Jose Ochoa

April 14, 2017

Out-of-Towners Make Up 66 Percent of Deltopia Arrests

By Jose Ochoa

Out-of-towners composed almost two-thirds of the arrests made during Deltopia, according to arrest logs released on Tuesday by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office (SBSO).

April 14, 2017

Senate Passes Resolution to Rename A.S. Publications in Memory of Employee

By Jose Ochoa

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate passed a resolution on Wednesday renaming A.S. Publications after David Miller, an A.S. print shop employee of five years who passed away last month.

April 11, 2017

Filmmakers Talk Rwandan Rape in Corwin

By Jose Ochoa

Approximately 280 people were in attendance at Corwin Pavilion for the Monday evening screening and panel with the film’s producers and protagonists organized by the Associated Students (A.S.) Human Rights Board.

April 10, 2017

Deltopia Crowds Up, Arrests Down From Last Year

By Jose Ochoa

Deltopia crowds were estimated to be as low as 6,000 and as high as 8,000 this year, up from approximately 3,500 the year before, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office (SBSO).

April 9, 2017

County Supervisors Push Tsunami Preparedness

By Jose Ochoa

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an honorary resolution last week declaring the week Tsunami Preparedness Week.

April 9, 2017

Student Injured After Cliff Fall on Del Playa

By Jose Ochoa

A UCSB student fell off of a balcony on the 66 block of Del Playa at approximately 4:45 p.m. Saturday.

April 6, 2017

Embattled Student’s Suspension Lifted

By Jose Ochoa

A judge has ruled that a UC Santa Barbara freshman who sued the university may now return to school after over 200 days of indefinite suspension.

April 6, 2017

A.S. Remembers Staff Member David Miller

By Jose Ochoa

David B. Miller worked at the publication office for the last five years. Miller is leaving behind a wife and two wonderful children.

March 31, 2017

Fossil Fuel Activists Call UC Disinvestment ‘Just a Drop in the Bucket’

By Jose Ochoa

The UC Regents investments office announced earlier in March that it has removed approximately $150 million of its investments in fossil fuel companies since 2014, but student activists say they will continue to pressure...

March 18, 2017

Police Respond to Sexual Assault on 67 Block of Del Playa Drive

By Jose Ochoa, Josh Ortiz

Police responded to a report of sexual assault Saturday morning on the 67 block of Del Playa Drive, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office reported.

March 9, 2017

Suspended Student Sues to Return to School

By Jose Ochoa

According to a letter from Doe’s lawyer addressed to the Regents and the Office of the Chancellor at UCSB, the university has suspended Doe indefinitely since the end of August despite not having charged him with any v...

March 8, 2017

George Thurlow Joins CSD on First Day of Business

By Jose Ochoa

The CSD held its first public meeting on Tuesday in which the Board elected officers, established three new committees and addressed an open forum of community members.

March 7, 2017

County Unanimously Reaffirms Deltopia Weekend Festival Ordinance

By Jose Ochoa

The festival ordinance will limit large gatherings of people from playing loud music between the hours of 6 p.m. and 7 a.m on Deltopia weekend.

March 2, 2017

CSD Takes First Steps in I.V. Governance

By Jose Ochoa, Josh Ortiz

The Isla Vista Community Services District was born this Wednesday after a decades-long movement for self-governance in Isla Vista.

March 1, 2017

County To Reinstate Festival Ordinance for Deltopia 2017

By Jose Ochoa

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors passed a motion Tuesday introducing a bill to prohibit musical activities between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m. for this year’s Deltopia weekend.