Jose Ochoa

February 18, 2017

I.V. Resident Hospitalized with Meningitis

By Jose Ochoa

Signs of meningitis B include a sudden onset of fever, severe headache and stiff neck, as well as vomiting, rash and confusion.

February 16, 2017

County To Apply for Grant for I.V. Community Center

By Jose Ochoa

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors passed a motion Tuesday morning authorizing county officials to apply for a grant of up to $1.1 million to renovate the Isla Vista Community Center.

February 14, 2017

Woman Sexually Assaulted on Estero Road

By Jose Ochoa

A woman was reportedly sexually assaulted in Isla Vista on Saturday, according to a university crime alert Sunday from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.

February 9, 2017

UCen Starbucks Opening Postponed Until Summer

By Jose Ochoa

The Starbucks coffee shop replacing Nicoletti’s in the UCen will now open in Summer 2017, postponed from its expected debut at the end of January.

February 2, 2017

KCSB DJs Spin Music From Banned Countries

By Jose Ochoa

Third-year KCSB DJs Frank Horne and Elena Bernick played music from the seven Muslim-majority countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban on their radio show Tuesday.

January 26, 2017

UC Regents Approve Tution Hike for 2017

By Jose Ochoa

During a Regents meeting at UCSF, the board noted that one third of the new revenue from tuition would be used for financial aid and that the Cal Grant and Middle Class Scholarship awards would both increase.

January 26, 2017

Regents Address Tuition

By Jose Ochoa

The UC Board of Regents met in San Francisco Wednesday to discuss a proposal to raise tuition for the first time since 2011.

January 19, 2017

Salvaty To Be Title IX Coordinator

By Jose Ochoa

Kathleen Salvaty will be appointed the new system-wide Title IX coordinator for the University of California, the UC Office of the President announced last Thursday.

January 12, 2017

Children’s Center Benefits From New Funds

By Jose Ochoa

Surrounded by foam letters, cubbies and a model igloo, kids at the Children’s Center in Goleta painted their names with colored ice cubes on Monday morning.

January 12, 2017

Sheriff Implements New Online Reporting System

By Jose Ochoa

The new system will allow online reporting for criminal activity, offering a more efficient law enforcement model.

November 10, 2016

Local Women Gain Power in Government

By Jose Ochoa

Despite Hillary’s devastating loss this election, women like Kamala Harris and Joan Hartmann provide a beacon of hope in their respective local elections.

October 9, 2016

Jill Stein Discusses Dakota Access Pipeline, Environmental Issues at Rally

By Jose Ochoa

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein visited Santa Barbara’s De La Guerra Plaza on Saturday for a morning rally filled with music and environmental activism.