Kristin Ferrell

October 5, 2007

SB Locals To Take Part in AIDS 10k Annual Walk, Run

By Kristin Ferrell

Hundreds of Santa Barbara County citizens will take to the streets this Saturday in effort to raise funds for various HIV/AIDS programs and services.

October 3, 2007

USDA Shoots Down Gun Club Permit

By Kristin Ferrell

The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture recently revoked a local gun club's 20-year special use permit, citing the group's proximity to a sacred Chumash Indian site as grounds for dismissal.

September 27, 2007

Police Jail, Seize Property of Alleged Drug Dealer

By Kristin Ferrell

As part of an investigation that may strip a suspect of his home and car, local detectives are currently compiling the final pieces of their case against alleged cocaine dealer Robert Carlton Lavilette, who was arrested ...

September 20, 2007

Public Defender To Set Up Shop in I.V.

By Kristin Ferrell

As UCSB students prepare their return to school, William C. Makler, the self-proclaimed "Isla Vista Lawyer," is readying himself for a busy Fall Quarter.

August 29, 2007

Burning Banks, Albino Raccoons, Tipi Villages Color I.V. History

By Kristin Ferrell

Just as you wouldn't dream of approaching your hallmates without doing a little preliminary Facebook research - fear not, it only becomes stalking when you start collecting hair samples - freshmen newcomers shouldn't ent...

June 1, 2007

County Official Faces Charges of Misconduct

By Kristin Ferrell

Former Santa Barbara County Public Defender James Egar recently filed a lawsuit with the Santa Barbara Superior Court against County Administrator Michael Brown, alleging that he suffered discrimination, harassment, reta...

May 30, 2007

Gas Station Proposal Ignites Criticism

By Kristin Ferrell

Plans to build a Costco gas station in the Camino Real Marketplace have fueled a storm of controversy among residents recently, after business owners and community advisers vocalized concerns regarding a possible increas...

May 15, 2007

Idea To Limit Underage Drinking

By Kristin Ferrell

Isla Vista parties may come under closer scrutiny if a proposed county ordinance passes.

May 8, 2007

Scientists Look Into Seashore Strandings

By Kristin Ferrell

A recent influx of stranded, dead dolphins and whales along Central and Southern California beaches has prompted the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration to officially declare an "Unusual Mortality Event" in the...

May 1, 2007

Capps Proposes Law Authorizing Animal Hunting

By Kristin Ferrell

Last week marked a new chapter in the long battle over the future of Santa Rosa Island, as Congresswoman Lois Capps introduced a bill that would once again put the island's non-native elk and deer populations on the path...

April 27, 2007

Dance Clubs To Lose Footing

By Kristin Ferrell

The allure of Santa Barbara's entertainment district is not hard to identify. With plenty of clubs and an ample supply of booze, it's a prime location for some innocent chatting as well as some hardcore partying.

April 17, 2007

Local Community Aids Annual Record-A-Thon

By Kristin Ferrell

Community members are making learning a little easier for visually impaired UCSB students and Santa Barbarans this week, as yesterday marked the first day of the Recording For the Blind & Dyslexic's 12th Annual Record-A-...