Mollie Vandor

November 14, 2005

Film Exposes International Effects of Wal-Mart Empire

By Mollie Vandor

A free movie screening in downtown Santa Barbara tonight will give local residents a chance to learn about the price communities across the world pay every time retail giant Wal-Mart rolls into a new town.

November 9, 2005

Voters Veto Props, Re-elect Mayor

By Mollie Vandor

As of 12 a.m. this morning, preliminary returns from yesterday's special election showed that all the statewide propositions failed by very narrow margins and Santa Barbara City's incumbent Mayor, Marty Blum, won by a ma...

November 2, 2005

I.V. Celebration Review Exposes Unsafe Behavior

By Mollie Vandor

During this year's raucous Isla Vista Halloween celebrations, more than 700 people were arrested or cited by police, and local hospitals and emergency response teams were completely inundated with revelers requiring medi...

October 31, 2005

Police Kept Busy During Weekend

By Mollie Vandor

Although today is officially Halloween, holiday celebrations on Friday and Saturday night resulted in hundreds of arrests and citations, and left many revelers in need of medical treatment after they partied a little too...

October 25, 2005

IVFP Completes Halloween Plans

By Mollie Vandor

With the Halloween weekend quickly approaching, local law enforcement agencies are gearing up to combat crime, fight fires and provide emergency medical care in Isla Vista during the holiday. More than 100 law enforcemen...

October 12, 2005

New Commission Consolidates Approval Process for Park Use

By Mollie Vandor

Representatives from local law enforcement agencies and the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) are coming together to make it easier for local groups to get the thumbs up for events in I.V. parks.

October 7, 2005

IVRPD Nixes Panel, Fails to Resolve Internal Conflicts

By Mollie Vandor

The Board of Directors of the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) scrapped plans to form a new committee at its meeting yesterday, while tempers flared during a discussion about the past conduct of one of the...

October 3, 2005

SATC Is a Lot Like Life; Did We Say Life? We Meant Sex

By Mollie Vandor

Comedy. Drama. Romance. The closest thing to porn on TV before 11 p.m. With all of this going for it, I can't help but wonder: can there possibly be a better show than "Sex and the City"?

September 30, 2005

City Salutes New Complex

By Mollie Vandor

Local politicians, community members and residents of a new housing complex on South Voluntario Street are celebrating the opening of the building, which has increased the availability of affordable housing in the area a...

September 28, 2005

IVRPD Appoints SB Student to Board of Directors Slot

By Mollie Vandor

UCSB student Eric Cummings will get his chance to help decide the fate of local parks and programs as the newest director to the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD).

September 27, 2005

Hearing To Decide Fate of Davidson Murder Case

By Mollie Vandor

The future of the case surrounding the murder of UCSB graduate student Jarrod Davidson hangs on the balance this week as the defense pushes for the dismissal of the charges facing two of the suspects.

September 27, 2005

He Said, She Said: A Fake ID Is Obsolete in Booze-Infested Isla Vista

By Mollie Vandor

There is no shortage of fake, falsified, or forged phenomena in Isla Vista. We are great at faking everything from perfect tans to semi-believable excuses for skipping section to complete sobriety when the I.V. Foot Patr...

September 22, 2005

I.V. Foot Patrol To End Prolonged Loop Parking

By Mollie Vandor

Drivers using the I.V. loop as an all-day garage will have to find another place to park their cars soon, as Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP) officers prepare enforce the limited parking signs posted along the streets.

September 22, 2005

County Sells DP Land for Development; Buys Park

By Mollie Vandor

As a result of land deals made by the County of Santa Barbara this summer, two recent college graduates are the newest landowners on Del Playa Drive, and one DP park has received an expansion and a brand-new name.

June 29, 2005

Control of SB Planning Dept. Changes Hands

By Mollie Vandor

Despite dissent from local political groups and community members, all planning in Santa Barbara County will be under the control of the Executive Office beginning July 1, in an attempt by county officials to increase th...

May 27, 2005

I.V. Blacks Out for the Night After Tree Falls

By Mollie Vandor

Over 1,000 local residents were left in the dark Thursday morning when a tree fell and knocked out power lines on the southwest corner of Cordoba Road and Embarcadero del Mar.