Lulwa Bordcosh

May 11, 2004

Parking Research Drives I.V. Planners

By Lulwa Bordcosh

In the recently proposed parking permit plan for Isla Vista, county planners aimed to address the findings of two traffic studies a few years ago.

May 5, 2004

Group Seeks to Edit I.V. Parking Plan

By Lulwa Bordcosh

Associated Students members and community representatives, who have been meeting for several weeks to discuss a proposed Isla Vista parking permit program, decided last night not to oppose the plan outright.

May 4, 2004

Emergency Crews Fight Ongoing Forest Fire

By Lulwa Bordcosh

Firefighters responded to a brush fire in the Los Padres National Forest near Santa Ynez at approximately 3 p.m. Monday and have continued to battle the fire throughout the night.

April 30, 2004

Students Demand I.V. Plan Revisions

By Lulwa Bordcosh

In preparation for a Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors hearing, community representatives and members of Associated Students met Thursday to come up with ideas on how to alter or delay the proposed Isla Vista par...

April 28, 2004

I.V. Locals Worry About Parking, Access to Ellwood

By Lulwa Bordcosh

Residents of Isla Vista and Goleta met at Isla Vista Elementary School last night to voice their concerns about the proposed Ellwood-Devereux Open Space Plan to representatives from the county's Planning & Development ag...

April 26, 2004

Parking Fee Plan Receives A.S. Attention

By Lulwa Bordcosh

Around a dozen members of UCSB Associated Students met with a Santa Barbara County planner Friday to voice concerns regarding a proposed permit plan that would require Isla Vista residents to pay for residential street p...

April 15, 2004

Grant Maintains Pesticide Education

By Lulwa Bordcosh

The Central Coast's Environmental Defense Center (EDC) received a $198,000 grant from the California Endowment two weeks ago to continue to educate the farmworker population in Santa Barbara County about the risks associ...

April 8, 2004

Kids’ Fundraiser Sparks Local Flocking Frenzy

By Lulwa Bordcosh

Resorting to some unorthodox vandalism and fundraising tactics, a band of local teenagers from a church in Goleta scattered flocks of 15 pink plastic lawn flamingos in the yards of church members - then charged the membe...

April 6, 2004

Large Donation To Help Goleta Preserve Mesa

By Lulwa Bordcosh

The Goleta City Council voted unanimously yesterday to accept a $4 million grant from the California Wildlife Conservation Board to aid the city in the preservation of Ellwood Mesa.

April 1, 2004

County To Put In New Filters to Trap DP Trash

By Lulwa Bordcosh

After some delay, the Santa Barbara County Water Agency and the UCSB Shoreline Preservation Fund (SPF) will install three storm drains on Del Playa Drive in an effort to prevent ocean pollution.

March 31, 2004

I.V. Theater Hopes “Big Fish” Will Rekindle Its Magic

By Lulwa Bordcosh

A new film series sponsored by the university will debut this Friday night in an attempt to diminish Del Playa Drive crowds and revive Isla Vista Theater's 70s "Magic Lantern" movie house heritage.

March 4, 2004

Grocery Strikers Bag New Contract

By Lulwa Bordcosh

After 141 days, the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) settled on an agreement with Albertsons, Ralphs and Safeway and ended the grocery strike.

March 1, 2004

Sorority Race Benefits Cancer Research

By Lulwa Bordcosh

The 3rd annual Kappa Dash began at 11 a.m. in front of the Kappa house at 6525 Picasso Road, circled around the lagoon, and finished back at the Kappa house. The event raised $6,000 to fight breast and cervical cancer. A...

February 20, 2004

Groups Finish Registration of Student Voters

By Lulwa Bordcosh

The voter registration deadline on Tuesday marked the end of various registration efforts in preparation for the March 2 primary elections. As of Tuesday, there are 15,114 voters registered in Goleta, according to the Sa...

February 11, 2004

Students, Kids Offer V-Day Lovin’

By Lulwa Bordcosh

Members of the Chi Delta Theta sorority, Hermanos Unidos and approximately 50 children made St. Valentine's Day cards for senior citizens Tuesday at Isla Vista Elementary School.

February 6, 2004

IVRPD Plans for Earth Day, Estero Park Project

By Lulwa Bordcosh

The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District held a meeting Thursday night to discuss a community workshop on the Estero Park project and April's Earth Day celebration.