Isla Vista

Launch Held for New I.V. Community Center Set To Open 2017

The Office of the External Vice President for Local Affairs (EVPLA) hosted an event Saturday celebrating the launch of the future Isla Vista Community Center at 976 Embarcadero Del Mar. Third District...
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Halloween Parking Restrictions and Noise Ordinances Discussed at City of Goleta Meeting

The City of Goleta hosted a community meeting to discuss residential parking permits and noise ordinances for Halloween weekend in Isla Vista Thursday evening at Goleta City Hall. Halloween attracts m...
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SBC Fire Responds to Allegations of Misconduct in Sanchez’s Death

SBC Fire Information Officer Captain Dave Zaniboni delivered the following response regarding the events leading to Andres Esteban Sanchez’s death on Sunday morning: “On October 11, 2015...
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Students, Community Members Unite At Vigil For Andres Esteban Sanchez

A crowd of over 100 people met outside the Associated Students Pardall Center Thursday night to honor UCSB student Andres “Andy” Esteban Sanchez who passed away the morning of Sunday, Oct. 11. Stu...
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IVFP Responds to Allegations of Misconduct in Sanchez’s Death

Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP) Lieutenant Rob Plastino and Santa Barbara Sheriff Public Information Officer Kelly Hoover responded to witnesses’ accounts of the events leading up to the death of seco...
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Witnesses Allege Misconduct Concerning Recent Student Death

**This story will be updated as more information becomes available.** A previously published Daily Nexus article regarding IVFP’s account of Andres Esteban Sanchez’s death can be found u...
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SBCC President to Retire After Four-Year Service

Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) President Lori Gaskin announced Monday her decision to retire after the end of the 2015-16 school year. After working 35 years in the California Community College sys...
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Third District Supervisor Farr to Retire in December

District Supervisor Doreen Farr, who first took office in 2009, announced that she will not be seeking a third term on the Board of Supervisors, instead hoping to spend time with family Santa Barbara ...
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Brown Signs Three Bills Regarding Refugio Spill

Governor Jerry Brown signed three bills on Oct. 8 authored by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson and Assemblymember Das Williams in response to the May 2015 Refugio Beach Oil Spill. Jackson’s bills, Senate...
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SB Mayor Presents 10-Point Gun Control Proposal

Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider, who announced in April her plans to run for California’s 24th Congressional district seat, released a 10-point proposal last month aimed at curbing gun violenc...
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Castro Valley Shows Similar Interest in Following I.V.’s Self-Governance Model

Community leaders in the unincorporated area of Castro Valley, California, have been following Assemblymember Das Williams’ Assembly Bill 3 in the interest of pursuing a model for self-governance si...
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Upcoming El Niño May Threaten Cliffside Homes

Climatologists are increasingly certain of predictions that a strong El Niño will likely hit California in the coming months, bringing wet weather and the possibility of increased erosion along the c...
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Doreen Farr Talks to Community About I.V. Self Governance, I.V. Community Center

Third District Supervisor Doreen Farr held “office hours” Thursday at Coffee Collaboration in Isla Vista to meet with constituents and address questions regarding local issues. Discussion focused ...
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An Inside Look at the Roles of SB Peace Officers

The Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP), clad in khaki uniforms, and UCSB Police Department (UCPD), clad in blue, hold overlapping jurisdiction in the UC Santa Barbara community. IVFP was initiated in 1970 ...
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I.V. Self-Governance Bill Approved

Student leaders are confident that moves to establish a board of local representatives for I.V. will be successful   Governor Jerry Brown signed Assemblymember Das Williams’ Isla Vista self-gov...
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