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Santa Barbara confirms three confirmed cases of monkeypox

August 10, 2022 by

The three local adults are currently in isolation, and Public Health completed the contact tracing process to identify anyone who possibly had contact with them. 
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SB County: Positive Cases

Santa Barbara County Surges into High COVID-19 Transmission Level

July 24, 2022 by and

There are currently 1,033 active cases in the county, with six deaths reported within the week of July 8 and July 14.
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SB County: Positive Cases

Goleta Starbucks Employees Seek to Unionize

June 13, 2022 by

The election, organized through the National Labor Relations Board, could make them the third Starbucks to successfully unionize in California.
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LIVE: Statewide and Local Primary Election Results 2022

June 7, 2022 by , , and

The county will release the first polling place results at 9 p.m. and continue to update results throughout the night as additional ballots are received.
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Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in and Around Isla Vista

May 30, 2022 by

Weekly events in and around Isla Vista.
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Isla Vista Tragedies Renew Conversations Around Balcony and Cliff Safety

May 28, 2022 by

The hazardous nature of the balconies and cliffs along Del Playa Drive have been a long-posed concern to the I.V. community.
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I.V. Recreation & Park District Looks to Celebrate 50th Anniversary

May 26, 2022 by

The anniversary coincides with Halloween — a holiday that the IVRPD celebrated last year with its first-ever Haunted Pumpkin Patch at Estero Park.
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UCSB and Isla Vista Honor Victims of the 2014 Isla Vista Tragedy

May 24, 2022 by and

UC Santa Barbara’s Associated Students and Student Affairs, along with the I.V. Recreation & Parks District, held a day of remembrance at I.V.’s Love and Remembrance Garden. 
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I.V. Voters to Vote on Variety of Candidates for June Primary Elections

May 21, 2022 by

For Santa Barbara County, representatives for Congress, California State Assembly and the second district supervisor are on the ballot.
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Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in and Around Isla Vista

May 19, 2022 by

Weekly events in and around Isla Vista.
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Planned Parenthood Central Coast Holds March for Abortion Rights

May 18, 2022 by

The protest was one of three organized by Planned Parenthood of California Central Coast with two others occurring in San Luis Obispo and Ventura on the same day.
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Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in and Around Isla Vista

May 11, 2022 by

Weekly events in and around Isla Vista.
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Vista Point: Weekly Goings-on in and Around Isla Vista

May 5, 2022 by

Weekly events in and around Isla Vista.
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Hundreds March for Abortion Rights in Downtown Santa Barbara Following Supreme Court Leak

May 4, 2022 by

Planned Parenthood organized rallies nationwide, with the California Central Coast branch putting together five events in three different counties.
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I.V. Community Relations Committee Hosts Pardall Carnival

May 2, 2022 by

The event has been long-awaited, as COVID-19 left it unable to occur for the past two years. 
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