Local Residents Reject Beach Parking Fees for Rights to Beach Access

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors rejected a proposal to implement beach parking fees with a 5-0 vote on Tuesday after the SB county Parks Commission voted against the recommendation in Au...
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Tidbits of News From Around the UC System

UC Profs Earn $500,000 Grants UCLA neuroscientist Elissa Hallem and UC Riverside emeritus art professor Uta Barth were among 23 fellows — including a journalist, a physicist, a composer, a historian...
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Severed Natural Gas Line Brings On Local Residential Evacuation Orders

Yesterday afternoon, gas company workers successfully sealed a leak in a natural gas line located south of the Storke Family Housing complex. Southern California Gas Company personnel stopped the leak...
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UCSB, Independent To Host Maldonado, Capps Debate Tonight

Current 23rd District Congresswoman Lois Capps and challenger Abel Maldonado will square off on campus tonight in a debate hosted by UCSB’s Carsey-Wolf Center and the Santa Barbara Independent. The ...
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SB Sheriff’s Dept. Suspects Arson in I.V. Apartment Fire

A structure fire that began in an apartment complex on the 6500 block of Trigo Road early Sunday morning is suspected to be a case of arson. Authorities speculated that the fire was started sometime b...
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Santa Barbara County’s Newest Newspaper Releases First Issue

This week, the Santa Barbara Sentinel — the newest media outlet to enter the Santa Barbara County news sphere — released its first issue, in light of closures of other local news sources. The news...
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Former UC Riverside Chancellor to Manage 23-Campus Cal State System

Yesterday, the California State University Board of Trustees appointed former UC Riverside Chancellor Timothy White as the leader of the CSU, the largest four-year public education system in the count...
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Bug Infestation Leads To Destruction of Local Farm and Garden Produce

A swarm of bagrada insects has taken up residence in the Santa Barbara area, affecting organic farms as well as home gardens in the area. Though bagrada bugs originate in Senegal, Egypt and Zaire, the...
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UC Haiti Initiative and Direct Relief Co-Host Haiti Film Event

A free screening of the documentary “Baseball in the Time of Cholera” and a panel discussion on reconstruction efforts in Haiti will be held tonight at 7 p.m. in Campbell Hall. Speakers will inclu...
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Various Organizations Recognize Santa Barbara’s Ecological Advances

Biochemistry Department Makes Strides in Diagnostic Testing   This month the Journal of the American Chemical Society published findings by chemistry and biochemistry professor Kevin W. Plaxco an...
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Capps and Maldonado Compete to Represent 24th District

Amid accusations of shady financial dealings and tax evasion, Democratic incumbent Congresswoman Lois Capps and Republican challenger Abel Maldonado are in a clash to represent the 24th District cover...
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EAP Grant Funds Internships For Students Abroad in Asia

The Education Abroad Program received a $76,950 grant from the Freeman Foundation, a national organization aimed at promoting relations between the United States and the countries of East Asia, to fun...
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UC Davis Protestors Reach Monetary Settlement With School Pending Federal Ruling

Almost a year after the notorious UC Davis pepper-spraying incident, the injured and arrested students have reached a nearly $1 million settlement with the school. Each of the 21 protestors will recei...
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Isla Vista Foot Patrol Investigates Battery and Sexual Assault Crimes

Shortly before 1 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Isla Vista Foot Patrol officers responded to an incident of battery with serious bodily injury on the 6600 block of Del Playa Drive; less than three hours l...
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Mesa Resident Discovers Body of Local Attorney On Beach; Foul Play Not Suspected Factor

A body found near Leadbetter Beach in Santa Barbara on Sep. 20 has been identified as 60 year-old Santa Barbara local Christopher Evan Marks. At approximately 6:30 a.m. on Thursday morning, Santa Barb...
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