County Unanimously Reaffirms Deltopia Weekend Festival Ordinance

March 7, 2017 by

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.
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CSD Takes First Steps in I.V. Governance

March 2, 2017 by and

The Isla Vista Community Services District was born this Wednesday after a decades-long movement for self-governance in Isla Vista.
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County To Reinstate Festival Ordinance for Deltopia 2017

March 1, 2017 by

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.
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Rains Relieve Lake Cachuma, But We’re Not Out of the Water Yet

February 23, 2017 by

Lake Cachuma is at 42.5 percent capacity, up 24.5 percent from last week, according to a county report released Wednesday.
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I.V. Resident Hospitalized with Meningitis

February 18, 2017 by

Signs of meningitis B include a sudden onset of fever, severe headache and stiff neck, as well as vomiting, rash and confusion.
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County To Apply for Grant for I.V. Community Center

February 16, 2017 by

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.
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Woman Sexually Assaulted on Estero Road

February 14, 2017 by

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.
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UCen Starbucks Opening Postponed Until Summer

February 9, 2017 by

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.
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KCSB DJs Spin Music From Banned Countries

February 2, 2017 by

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.
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UC Regents Approve Tution Hike for 2017

January 26, 2017 by

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 i...
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Regents Address Tuition

January 26, 2017 by

The UC Board of Regents met in San Francisco Wednesday to discuss a proposal to raise tuition for the first time since 2011.
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Salvaty To Be Title IX Coordinator

January 19, 2017 by

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.
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Children’s Center Benefits From New Funds

January 12, 2017 by

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.
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Sheriff Implements New Online Reporting System

January 12, 2017 by

The new system will allow online reporting for criminal activity, offering a more efficient law enforcement model.
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Local Women Gain Power in Government

November 10, 2016 by

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