Kristin Ferrell

October 24, 2008

Improv Troupe Spoofs Candidates

By Kristin Ferrell

Dust off your Joe-the-Plumber overalls and your Sarah Palin skirt suits -- the Improvability comedy group will be performing a special Obama themed show tonight in I.V. Theater at 8 p.m.

October 13, 2008

Voters To Decide Fate of I.V. Parks

By Kristin Ferrell

A measure slated to appear on the upcoming November ballot has some locals up in arms about the possible destruction of Isla Vista's open spaces.

October 9, 2008

Frying Chicken Fries Kitchen

By Kristin Ferrell

Firefighters responded to an apartment fire at 6538 Sabado Tarde Rd. yesterday afternoon, where flames erupted after a resident accidentally left his stove on with oil sitting on it.

September 30, 2008

State To Vote on $10 Billion Train Prop.

By Kristin Ferrell

Come November, Californians will have to decide whether a high-speed rail system - one that could travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco in just over two and half hours - is worth $10 billion in state funds.

September 29, 2008

Increased Citations Welcome Students

By Kristin Ferrell

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol came out in force this weekend, doubling the number of deputies on the streets and making more than two dozen arrests.

September 25, 2008

IVFP Upgrades to Safer, Spacious Station on Trigo

By Kristin Ferrell

Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers are busy outfitting their brand spanking new sheriff station on Trigo Road in preparation for the start of another school year.

September 18, 2008

Candidates Vie for 3rd District

By Kristin Ferrell

As Isla Vista's student population floods back into town for the new school year, candidates for the 3rd District supervisor -- the community's only elected official -- are starting to heat up their campaigns once more.

September 18, 2008

Pardall Receives Facelift

By Kristin Ferrell

Over the next few months, Pardall Road will be undergoing a makeover as a result of infrastructure and aesthetic renovations underway in the town's commercial district.

August 30, 2008

Isla Vista Events Embody Local Scene

By Kristin Ferrell

Welcome, freshmen, to Isla Vista, the beachside beer-bubble community that will play host to the majority of your exploits and misadventures over the next four years. Compared with her various college town peers, I.V. ma...

August 5, 2008

Master Plan Gets Underway on Pardall

By Kristin Ferrell

Construction began on Monday of the Pardall Road Streetscape project, a public endeavor aimed at giving Isla Vista's commercial center a bit of a face-lift.

June 25, 2008

Construction To Widen Highway 101

By Kristin Ferrell

Commuters traveling on Highway 101 near downtown Santa Barbara should expect increased traffic delays as a major freeway expansion project commences this July.

May 28, 2008

Farr Maintains Lead in Contributions

By Kristin Ferrell

While 3rd District Supervisor candidate Doreen Farr still leads the pack in campaign fundraising, in a marked turn around, Steve Pappas raked in the most cash during the last filing period.

May 27, 2008

Farr Faces Criticism for Record in I.V.

By Kristin Ferrell

With the June 3 election just a week away, the candidates for 3rd district supervisor continue to debate who among them truly represents the interests of Isla Vista -- and who is merely pandering to the student populatio...

May 22, 2008

EPA Anticipates End of Oil Spill Cleanup Project

By Kristin Ferrell

More than six months after Greka Energy Co. spilled 86,000 gallons of crude oil at its Bell Lease facility, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is nearing completion of its cleanup efforts at the s...

May 19, 2008

Joint Rollers Try to Smoke Rivals at NORML Contest

By Kristin Ferrell

Scores of marijuana enthusiasts packed into Isla Vista's Anisq' Oyo' Park yesterday afternoon to celebrate the fourth annual NORML Joint-Rolling Competition.

May 14, 2008

County Considers Oil Tax Proposal

By Kristin Ferrell

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed yesterday to research the possibility of taxing each barrel of crude oil extracted from unincorporated county land.