Nisha Malley

January 14, 2023

Governor Newsom visits Santa Barbara to brace community for further storms

By Nisha Malley, Holly Rusch

Newsom expressed gratitude for community members in Santa Barbara and elsewhere who were helping one another and working to move through challenging storm conditions. 

January 10, 2023

Santa Barbara County coordinates relief response, President Biden approves federal disaster support

By Nisha Malley

The ongoing winter storm impacted the Central Coast region with evacuation and protective orders, as well as multiple calls for water rescue and road closures.

January 9, 2023

Evacuation information, travel disruptions and school closures: A need-to-know for Santa Barbara’s storms and flooding

By Nisha Malley

National Weather Service issued a countywide flash flood warning for Santa Barbara, effective until 12:00 a.m. PST due to “dangerous and life-threatening” travel conditions.

November 10, 2022

Get out the vote: campaigning efforts occur across campus

By Nisha Malley, Vikesh Dheeriya

Carbajal’s Get Out The Vote Campaign reached out to UCSB students to vote through texts, phone calls, door-to-door outreach and tabling at the UCen.

November 10, 2022

Incumbents succeed in reelection bids down the ballot; local races decided by a handful of votes

By Nisha Malley, Asumi Shuda, Mark Alfred, Holly Rusch, Sindhu Ananthavel

Santa Barbara County voters cast 75,799 ballots of 237,759 voters, amounting to a turnout rate of 31.88%.

November 8, 2022

LIVE: Statewide and Local Midterm Election Results 2022

By Nisha Malley, Holly Rusch, Mark Alfred, Sindhu Ananthavel, Asumi Shuda

Providing live updates on local races, statewide races, and propositions on the ballot for the November 2022 midterm election

November 7, 2022

County issues rain advisory to avoid ocean and creek waters

By Nisha Malley

The advisory comes as the National Weather Service forecasts heavy rainfall for Tuesday, Nov. 8 following Monday’s showers.

November 6, 2022

I.V. Recreation & Park District celebrates 50th anniversary

By Nisha Malley

Community members across generations gathered to celebrate the history of IVRPD, with current and former board members, local elected officials and UC Santa Barbara staff in attendance.

November 2, 2022

Over the years: Halloween in I.V.

By Nisha Malley

Nowadays, Halloween is a quieter affair, sometimes with more police deputies patrolling the street than actual partygoers.

October 29, 2022

Police abandon plans for Halloween camera surveillance following community opposition

By Nisha Malley

Isla Vista Foot Patrol originally planned to install between two and four temporary cameras along Del Playa Drive.

October 28, 2022

2022 Halloween events, restrictions in I.V.

By Nisha Malley, Kyra Schimpf

A roundup of Halloween events sponsored by university organizations and local governments, as well as the special ordinances and regulations in effect for Halloween weekend.

October 22, 2022

Local officials join Planned Parenthood to support Proposition 1 for California abortion rights

By Nisha Malley, Holly Rusch

Speakers at the event included California State Senator Monique Limón and Santa Barbara County Supervisors Joan Hartmann, Gregg Hart and Das Williams.

October 22, 2022

UCSB discontinues COVID-19 early detection program; continues vaccine booster mandate

By Nisha Malley

UCSB’s COVID-19 mitigation efforts — which continue to align with guidelines set by the UC and public health — include vaccination mandates and recommendations to wear face masks indoors.

October 22, 2022

Students test transportation improvements at IVCSD Pardall pop-up event

By Nisha Malley

From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the day of the pop-up, IVCSD temporarily installed marked crosswalks, scooter corrals, bike boxes and sharrows along the highly-trafficked street.

October 22, 2022

UCSB community highlights concerns over privacy, racial profiling and criminalization at Halloween policing town hall

By Nisha Malley

Isla Vista Foot Patrol plans to install two to four street cameras throughout Isla Vista and upstaff its patrol during Halloween weekend.

October 15, 2022

IVCSD expande el programa Isla Vista Beautiful

By Nisha Malley, Mari Villalpando-Ortega

El distrito de servicios comunitarios de Isla Vista recientemente emplearon un equipo de cinco empleados para conducir operaciones para el programa Isla Vista Beautiful mientras expanden su programa para librar Isla Vist...