Isla Vista

Stakeholders Meet to Allocate Potential CSD Funding

The Isla Vista Self Governance Initiative held a public meeting Tuesday in the Isla Vista Clinic building to discuss which services should be the first to receive funding if I.V. becomes a Community S...
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I.V. Community Meeting Discusses Possible New Tenant Mediation Services

The Isla Vista Self Governance Initiative held a public meeting Tuesday in the Isla Vista Clinic building to discuss the formation of a tenant mediation program in the proposed Community Services Dist...
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St. George Proposes SBCC Dorm Plan

Independent housing developer Ed St. George of St. George Associates introduced a proposal earlier this year to convert Beach City apartments on Cliff Drive into dorms for Santa Barbara City College (...
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Local Residents and Students Meet To Discuss a Parking Permit Program in I.V.

Long-term residents Maia, Jay Freeman and Bob Sumner hosted a meeting to discuss the possibility of a future parking permit program in Isla Vista at the I.V. Clinic Sunday evening. Attendees discussed...
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Autopsy Results Released in Death of UCSB Student

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office released new information Monday about the death of 19-year-old, second-year UCSB student Andres Sanchez in Isla Vista on Oct. 11. Sanchez died of ...
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Co-op Hosts Organic Potluck With Live Music

The Isla Vista Food Co-op, Associated Students Food Bank and I.V. Community Relations Committee hosted their third potluck of the quarter titled “The Grazing Hour” Friday at the I.V. Co-op patio. ...
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New Amazon Store Offers Prizes, Convenience

Amazon.com opened Amazon@IslaVista at 6553 Trigo Road on Wednesday, the company’s fourth university “pick-up point” in the country where customers can pick up items purchased online and the firs...
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International Students Host Vigil for France

International student from France Candice Farel hosted a vigil Saturday night to mourn the lives of the approximately 129 people killed in Paris on Friday in terrorist attacks by the Islamic State als...
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I.V. Community Discusses Lighting, Graffiti Cleanup

Community members discussed lighting, sidewalks and graffiti cleanup Tuesday evening at the Isla Vista Self Governance Initiative meeting in the I.V. Clinic building. Residents will vote in November 2...
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Bruce Porter to Run to Succeed Supervisor Farr

Fifteen-year Santa Ynez resident Bruce Porter announced Monday he will run to succeed Doreen Farr as Third District County Supervisor. Farr announced in October she will not seek re-election after her...
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Del Playa Experiences Rock Fall as Cliffs Erode

Close to a ton of rock and soil fell onto the beach after eroding from the cliff side above 6709 Del Playa Drive early Monday afternoon, leaving no individuals injured. The rock fall was discovered by...
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Biko House Hosts Open Mic Night with MC Fong Tran

Students and I.V. residents gathered at the Biko House, a student housing cooperative in Isla Vista, for the MultiCultural Center’s open mic event Tuesday night, featuring Vietnamese-American spoken...
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St. Michael’s Hosts Dinner In Response to Alleged Anti-Black Lives Matter Movement Vandalism

Responding to a string of vandalism and theft at St. Michael’s University Church, allegedly due to its backing of the Black Lives Matter movement, nearly 100 students, professors and Isla Vista resi...
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Board Considers Solution to I.V. Parking

The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission met Nov. 4 to evaluate updates to the Isla Vista Master Plan (IVMP), focusing mainly on the issue of parking in I.V. and ultimately recommending continued ...
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I.V. Community Meeting Discusses Safety Services

The Isla Vista Self Governance Initiative held a public meeting Tuesday evening at the I.V. Clinic Building to discuss what public safety services an I.V. Community Service District (CSD) could provid...
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