Following the Money: How Big Oil is Backing Candidates

March 2, 2020 by , and

With Election Day swiftly approaching, Sheina Crystal, Kayla Gorman and Miranda O'Brien investigate the ties between Big Oil and local political candidates.
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IVYP’s LuAnn Miller Set to Retire After 33 Years of Nonprofit Work

October 12, 2017 by

Toddlers run after her asking to be held, staff members light up when she walks into a room and she ends each interaction with a hug — it’s clear LuAnn Miller is a beloved Isla Vistan.
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County Introduces $300,000 Pardall Stoplight to Reduce Crashes

October 5, 2017 by

Traffic collisions on the intersection prompted the stoplight installation that replaced the original two-way stop sign.
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Isla Vistans Protest Wells Fargo Investment in DAPL

November 16, 2016 by , and

“Standing Rock is here; it’s not just over there. We do not have to be there physically to feel their power. It’s in your heart."
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No Reason to Act Delirious at Delirium

November 3, 2016 by

Miranda O'Brien shares her thoughts on the atmosphere of the YG show last weekend.
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Santa Barbara Youth Council Hosts Prop 64 Discussion

October 27, 2016 by and

Welcoming guests with the mellow tones of Bob Marley, The Santa Barbara Youth Council hosted a discussion Monday on Proposition 64, which would legalize the use of recreational marijuana in California...
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Campus Democrats Show ‘Selma,’ Discuss Voter Suppression

October 8, 2016 by

Students gathered on the San Nicolas lawn Wednesday to join the Campus Democrats in a communal viewing of Ava DuVernay’s “Selma.”
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