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Isla Vista Boat Boys Clarify: “It was completely sailable”

May 13, 2021 by and

The two housemates, whose nautical adventure received wide media coverage, told the Nexus that they did not need rescuing.
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County, law enforcement, SBPHD, university use education-first based approach to students violating public health orders

May 12, 2021 by

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and UCSB took to and endorsed an education-first model in response to large gatherings thrown by students.
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IVRPD Seeks Renovations to Children’s Park for First Time Since 1997

May 12, 2021 by

Some priorities for the park established from the community workshops include a nature-themed playground, more accessible pathways and trails, garden areas, new seating, new park amenities and more.
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“$900 now”: Young Democratic Socialists of America Holds Student March To Demand COVID-19 Relief Checks

May 10, 2021 by

The group of approximately 40 students and community organizers began their 2 p.m. march at Storke Tower before walking to Chancellor Henry T. Yang’s house.
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UCSB Hosts its First Mobile Vaccination Clinic

May 7, 2021 by

The event, held at Parking Lot 25, was part of a countywide effort to bring mobile vaccination clinics to communities around Santa Barbara, Van Do-Reynoso, the Santa Barbara County public health direc...
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Recap: April 23 Santa Barbara County COVID-19 Press Conference

April 27, 2021 by

The COVID-19 case rate in Santa Barbara County has dropped by 41% in the last two weeks.
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Santa Barbara County Advances to the Orange Tier for the First Time

April 20, 2021 by

The county had to meet an adjusted case rate of less than 5.9 daily new cases per 100,000 people and a testing positivity rate of less than 4.9% for two straight weeks.
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Getting the Jab: Vaccine Accessibility for Isla Vista Residents

April 17, 2021 by

Neither proof of citizenship nor insurance are required to receive a vaccine.
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IVRPD Votes To Reintroduce Proposal To Remove Houseless Residents From People’s Park

April 16, 2021 by

Houseless residents have now been asked to relocate two to four times over the last six months in Isla Vista.
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Recap: April 9 Santa Barbara County COVID-19 Press Conference

April 12, 2021 by

Residents between ages 16 and 49 can schedule an appointment using the state’s scheduling website My Turn beginning April 12.
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Recap: April 2 Santa Barbara County COVID-19 Press Conference

April 4, 2021 by

COVID-19 cases have come down significantly in the county since January, however, in the past week, there is an increase in the county’s adjusted case rate. 
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Law Enforcement, University and I.V. CSD Prepare for Deltopia Weekend

April 2, 2021 by

Despite the progress the county has made in its COVID-19 case metrics, there is fear that Deltopia could be the superspreader event that undoes that progress. 
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Recap: March 26 Santa Barbara County COVID-19 Press Conference

March 30, 2021 by

The county's COVID-19 case rate has decreased by 23% over the past week.
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Recap: March 19 Santa Barbara County COVID-19 Press Conference

March 22, 2021 by

The county is expecting to receive a significant increase in its vaccine allotment this week. 
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U.K. COVID-19 Variant Detected in Two Santa Barbara County Residents

March 19, 2021 by

The press release said that the cases were not related and neither individual had traveled abroad.
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