County

January 15, 2017

SpaceX Launch Commences Groundbreaking Satellite Program After Eight Years In Development

By Megan Mineiro

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc Saturday morning, carrying ten Iridium NEXT satellites into low-Earth orbit.

November 15, 2016

Anti-Trump Protests Pick Up in Santa Barbara

By Josie Baez

Following the numerous protests ignited by Tuesday’s election, almost 2,000 Santa Barbara residents marched through State Street in protest of the new president-elect Donald Trump.

November 10, 2016

Local Democrats Sweep Elections

By Tamari Dzotsenidze, Jack Hu

While Republicans win a federal majority, Democrats find their place in California.

November 10, 2016

Local Women Gain Power in Government

By Jose Ochoa

Despite Hillary’s devastating loss this election, women like Kamala Harris and Joan Hartmann provide a beacon of hope in their respective local elections.

November 10, 2016

I.V. Leads Effort as SB Sees 55 Percent Voter Turnout

By Allison Garfield, Brandon Chen

As of early Wednesday morning, voter turnout was recorded by the Santa Barbara County Elections Office at 55.12 percent.

November 10, 2016

Flashback: Election 2012

By Matthew Danaher

It was only four years ago when both Isla Vista and UCSB were consumed with this year’s political fervor once again.

October 9, 2016

Jill Stein Discusses Dakota Access Pipeline, Environmental Issues at Rally

By Jose Ochoa

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein visited Santa Barbara’s De La Guerra Plaza on Saturday for a morning rally filled with music and environmental activism.

October 6, 2016

Isla Vista Divided by Party Politics in Supervisor Race

By Supriya Yelimeli, Josh Ortiz

Although it occupies a little over a square mile, Isla Vista is brimming with over 20,000 UC Santa Barbara students, retirement communities and clusters of longtime residents.

October 6, 2016

Vista Point: Exciting Events Happening in Isla Vista This Week

By Staff Report

I.V. politics will be popping this week, what with the Third Disrict County Supervisor debate, the push to register at least 13,000 I.V. residents to vote for the November election.

September 26, 2016

Concert Seeks End to Gun Violence, Honors Shooting Victims

By Josh Ortiz

250 cities in 45 states hosted concerts Sunday to promote “common sense” gun legislation in the wake of shootings and other gun-related deaths.

July 7, 2016

Isla Vistans Raise Concerns Against UCSB Construction

By Supriya Yelimeli

UC Santa Barbara’s ongoing construction at the intersection of El Colegio and Storke Roads has sparked concern from many Isla Vistans who believe children will not be safe in the major traffic area.

June 2, 2016

Sorority and Isla Vista Pastor Honored by Red Cross

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Alpha Delta Pi earned the Lifesaving Blood Hero award for its biannual blood drives, and the Rev. Jon-Stephen Hedges won the Disaster Services Hero Award.

May 25, 2016

Bernie Sanders Adds Santa Barbara to California Tour

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will hold a rally at Santa Barbara City College on Saturday morning.

May 18, 2016

Effects of 2015 Oil Spill Persist, Researchers Say

By Kevin Flores

One year later: The Refugio oil spill, which released 80,000 gallons of crude oil onto a shore 15 miles northwest of UCSB, has lasting effects.

April 10, 2016

Activists Say Gun Violence is a ‘Profit-Driven Crisis’

By Megan Mineiro

Legislators and activists spoke Thursday night at the Marjorie Luke Theatre in Santa Barbara on gun violence in America and what can be done to address the "profit-driven crisis."

March 31, 2016

Capps’s H.O.P.E. Act Yields Two Successful Surgeries

By Supriya Yelimeli, Sierra Deak

Johns Hopkins University Medical Center announced the first successful HIV-positive organ donation on Wednesday, made possible by the HIV Organ Policy Equity (H.O.P.E.) Act, sponsored by Santa Barbara Congresswoman Lois ...