Isla Vista

On Second Attempt, SB County Board of Supervisors Pass Ordinance To Fine Large Gatherings in I.V.

October 21, 2020 by

The new ordinance is a reincarnation of a previous “urgency” ordinance that fell one vote short during the board’s Aug. 25 meeting.
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Making Room for School at Home: SB Professional Women’s Association Starts Drive for At-Home Learning

October 20, 2020 by

Since 1995, the PWA has facilitated back-to-school drives for Isla Vista Elementary School, collecting and redistributing donated school supplies for students in need.
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SBSO Arrests Two Suspects For Discharging a Firearm in Isla Vista

October 19, 2020 by

Both suspects were charged with negligent discharge of a firearm, failure to obey a peace officer, resisting arrest, conspiracy and possession of a controlled substance.
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Keeping the Spirit Alive: Chabad Rolls Into Sukkot Celebrations With “Sukka Cupcake Truck”

October 19, 2020 by

Though Sukkot is a time of gathering, specifically within the confines of the Sukkah, social distancing restrictions and the coronavirus pandemic have largely upended these practices.
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Man Carrying Rifle in I.V. Confirms He Was Active Duty UCSB Student Transporting Personal Weapon From Military Base

October 18, 2020 by

Though the student was not detained or fined, according to Noel Rivas, a sergeant with the SBSO, the subject used “very poor judgement” by carrying the rifle out in the open.
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Santa Barbara County To Host Free COVID-19 Testing at I.V. Theater

October 8, 2020 by

Although all online appointments for Oct. 9 have already been filled, walk-ins are still accepted.
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Isla Vista “Mirror Bus” Driver Charged With 17 Additional Felonies

October 7, 2020 by

Coughlin pled not guilty to all 17 charges and is currently in custody on $1 million bail.
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Authorities Remove Plane Wreckage, Remains of Missing Pilot Who Crashed Off I.V. Coast

October 5, 2020 by

The body of the pilot has been taken to the Channel Islands Harbor, and the Santa Barbara County Coroner's Bureau will be investigating the death.
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Community Members Gather by Candlelight at Devereux Beach to Mourn Passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

October 5, 2020 by

The event, attended by nine people, was hosted by the local chapter of the national environmental justice group Sunrise Movement.
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Cops Off Campus ‘Day of Action’ Rally Draws Over 100 to the Streets in Isla Vista

October 3, 2020 by and

Thursday’s Cops Off Campus Rally drew a crowd of over 100 students, instructors and community members who assembled at I.V. Theater around noon before marching through I.V.
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iVMenus Owner Sentencing Postponed for Fifth Time, Rescheduled for Mid-October

October 2, 2020 by

Leonard B. Levine, Galoustian’s lawyer, said after the Sept. 30 hearing that Galoustain will officially receive his sentence of 18 years in state prison at the October hearing.
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SBSO Continues Search for Missing Pilot Who Crashed Off the Coast of I.V.

September 28, 2020 by

The search for Deborah Nicholson — the plane’s pilot and sole passenger — was originally handled as a search and rescue but is now being handled as a missing person investigation.
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Goleta Union School District, Isla Vista Elementary School Move Forward With Fall Plans

September 17, 2020 by

Goleta Union School District schools will stay fully remote until Santa Barbara County moves down to Tier 3 in Governor Newsom’s reopening plan.
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Amidst Rising COVID-19 Concerns in I.V., SB County Supervisors Delay Public Health Urgency Ordinance

September 15, 2020 by and

While supervisors can bring a non-urgency ordinance back at any time, the six-week delay may be a missed opportunity.
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SBSO Successfully Deploys Naloxone on Overdose Victim in Isla Vista

September 2, 2020 by

After determining that the man was suffering from an overdose, one of the deputies deployed naloxone shortly before paramedics arrived on scene.
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