Kristen Richer

April 19, 2006

IVRPD To Listen to Concerns About I.V. Park Permit Limits

By Kristen Richer

Locals will have their chance to respond to a county policy that restricts permits for sloshball and other large, organized sporting events in Isla Vista's county-owned parks at a meeting of the Isla Vista Recreation and...

April 12, 2006

A.S. Campaign Litters Campus With Signs of Superficiality

By Kristen Richer

Our campus looks like it's the victim of a goddamn Apple store explosion. And for once, it's not the armies of iPod-listening, head-bobbing, not-paying-attention-on-the-bike-path drones that have me annoyed.

March 3, 2006

Bike Tournament To Loop Through Isla Vista Streets

By Kristen Richer

Swarms of professional cyclists and amateur beach cruiser riders will speed around the Embarcadero loop this weekend, as Isla Vista hosts its first annual Island View Classic bicycle race.

February 22, 2006

She Said: Ice Dancing Spins Circles Around Olympic Competition

By Kristen Richer

There are things in this world that just seem like they belong together: Root beer and vanilla ice cream, Christina Aguilera and heavy face makeup, beer and ping-pong balls, herds of freshmen and Del Playa Drive and - my...

October 25, 2005

Buellton Citizen Dies in Collision on Highway 101

By Kristen Richer

One man is dead and three people were left hospitalized following a three-car collision involving an allegedly drunk driver on Highway 101 early yesterday morning. Manuel Urvina-Javier, a 22-year-old Santa Barbara reside...

May 3, 2005

Union To Help Renters Tonight at Open House

By Kristen Richer

At tonight's first-ever open house meeting of the Isla Vista Tenants' Union, local residents will talk about rent prices, evictions and housing inspections.

April 19, 2005

Truck Accidents Slow 101 Traffic

By Kristen Richer

Local emergency crews responded to two separate incidents involving truck accidents Monday, both of which involved diesel spills and hazardous materials cleanup.

April 18, 2005

Sheriff’s Dept. Arrests Ex-Wife of Slain Student

By Kristen Richer

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's deputies have arrested another suspect in the ongoing investigation into the death of Jarrod Blake Davidson, the UCSB graduate student who was murdered in front of his Goleta apartment in J...

April 13, 2005

Personnel Transfer To Aid Start of I.V. Master Plan

By Kristen Richer

The Isla Vista Master Plan may be a step closer to implementation, thanks to a decision made Tuesday afternoon by the County Board of Supervisors. Third District Supervisor Brooks Firestone said the board unanimously dec...

April 12, 2005

Board Gets Ball Rolling for I.V. Plan

By Kristen Richer

As the Isla Vista Master Plan - approximately four years in the making - enters its last few months of development, Santa Barbara County officials are beginning to consider methods of actually implementing the project.

February 9, 2005

IVRPD May Buy Land for Park on DP

By Kristen Richer

Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) members will decide at a meeting today whether to independently pursue the creation of an open-space park on the 6700 block of Del Playa Drive.

February 2, 2005

Firestone Aims to Accomplish Goals

By Kristen Richer

Armed with a carefully selected staff and an intimate knowledge of local politics, 3rd District Supervisor Brooks Firestone says he is ready to deliver on the promises he made to voters during his campaign last March.

January 25, 2005

He Said, She Said: Internet Shenanigans Are Eerily Reminiscent of High School

By Kristen Richer

As a toddler, I was shy. I spoke only when spoken to - if then - and as my mother taught me, I was leery of strangers.

January 7, 2005

Police Arrest Suspect For Davidson Murder

By Kristen Richer

Sheriff's deputies arrested the former mother-in-law of Jarrod Davidson, the UCSB graduate student who was shot to death last July, in connection with his murder.

January 6, 2005

SB Search Team Recovers Hikers Caught in Snow

By Kristen Richer

Two hikers wearing short sleeves and tennis shoes were rescued Tuesday night after they became lost and traversed waist-deep snow atop a ridge on McKinley Mountain in Santa Barbara County.

January 3, 2005

Direct Relief Sends Help to Sri Lanka

By Kristen Richer

As food and supplies for tsunami victims pour into southeast Asia from all over the world, the largest international aid organization in California is sending $667,876 in medical relief funds to Sri Lanka this morning.