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IVCSD October 10 Meeting Recap

October 22, 2023 by , and

IVCSD approves updated festival ordinance, social host ordinance  The Isla Vista Community Services District approved amendments to the festival ordinance and social host ordinance at its meeting on ...
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EVPLA hosts Halloween town hall, discusses public safety in I.V.

October 20, 2023 by

The External Vice President for Local Affairs held a Halloween town hall meeting on Oct. 17 with community safety leaders to answer questions and share opinions on public safety in Isla Vista. The mee...
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SB County, Supervisor Capps present I.V. bluff safety plan

October 6, 2023 by

Santa Barbara County 2nd District Supervisor Laura Capps, alongside county staff, presented an eight-step bluff safety plan on Sept. 28 ahead of the start of the 2023-24 year. The safety plan followed...
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UC community reacts to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein’s passing

October 5, 2023 by

Dianne Feinstein served as California’s senior senator and was the longest-serving female senator in history.
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IVCSD cleans I.V. streets with Earthcomb, launch move-in education program

September 23, 2023 by

The Isla Vista Community Services District partnered with environmental organization Earthcomb LLC to expel post move-out litter on the streets of Isla Vista this summer and launched a Move-In Educati...
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Decedent identified after cliff fall death in Isla Vista

September 5, 2023 by

The Santa Barbara Coroner’s Bureau identified the decedent as 19-year-old Benjamin Scott Schurmer from Ojai, California.
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Isla Vista law enforcement response from June to August, summarized

August 31, 2023 by and

The Nexus found that 215 crimes were reported to the UCPD from June 9 to Aug. 9.
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Isla Vista locals urged to heed water safety protocols

June 2, 2023 by

Rescue teams were frequently called to the Isla Vista area due to poor ocean conditions from impacts of the storms.
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Isla Vista Community Services District prepares for move out

May 20, 2023 by

IVCSD will pilot a variety of new projects to address the waste generated by move out in I.V., according to a press release.
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Del Playa property owner sues party app Poppin over Deltopia music festival

May 15, 2023 by

A Poppin representative told the Nexus that the lawsuit claims are “baseless.” 
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Tenants union prepares legal challenge to CBC & The Sweeps mass eviction

May 6, 2023 by

CSTA delivered undated letters to residents last month, urging them not to move out unless out of choice.
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Foil surfer found safely after search

May 1, 2023 by and

In search of the surfer, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department deployed four jet skis and a drone at Goleta Beach, and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office deployed a helicopter.
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Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office details extensive inventory of ‘military equipment’

April 29, 2023 by

SBSO maintains a sizable stock of military equipment available for use, including unmanned aerial drones, bomb robots and armored vehicles, long range precision rifles, explosives and chemical agents.
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Santa Barbara MTD proposes bus line changes, new services starting August

April 29, 2023 by

The proposed changes include increasing its UC Santa Barbara shuttle service Line 28 and connecting Lines 23 and 25 through a reconfiguration of the bus routes.
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Annual Isla Vista Earth Day Festival features vendors, bands, activities

April 28, 2023 by

The festival featured tie-dye activities, free succulent giveaways, potting and more.
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