Isla Vista

Isla Vista Based Island View Outfitters Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Owner Reflects on Company’s Growth and Future

February 27, 2020 by

Gerstenberger created Island View Outfitters, now located on Trigo Road, in his second year at UCSB.
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Half a Century Later, the Bank of America Fire Remains Burned Into I.V.’s Legacy With Help of KCSB Radio Documentary

February 27, 2020 by

The hour-long special takes listeners on a dive into the KCSB archives, featuring news coverage of the Isla Vista riots.
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University, Organizations Discuss Voter Registration Efforts as California Primary Approaches

February 27, 2020 by and

In I.V., registration numbers have peaked at 13,000 registered voters during presidential election years.
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Cannabis Professionals Search For Community Opinions on Possible Isla Vista Dispensary

February 26, 2020 by

The county will be holding a meeting in I.V. to gauge input from the community, and ask what residents would like out of a local recreational marijuana dispensary.
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Out for the Count: With 2020 Census on the Horizon, Census Specialist Explains the Process

February 21, 2020 by

The process takes months, and the results of the census are compiled and delivered to the president in December, with the results available to the public in early 2021.
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2020 Isla Vista Primary Elections Guide

February 20, 2020 by

The California primary will be held on March 3, 2020.
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Jeffrey’s Jazz Coffeehouse: Making Music Instrumental to the Isla Vista Community

February 20, 2020 by

The pop-up club features a series of local musicians who aim to bring the Isla Vista community together.
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Tropicana Del Norte To Exclusively House SBCC Students Next School Year

February 13, 2020 by

The shift in housing is motivated by the different schedules of the two schools.
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Task Force For Safer Social Events In I.V. Meets for Second Time To Hear Updates About New IFC Regulations, University Communications

February 4, 2020 by

The task force heard from the IFC President about recent “risk management practices” implemented at fraternity events and from OSL about the way the university communicates with students.
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Interfraternity Council Bans Hard Alcohol, Implements Sober Party Monitors In Sweeping Changes

February 4, 2020 by

The IFC implemented a series of new policies for all fraternity social events at the beginning of Winter Quarter 2020.
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Title IX Office Investigating Alleged Transphobic Behavior at Sigma Nu Party

February 4, 2020 by

OSL Director Miles Ashlock said his office had been notified about the post and had started to look into it, but were not aware of the poster’s identity. 
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I.V. CSD Moves Forward With Proposal To Absorb Compost Collective

January 30, 2020 by and

The I.V. CSD moved forward with a proposal to absorb the IVCC and support the organization.
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Fifth Suspect Arrested For I.V. Armed Robbery; Additional Suspect in Custody Pleads Not Guilty

January 22, 2020 by and

The armed robbery, which took place on Nov. 18 reportedly around 10:30 a.m., resulted in the university issuing a “secure in place,” causing some campus buildings to independently lock down. 
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Isla Vista Beautification Program Provides Work for Local Houseless People

January 16, 2020 by

Part of Ron Moomey’s transition out of houselessness came from a job with the SeeClickFix program in I.V. called Isla Vista Beautiful. 
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How Isla Vista Businesses Survive the Long Winter

January 16, 2020 by

Running an Isla Vista storefront is not all lattes and catchy names — businesses can be forced to hibernate for long stretches at a time when UC Santa Barbara is not in session.
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