Staff Report

July 12, 2012

Multiple Burglaries Occur During Independence Day

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UC police officers responded to five incidents of burglary reported on July 5, 2012. While all incidents are currently still under investigation, they are believed to have occurred during the evening on July 4. Four of t...

May 31, 2012

Senatorial Debate Will Center on Urgent Financial Issues for Local Politicians

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Santa Barbara business owners will host a debate featuring candidates for 19th District Senator — Republican Mike Stoker and Democrats Hannah-Beth Jackson and Jason Hodge — at 5 p.m. at Fess Parker’s Doubletree Res...

May 29, 2012

June 5th Election Endorsements: Measures

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Measure 28: No This proposal would reduce the total time that one person can serve in the state legislature from 14 to 12 years and eliminates house-specific term limits, which currently stand at a maximum of six years i...

May 29, 2012

Local Booked for Cross-Country Marijuana Trade

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Earlier this month, 55-year-old Santa Barbara resident Thomas Arnold was arrested on accusations of shipping approximately 250 pounds of high-grade marijuana cross-country to New Jersey. Arnold was arrested on May 16 aft...

May 24, 2012

SBCC Student Still Missing, Suffering in ‘Psychotic State’

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Santa Barbara City College special needs student Cary Lynch, who was reported missing on May 16, has yet to be found despite numerous sightings. According to a press release sent out by the Lynch family, his mother and s...

May 17, 2012

Horse Takes Swim, Prompts Rescue Mission

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A white Arabian horse was rescued by Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol crews and water-rescue personnel from the Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District on Tuesday after swimming about 2.5 miles out to sea from Summerl...

May 17, 2012

Environmental Expert To Speak on Legal Issues

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California Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Matt Rodriquez will give a lecture on environmental law and resource management today at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, room 1414, from 4 t...

May 15, 2012

UCSB Pride Promises Week Filled With Speakers, Shows, Screenings

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UCSB/Isla Vista Pride 2012 will feature a number of events this week to celebrate and connect with UCSB’s LGBTQ community. UCSB Pride Treasurer Maha Syed, a fourth-year psychology major, said some of this week’s high...

May 15, 2012

Potential Budget Cuts Threaten Higher Education in California

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Governor Jerry Brown’s latest budget proposal, which calls for an additional $38 million cut to the University of California and further restrictions on Cal Grant recipients, could result in a 6 percent tuition increas...

May 8, 2012

UCSB Adds New Eco-Friendly Accessway to Campus Bluffs

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The Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration and A.S. Coastal Fund will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 17 to mark the new Campus Point stairway’s recent completion. The staircase, designed by V...

May 8, 2012

UC To Establish System-wide Firm

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The UC Office of the President announced last week that the University will combine payroll services, human resources and other administrative transactions into a single shared service at UC Riverside beginning July 2013...

May 8, 2012

Ventura Extension To Offer Students Summer Courses

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The UCSB Ventura Center will offer nine degree-credit courses this summer, marking the first time the campus extension has offered the classes since 2009. The UCSB Special Sessions courses are designed for students livin...

May 3, 2012

Panel To Analyze Local Economy

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UCSB’s Economic Forecast Project is hosting its 31st annual Santa Barbara County Economic Summit today in the Granada Theatre, featuring award-winning journalist Gillian Tett and three Federal Reserve Bank presidents. ...

May 1, 2012

Palestinian Struggle Inspires Awareness Week

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UCSB’s Students for Justice in Palestine is hosting a series of events this week, including an educational lecture and art display, in honor of this year’s Palestine Awareness Week. The campaign began last night with...

May 1, 2012

Armed Suspect Threatens, Mugs Two Men in I.V.

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Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Deputies are searching for an unidentified suspect who robbed two men at gunpoint in a field behind the 700 block of Camino Pescadero on Friday night. At approximately 10 p.m., the suspect appro...

April 17, 2012

UCSB Alumna Dies in Violent Stabbing

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The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office identified the bodies of two Goleta residents killed in an alleged homicide-suicide on Friday morning. Deputies received two 911 calls from an apartment building in the Camino ...