Mollie Vandor

March 4, 2005

Ecology Experts Support Island Pig Annihilation

By Mollie Vandor

Despite claims of unnecessary swine slaughter from the Channel Islands Animal Protection Association, park employees and certain UCSB professors are saying the eradication of feral pigs on Santa Cruz Island is entirely n...

March 1, 2005

I.V. Foot Patrol To Enforce Park Alcohol Permits

By Mollie Vandor

Starting today, drinking in all of Isla Vista's parks, open spaces and beach access areas will require a permit, but local law enforcement is giving violators a grace period before they begin enforcement.

February 24, 2005

Board Lacks Funds for New I.V. Center

By Mollie Vandor

The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) Finance Committee found that it has no funds in its 2004-05 budget to allocate for the construction of the new I.V. Community Center.

February 16, 2005

Experts, Public Meet About DP Bluff Erosion

By Mollie Vandor

Third District Supervisor Brooks Firestone and a panel of experts gave I.V. residents a geology lesson Tuesday night to explain the county's rationale for evicting a number of oceanside Del Playa Drive residents last fal...

February 14, 2005

Surfrider Parties, Protests County Park Decision

By Mollie Vandor

Members of the Isla Vista chapter of the Surfrider Foundation spent Sunday afternoon partying with Del Playa Drive residents on a portion of blufftop open space, hosting a concert and barbecue to show their desire to hav...

February 3, 2005

Puerto Vallarta, SB Participate in Police Trade

By Mollie Vandor

Three police officers from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico are getting a look at law enforcement north of the border thanks to an exchange program between their station and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept.

February 1, 2005

Experience Guides New Chief of Staff

By Mollie Vandor

From tangible change in Isla Vista to offering students internships in local government, David Smyser has a long list of goals he wants to help 3rd District Supervisor Brooks Firestone achieve.

January 27, 2005

PAC/GPAC Denies Master Plan Delay

By Mollie Vandor

At last night's first Isla Vista Project Area Committee and General Plan Advisory Committee meeting of the year, PAC/GPAC members defeated a motion that would have further prolonged revision of the I.V. Master Plan.

December 2, 2004

SB County Board To Hear Drinking Permit Proposal

By Mollie Vandor

With a ban on alcohol consumption without a permit about to be expanded to all Isla Vista Parks, several members of the community disagree with local goverment officials regarding the merits of such an ordinance.

November 18, 2004

New Amtrak Train Links L.A., SB, SLO

By Mollie Vandor

At a ceremony held at 9:30 a.m. at the Santa Barbara Train Station, representatives from Caltrans, Amtrak and Metrolink met with a crowd of about 50 Santa Barbara residents and government officials to celebrate the inaug...

November 5, 2004

HempWise Relocates to Embarcadero Del Mar

By Mollie Vandor

Only a stoner's throw from its old location, the smoke has cleared from HempWise's relocation and remodel. Now at 971 Embarcadero Del Mar - nearly adjacent to its old building at 6590 Trigo Rd. - HempWise has expanded it...

November 2, 2004

Hold Your Tounge; Looks Can Be Dangeriously Deceiving

By Mollie Vandor

On Friday night, I was a slutty schoolgirl. Ahhh yes... Halloween descended on Isla Vista. Here's the thing, though - just because we were dressed provocatively does not mean that we were out prowling for penis.

October 27, 2004

I.V. Volunteers Prepare to Tidy Post-Party Slop

By Mollie Vandor

With Halloween weekend two days away, the Isla Vista Recreation and Park Dept. (IVRPD) is already preparing for the after-party cleanup.

October 19, 2004

Library Hosts ‘Hodgepodge’ Book Sale

By Mollie Vandor

The Friends Of The UCSB Library will host their first annual book sale today to raise funds for Davidson Library's special collections. From 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Friends, a volunteer group in support of the libra...