Rebecca Turek

June 26, 2002

7 Video Assailants Face Jail Time

By Rebecca Turek

Superior Court Judge Frank Ochoa sentenced the remaining seven defendants on June 17 in the videotaped assault case involving a Santa Barbara City College freshman.

May 28, 2002

Board To Vote on Public Urination, Party Ordinances

By Rebecca Turek

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will discuss two Isla Vista-related ordinances today, one of which would give the Isla Vista Foot Patrol permission to break up parties it deems a "public nuisance."

May 24, 2002

Foundation Files Lawsuit Over Plover Habitats

By Rebecca Turek

The Pacific Legal Foundation has filed a lawsuit against the federal government over its designation of 210 miles of Pacific coastline as critical habitat for the threatened western snowy plovers.

April 26, 2002

Ralph Nader To Speak at People’s March

By Rebecca Turek

Three-time Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader will speak at the second annual Santa Barbara People's March for Economic Justice this Saturday.

April 19, 2002

Crowd Rallies for TBTN

By Rebecca Turek

Low temperatures did not deter approximately 200 men and women from gathering in Anisq' Oyo' Park to support breaking the silence about sexual assaults at the Take Back the Night closing rally and march Thursday night.

April 17, 2002

Video Suspects Enter Plea

By Rebecca Turek

Seven of the eight suspects standing trial for the videotaped assault of a Santa Barbara City College freshman pleaded no contest on Tuesday to charges of misdemeanor battery and felony false imprisonment.

April 15, 2002

Poilce Report: April 15, 2002

By Rebecca Turek

Whadda Ya Know, Joe? Dance, Idiot, Dance Human By Day, Camel By Night

April 9, 2002

Tip Leads to Arrests

By Rebecca Turek

Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers arrested three male burglary suspects early Monday morning outside their acquaintance's residence on the 6500 block of Trigo Road.

April 8, 2002

Wharf Burns for 5th Time Since Built

By Rebecca Turek

Santa Barbara residents and tourists saw Stearns Wharf engulfed in smoke and flames Saturday afternoon for the fifth time since its construction.

April 4, 2002

IVRPD Hosts Debate on Park Camping

By Rebecca Turek

Approximately 40 people gathered at the University Religious Center on Wednesday night to discuss whether or not homeless people should be legally permitted to sleep in Isla Vista parks.

April 3, 2002

Students Return to New Sidewalks

By Rebecca Turek

Del Playa Drive residents returning from spring break may have been pleasantly surprised when they stepped out of their car onto one of the many new sidewalks in Isla Vista.

March 4, 2002

Police Arrest Bank Robbery Suspect Again

By Rebecca Turek

Sheriff's detectives rearrested a 19-year-old man suspected of armed bank robbery last Friday because they believed the suspect was going to flee Goleta in order to avoid prosecution.

February 14, 2002

FAA Trains Officers for Armed Flight

By Rebecca Turek

California Highway Patrol officers are now permitted to carry guns onboard airplanes in an effort to increase air safety.

January 30, 2002

Judge Hears Motions for Assault Case

By Rebecca Turek

Seven of the eight suspects accused of assaulting a 19-year-old Santa Barbara City College freshman on videotape in September 2000 appeared in court Monday for a hearing on a motion by their attorneys to reduce or dismis...

January 23, 2002

County Funds New Sidewalks

By Rebecca Turek

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved a new and faster system of acquiring land for sidewalk construction in a resolution Tuesday, and decided to allocate $395,000 toward constructing sidewalks in Isla V...

January 16, 2002

Court Sentences Tyler for Burglary, Assault

By Rebecca Turek

Twenty-year-old Lompoc resident Ted Tyler was sentenced to five years and four months in state prison after pleading guilty to two felony charges in superior court on Dec. 3.