Jennifer B. Siverts

April 3, 2003

A Fan’s Notebook: Air Jordan Bids Farewell to L.A.

By Jennifer B. Siverts

After scoring 23 points, the Washington Wizard with the famed number 23 stitched on the back of his jersey began to walk off the court for one last time in Los Angeles.

February 25, 2003

Man Pleads No Contest to Lewd Fax

By Jennifer B. Siverts

On Friday, Feb. 20, public defender Judith Wilborn pleaded no contest on behalf of her 38-year-old client, David Sydney Potter, to one misdemeanor count for annoying telephone calls - or, in this case, faxes.

February 20, 2003

Law Review Welcomes Student Submissions

By Jennifer B. Siverts

The Law and Society Dept. is accepting submissions for the second annual undergraduate Law and Society Review until Friday, Feb. 21. The review, initiated by Dept. Chair Eve Darian-Smith, is the nation's first online pub...

February 18, 2003

I.V. Homeless Gain Breakfast From ‘Share a Sunrise’

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Friday mornings at 8, six or seven members of the California Public Interest Research Group (CalPIRG) and the Community Affairs Board meet at Espresso Roma to go into I.V. and share breakfast with the homeless population...

February 13, 2003

Theater To Receive Facelift

By Jennifer B. Siverts

The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts held a celebration Wednesday evening to announce two large donations that will be used to kick off renovation to the Granada Theatre, located at 1216 State St.

February 13, 2003

Firemen Rescue Local From Blaze

By Jennifer B. Siverts

On Tuesday Feb. 11, at about 4:18 a.m., a fire engine was dispatched on the report of a fire at 931 Via Nieto in the Hope Ranch Annex area. Once firefighters arrived, the people who had called 911 told them that smoke wa...

February 10, 2003

Breakfast Club Seeks Kitchen to Call Home

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Until it finds a place to stay, the Breakfast Club and its plan to provide free hot breakfasts for the needy are on hold. Although it has enthusiasm, a little bit of money and volunteers already lined up, the program is ...

February 7, 2003

SB Fire Dept. To Commemorate Life of Local Fireman

By Jennifer B. Siverts

A memorial service has been scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 8, to pay homage to Santa Barbara firefighter Robert Moseley, who died last Saturday at 51 years of age after suffering a heart attack while on duty.

February 3, 2003

SB County Firefighter Dies on Duty

By Jennifer B. Siverts

A Gaviota firefighter died Saturday of what officials said appeared to be a massive heart attack. The death of 51-year-old Moseley is the first on-the-job death the department has experienced since 1967, Johnson said.

January 29, 2003

I.V. Search Yields Two Arrests

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Twenty-five authorities made up of I.V. Foot Patrol officers, Santa Barbara Sheriff's detectives, UC Police Dept. detectives and probation officers went to 16 different locations in I.V. on Jan. 28 on a probation sweep.

January 27, 2003

Mechanical Trouble Lands Plane in Santa Maria Field

By Jennifer B. Siverts

On Jan. 24 at about 4:50 p.m., the Santa Barbara County Fire Dept., medical response teams and the Sheriff's Dept. all responded to the field where the aircraft went down.

January 27, 2003

Rescue Workers Aid Campus Point Surfer

By Jennifer B. Siverts

On Jan. 25 at 1:56 p.m., the UC Police Dept., Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. and paramedics were dispatched to Campus Point on the report that a surfer was having difficulty in the water.

January 24, 2003

Locals Aim to Feed Homeless

By Jennifer B. Siverts

There is a new kind of "Breakfast Club" in town and it's open to all who don't have a home. For $2.85 per meal, the Community Action Commission (CAC) can prepare hot meals using food from the Santa Barbara Food Bank and ...

January 24, 2003

IVFP Wraps Up Burglary Cases

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Just like on "Cops," the Isla Vista Foot Patrol caught some bad guys. IVFP officers have been hard at work this past week closing three burglary cases and returning stolen property to its rightful owners.

January 17, 2003

Man Sends UC Vulgar Photos

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Some dirty faxes have led to the possible criminality of one man and an investigation into police misconduct. On June 10, 2002, two detectives from the UC Police Dept. served a search warrant at the Sierra Madre home of ...

January 17, 2003

Senator Boxer Honors MLK, Jr. with Web Page

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Sen. Barbara Boxer has announced the launching of her "Martin Luther King, Jr. 2003"Web page, which is designed to honor the life and accomplishments of Dr. King.