Jury Finds Mother-in-Law Guilty of All Counts in Davidson Murder Trial

September 24, 2006 by

On Aug. 15, Malinda Jones, the last of three defendants charged with the murder of UCSB graduate student Jarrod Davidson, was found guilty of first-degree murder.
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Funds To Facilitate Faster Bus Transportation in SB

May 25, 2006 by

The Santa Barbara City Council unanimously voted this week to spend approximately $500,000 to improve the Metropolitan Transit District's service on a number of lines, including line 11, which runs th...
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Police Arrest Five Gang Members in Connection With I.V. Stabbings

May 22, 2006 by

A week after two men were attacked on the 6600 block of Picasso Road in Isla Vista, Santa Barbara Sheriff Dept. detectives arrested five suspects Friday in connection with the crime.
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Coffee House To Restart Conversion

May 17, 2006 by

Seven months after Santa Barbara County officials halted the renovation of the structure that used to house Espresso Roma, construction on the Pardall Road building began again on Monday. The remodeli...
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Two Crimes Result in Hospitalization, Arrest of Suspects

May 15, 2006 by

Two people were attacked in Isla Vista on Friday night in unrelated incidents that landed two suspects in jail for robbery and sent one victim to the hospital with a stab wound. Several unidentified s...
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Board Accepts Update to SB Housing Plan

May 10, 2006 by

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted at its meeting yesterday to pass the Housing Element Update - a plan that would increase low-income housing in the area - to Santa Barba...
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Officers Arrest Man for Alleged I.V. Kidnapping

May 9, 2006 by

A man is being held in Santa Barbara County Jail on six charges, including kidnapping and assault, stemming from a domestic dispute with his girlfriend Sunday evening. Brandon Howe, a visitor to the ...
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Locals Light Up Night After Outage

May 1, 2006 by

With more than half of Isla Vista blacked out following an electricity failure Thursday night, certain I.V. residents decided to light up the streets by setting fire to more than a half-dozen couches ...
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Officers Search for Suspect in Reported Sexual Assault Case

April 17, 2006 by

Officers at the Isla Vista Foot Patrol are currently looking for a suspect in an attempted rape reported by an unidentified woman Sunday.
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SB City Council Votes in Favor of Westward Expansion Planning

April 12, 2006 by

Members of the Santa Barbara City Council unanimously voted yesterday for a proposal that could extend the city's boundaries to include unincorporated areas of east Goleta.
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Researcher Dies in Volcanic Vent

April 10, 2006 by

While attempting to rescue two of his colleagues, a UCSB researcher died last week after falling into a volcanic gas vent on Mammoth Mountain.
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Daily Blotter

April 3, 2006 by

Officers patrolling the 6600 block of Del Playa Drive were approached by two women who said they were on their way to a house to check on a friend who had passed out.
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City Council Votes to Raise Living Wage

March 9, 2006 by

An ordinance passed by the Santa Barbara City Council Tuesday night will require companies contracting with the city to raise the wages they pay their workers by up to six dollars.
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Local Resident Begins Recall Process to Get Firestone Out of Office

March 8, 2006 by

A campaign pushing for the removal of 3rd District Supervisor Brooks Firestone from office is underway, and the Goleta resident championing the effort must now gather nearly 8,000 signatures if the re...
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Foot Patrol Inquires Into Isolated Assaults on Saturday Evening

March 6, 2006 by

Officers from the Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP) are looking for the perpetrators of two separate incidents - an attempted rape and a stabbing - that occurred Saturday evening in I.V.
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