County

January 13, 2022

Isla Vista, UCSB’s COVID-19 Cases Spike With Winter Surge

By Atmika Iyer, Alex Rudolph, Stella Jia

As of Jan. 12, UCSB is reporting 262 active cases, and the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard is reporting 635 active cases in Isla Vista.

December 29, 2021

Public Health Identifies First Few Confirmed Cases of Omicron Variant in Santa Barbara County

By Atmika Iyer

Though one among the four confirmed cases received the first two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, the other three did not have vaccine records in the California Immunization Registry.

December 14, 2021

Santa Barbara County Urges People To Avoid Oceans and Creeks After Heavy Rain

By Holly Rusch

Untreated rainwater — known as storm water — is currently flowing through Santa Barbara’s drainage system into oceans, creeks and other waterways and can be potentially hazardous.

December 8, 2021

City of Goleta Pursues Litigation Against UCSB, University Maintains No Wrongdoing

By Atmika Iyer

Since the City of Goleta originally announced its intent of litigation, the university still has not seen the lawsuit.

December 6, 2021

Nexus Explained: Long Range Development Plan, Ocean Road Housing and Munger Hall Housing

By Atmika Iyer, Holly Rusch

The following article is an explanation of the Long Range Development Plan, the Ocean Road faculty and staff housing project and the Munger Hall student housing project.

December 2, 2021

IVCSD Presents Alternative Deltopia for the First Time

By Asumi Shuda

Now, with spring quarter fast approaching, IVCSD reconvened its Spring Festival Ad Hoc Committee this year to plan for this alternative event in 2022.

November 5, 2021

City of Goleta To Sue UCSB for Underhousing Students

By Atmika Iyer

The consequence of this alleged violation was an unprecedented housing crisis, with many students having to resort to living in Goleta.

November 5, 2021

Isla Vista Halloween Passes With No Halloween-Related Arrests

By Atmika Iyer

Crime statistics and attendance numbers for the annual weekend have declined drastically since 2013, which saw over 200 arrests and nearly 250 citations.

November 5, 2021

County Engages in Mediation With UCSB for Violation of Long Range Development Plan

By Atmika Iyer

The university’s plan to build Munger Hall as a solution to the housing crisis will leave students at UCSB before 2025 without much of a solution.

November 4, 2021

Community Protests Heavy Police Presence During Halloween Weekend

By Holly Rusch

The festival, hosted by a coalition of student and local organizations, held live music, speakers and community artists selling local wares.

October 30, 2021

COVID-19 Booster Shots are Now Available For Three COVID-19 Vaccines

By Atmika Iyer

Students can log onto myturn.ca.gov to see if they are eligible, and locate nearby locations offering COVID-19 booster shots.

October 22, 2021

National Redistricting Impacts Isla Vista

By Atmika Iyer

There are three potential consequences for Isla Vista from redistricting: I.V. remains in the third district, I.V. is moved into another district or I.V. is split between two districts.

October 17, 2021

Who’s Your Daddy: Isla Vista Restaurant Changes Name to Dank Bowl Kitchen

By Melea Maglalang, Maura Kelly

Dunietz has noticed a “mostly positive” response from customers about the rebranding.

October 16, 2021

SB Grilled Cheesery To Open on Del Playa Drive

By Molly Wright

SB Grilled Cheesery’s grilled cheeses sell for $5 and quesadillas go for $4.

October 15, 2021

IVRPD and UCSB Rec Department Offer Free Classes, Events

By Holly Rusch

Future events include Oct. 16 bouldering and slacklining at Trigo-Pasado Park and an Oct. 23 3v3 Basketball Tournament, according to the Shoreline event calendar.