Jennifer B. Siverts

August 28, 2002

IVFP Ready and Waiting

By Jennifer B. Siverts

From now through Halloween, there will be an increase in officers patrolling I.V. and the zero tolerance policy will be in effect - thereby removing officer discretion in the writing of tickets.

August 28, 2002

Housing Options Still Available in I.V.

By Jennifer B. Siverts

For those procrastinators who still haven't found a place to live for the upcoming school year: No need to start decorating a cardboard box in the park; there is still housing available in Isla Vista.

March 7, 2002

Judge Denies Motion in Attias Case

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Thomas Adams denied a motion by murder suspect David Attias' defense attorneys Wednesday to suppress evidence collected by the California Highway Patrol.

February 22, 2002

Student Prepares Play Based on I.V. Tragedy

By Jennifer B. Siverts

After a lethal car crash created a dark cloud over the Isla Vista community last year, a UCSB student is doing her part to try and shed some light.

May 16, 2001

Police Arrest Carpinteria Man for Murdering Woman After Dispute

By Jennifer B. Siverts

A 70-year-old male Carpinteria resident allegedly shot and killed a 37-year-old female after a domestic dispute Monday evening.

May 7, 2001

SBCC Student Falls To Death From DP Home

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Twenty-year-old Santa Barbara City College student Timothy Baptista was pronounced dead Sunday at 1 a.m. after falling off a 40-foot cliff onto the beach.

April 23, 2001

Search Continues for Father of UCSB Student Lost Kayaking in Costa Rica

By Jennifer B. Siverts

After five days of searching, the fate of a UCSB student's father, 55-year-old John Huber, is unknown after he was lost at sea last week in Central American waters.

April 18, 2001

SBRCC Raises Flags for Awareness

By Jennifer B. Siverts

On Tuesday, the Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center lined State Street - from Victoria Street to Cabrillo Boulevard - with purple and black flags in celebration of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

April 10, 2001

Activists Rally to Increase Wages for City Workers

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Members of the Living Wage, a group dedicated to raising the minimum wage for Santa Barbara city employees, gathered in front of City Hall on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. while the city council weekly meeting adjourned for a bre...

April 4, 2001

County Seeks State Funds to Provide Disaster Relief

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Santa Barbara County Administrator Michael Brown proclaimed a local emergency in the County of Santa Barbara on March 14, due to an estimated $1.3 million in damages to county facilities caused by recent rainstorms.

March 5, 2001

Party-Goer Accidentally Falls to Death During Party at Del Playa Residence

By Jennifer B. Siverts

An unidentified male was pronounced dead on the scene Sunday morning after falling from a Del Playa Road balcony.

March 2, 2001

Community Grieves Together at Campus Memorial

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Thursday was a day of remembrance for approximately 5,000 people who gathered to celebrate the lives of the four victims of Friday night's fatal incident.

February 23, 2001

[Re]Vision Isla Vista: L.A.-Based Firm Urbanus Suggests Bluff-Top Park, Pier, ‘Town Centre,’ Tram

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Once upon a time, a small town began to grow and grow until it could no longer fit into its suburban environment. That town was Isla Vista, and according to an L.A. architectural firm, the answers may be found downtown.

February 8, 2001

Students Celebrate V-Day With ‘Vagina Monologues’

By Jennifer B. Siverts

The first UCSB V-Day, a national movement celebrated around Valentine's Day to stop violence against women, drew a packed Isla Vista Theater audience last night for "The Vagina Monologues."

January 29, 2001

Police Blotter

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Compiled from the files of Isla Vista Foot Patrol.

January 25, 2001

Community Calls for Release of Chinese Restaurant Owner

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Approximately 80 people gathered under the American flag in front of the main post office downtown to protest the imprisonment of the China Castle restaurant's former owner Sui-Yi Paul Chang.