Madison Medeiros

April 6, 2011

Delays Rain on I.V. Parks’ Improvements

By Madison Medeiros

The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District is experiencing setbacks in several local projects due to both unforeseen weather and financial constraints.

March 4, 2011

Police Blotter

By Madison Medeiros

Deputies were on patrol on the 6500 block of Del Playa Rd. in the wee hours of the morning when they noticed a lone lady stumbling down the street.

February 18, 2011

Police Blotter

By Madison Medeiros

Feb. 12, 1:41 a.m. — Officers came across a man screaming, “Fuck the free world!” on the corner of Embarcadero del Mar and Seville Road.

February 16, 2011

A Love Affair With Ink

By Madison Medeiros

There’s no doubt that tattoos have meaning. What that meaning is, however, can differ immensely from person to person.

February 2, 2011

Proposal Reduces Federal Spending on Students

By Erika Martin, Garik Hauer, Madison Medeiros

The federal government funded the University of California, Santa Barbara $42,020,658 in federal grants throughout the 2010 fiscal year under the Recovery Acts Project.

January 27, 2011

Police Blotter

By Madison Medeiros

While strolling by Anisq’ Oyo’ Park, an Isla Vista Foot Patrol officer noticed a particularly intoxicated individual stumbling about with a white paper bag in hand.

January 19, 2011

Weekend Wrap-Up

By Madison Medeiros

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to burglaries, vandalism and several alcohol-related incidents this weekend.

January 11, 2011

Development of Naples Put on Hold

By Madison Medeiros

Because Orange County developer and Santa Barbara Ranch owner Matt Osgood defaulted on a loan to develop the Naples coast last spring, a portion of the acreage has been opened to the public for an undetermined amount of ...

January 5, 2011

Train Collision Claims Life

By Madison Medeiros, Erika Martin

An unidentified man died yesterday after he was hit by an Amtrak train on the tracks near Fairview Avenue. The collision came just one day after an Amtrak train hit a fallen tree on the tracks slightly north of Goleta.

January 5, 2011

Police Blotter

By Madison Medeiros

Saturday, December 23, 11:58 a.m. — Isla Vista’s finest were on patrol when they noticed a 50-year-old man dozing in a local park.

November 18, 2010

Police Blotter

By Madison Medeiros

Friday, November 12, 12 a.m. — After a long night of drinking, two men attempted to drag their very, very inebriated brosef home.

November 17, 2010

Local Event to Help Homeless Finishes Week

By Madison Medeiros

Today marks the last day of the sixth annual Project Healthy Neighbors, an outreach event at Casa Esperanza Homeless Center that provides free services for the transient population.

November 9, 2010

Weekend Wrap-Up

By Madison Medeiros

Isla Vista Foot Patrol deputies responded to two cases of violence, a burglary and a drug-related arrest this weekend.

November 5, 2010

Council Creates Shelter Plans

By Madison Medeiros

Amid controversial community discussions about reducing homelessness, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors held a meeting Tuesday to determine the procedures for opening countywide homeless warming centers.

October 31, 2010

Poll Booth Stations Give Voters Options

By Madison Medeiros, Erika Reyes

Students can cast their votes for the upcoming mid-term elections at one of the many on and off-campus polling stations tomorrow.

October 27, 2010

Bicyclist Sustains Injuries

By Madison Medeiros

A female biker was rushed to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital yesterday after colliding with a skateboarder on the corner of Pardall Road and Embarcadero del Mar.