Isla Vista

I.V. CSD Creates Working Group To Examine Police Brutality in Isla Vista

July 2, 2020 by

The working group will be collaborating with the Black community and other stakeholders in I.V. to create an action plan.
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Case Count in I.V. Reaches Double Digits; Yang Announces Five Additional Cases in UCSB Community

June 28, 2020 by

Five participants in a campus research study focusing on asymptomatic cases of coronavirus tested positive for the virus.
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In Times of Despair, the I.V. Food Co-op Stands Tall

June 19, 2020 by

For a small business with a generational stake in I.V., Melissa Cohen is confident that the “new normal” will make the I.V. Food Co-op stronger than ever. 
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Close to 1,000 March to Sands Beach for Justice for George Floyd on Saturday

May 30, 2020 by

Floyd’s death — as well as the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and Tony McDade — have ignited protests against violence toward Black people in over a dozen cities. 
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UCSB Student Organizes March Through I.V. To Call for Justice for George Floyd

May 30, 2020 by and

Students plan to march from Storke Tower to Sands Beach via Del Playa Drive beginning at noon.
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Ramadan During a Pandemic: Muslim Students Reflect on Experiences at Home, in Isla Vista

May 29, 2020 by and

Physical distancing requirements have made this Ramadan different from many students’ childhood celebrations. 
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Isla Vista Census Self-Response Rate Averages Below 50% As of May 26

May 27, 2020 by

The results of the census affect a decade’s worth of congressional representation and federal funding in communities.
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Daily Nexus | “Best Of” Voting 2020

May 25, 2020 by

The Nexus presents its annual "Best Of" voting for 2020!
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Mourning in Quarantine: Six Years Since May 23, 2014

May 23, 2020 by

This year, the Nexus reached out to members of the Isla Vista and UC Santa Barbara community and asked them to write about how they will be memorializing those who lost their lives.
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Study Hall Bar Open Thursday Night In Violation of County and State Health Order

May 22, 2020 by

Study Hall did not answer multiple phone calls made late Thursday night while the business was still open. 
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Isla Vista “Mirror Bus” Driver Arrested for Stalking

May 19, 2020 by

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Zachary Coughlin, the driver of the “mirror van,” for stalking on Monday night in Isla Vista around 10 p.m.
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Bicyclist Seriously Injured After Collision With a Car in Isla Vista

May 19, 2020 by

California Highway Patrol and American Medical Response paramedics arrived on the scene of the crash north of the intersection of Camino Del Sur and Sueño Road.
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Isla Vista Community Services District Expands Houselessness Support Efforts

May 14, 2020 by

The nature of houselessness, with precarious living situations and uneven access to necessities, makes it extremely difficult to follow shelter-in-place orders and social distancing guidelines.
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In a Time of Crisis, Local Food-Based Services Step up to the Plate

May 13, 2020 by

Food Not Bombs, the I.V. Food Co-op, the A.S. Food Bank and Manos de Mapaches are contributing to the flurry of local food-based support that has come out of the coronavirus pandemic.
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UCSB Considers Hybrid-Instruction Courses for Fall Quarter 2020

May 10, 2020 by

The county confirmed Isla Vista’s first case of coronavirus on March 30. Five weeks later, it remains I.V.’s only confirmed case.
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