County Split Advocates Finish Signature Drive

The Citizens for County Organization (CFCO) ended its petition drive on Tuesday with approximately 36,000 signatures. The group of North County residents has been petitioning since April 2002 to put a...
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County To Apply Slurry Seal to Camino del Sur

The Santa Barbara County Public Works Dept. will begin road construction in Isla Vista today. A slurry seal will be applied to Camino del Sur between Del Playa Drive and Abrego Road.
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Judge Receives Penalties, Retains Seat

A Santa Maria Superior Court judge returned to her position Monday despite charges of battery and brandishing a weapon. Judge Diana Hall was sentenced on Sept. 19 for driving under the influence of al...
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Land Trust Gives Funds to Ellwood Mesa

With three months left before the deadline, a recent donation put local conservationists closer to their fundraising goal for saving the Ellwood bluffs.
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Work Begins To Rid Theater of Old Divisions

A historic Santa Barbara landmark is on its way to restoration. The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts (SBCPA), a nonprofit organization, hosted a wall-breaking ceremony Tuesday morning in ...
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County Aims to Reduce Trash With Mandate

Over the summer, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously decided to implement mandatory recycling programs in all unincorporated areas of the county, including I.V. The decision is a...
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September 22, 2003

The officers contacted Stumbling Steve and asked him to sit on the curb. Steve's pants were unzipped, exposing his underwear. Apparently he had been fly fishing for zipper trout, but the fish were und...
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MTD To Expand Service to I.V. for School Year

Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District's line 27 will be making stops on Sabado Tarde Road, Camino del Sur and UCSB's Ocean Road.
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County Plans Raises Despite Budget Woes

Five county managerial positions have been re-classified as chief financial officers, effecting a 10 percent increase in salary despite the county's current budget crunch.
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DP Cliffs Prove Fatal for Former UCSB Student

Del Playa Drive's cliffs claimed their first victim in over two years early Saturday morning. Robert Caraval, a 25-year-old resident of San JosŽ and former UCSB student fell over 80 feet and land...
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Locals Work to Protect Nature in SB County

Santa Barbara County has historically been an arena for environmentalists to battle county planners, private developers and oil companies. This school year has been no different.
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Fire Dept. To Honor Volunteers, Civilians

The Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. is holding a citizen recognition luncheon today in honor of citizens and businesses who have contributed their time and effort over the past year.
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Cutbacks in Rig Reviews Cause Alarm

Local environmental and government agencies have recently received word that federal regulators have cut inspections of oil platforms off the California coast from several times a week to once a month...
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UCSC Student Tumbles off DP Cliff, Fractures Arm

A UC Santa Cruz student spent his holiday weekend in the hospital after falling off a cliff on Del Playa Drive on Saturday night. Twenty-year-old Nico Macias stepped over a balcony railing on the 6500...
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Sheriff Defends Funding Request

In order to combat terrorism, cover departmental costs and recoup debts incurred by campaigning, Sheriff Jim Anderson is asking his supporters for monetary contributions.
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