayScale.com listed UCSB as the nation’s second best party school whose graduates continue to make it rain.

July 13, 2011

Fair Celebrates LGBTQ Pride

By Jack Crosbie

The 2011 all-volunteer Pride Committee hosted the Santa Barbara Pacific Pride Festival this weekend at Leadbetter Beach to celebrate and support the LGBTQ community.

May 16, 2011

SB Man Dies From Stab Wounds in I.V.

By Sam Chung, Jack Crosbie

A 26-year-old Santa Barbara resident was fatally stabbed during an altercation on the 6600 block of Abrego Road around 12:00 a.m. on Sunday. Vincent Velasquez was taken to Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital after sustaining ...

May 12, 2011

News-Press, Union Clash Over Contract

By Jack Crosbie

On May 5 the National Labor Relations Board blocked a petition requesting that the continued representation of Santa Barbara News-Press employees by a local union be brought to a vote.

May 9, 2011

Divers Clean Up Dock Waste

By Jack Crosbie, Madison Medeiros

May 2, 2011

Community ‘Chills’ in Isla Vista Parks

By Jack Crosbie, Tina Petrosian

Isla Vista’s seventh annual Chilla Vista festival took place at Ansiq’ Oyo’ and People’s Parks yesterday, providing locals with an afternoon of live music and environmentally minded entertainment. The event — o...

April 22, 2011

City Suggests Keeping Plastic Bags

By Jack Crosbie

Santa Barbara’s City Council Ordinance Committee recommended that the city continue to allow disposable shopping bags in the area despite concern from local conservationists about detrimental environmental effects. The...

April 13, 2011

I.V. Park Bridge Sees Repairs

By Jack Crosbie

The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Anisq’ Oyo’ Park yesterday in celebration of the bridge’s reopening. The district shut down the walkway in 2009 after discovering a majo...

April 6, 2011

SB Shores Up Defenses

By Jack Crosbie

Local authorities are preparing the county for tsunamis in the event of a nearby offshore earthquake.

April 6, 2011

UCSB Hub Hosts A.S. Forums

By Jack Crosbie

Associated Students kicked off the Spring Election season with open candidate forums for A.S. Presidential and Internal Vice Presidential candidates at noon yesterday in the HUB.

March 15, 2011

Campus Groups Address Major Events

By Jack Crosbie

Campus groups including the Associated Students and the Office of Student Life met this week to plan and discuss major upcoming UCSB community events. During spring quarter Isla Vista and campus see some of the largest e...

March 12, 2011

Spring Forward for Daylight Savings

By Jack Crosbie

Time will spring forward an hour for daylight savings on March 13. Just in case you thought you were on top of your finals, the time change means that all clocks should be set forward one hour on Saturday night. Accordin...

March 4, 2011

UC Budget Cuts Spur Action

By Jack Crosbie

Following organized protests from over 400 University of California students — including 40 from UCSB — who lobbied in the capitol last weekend against statewide cuts to higher education, UC Berkeley students chained...