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Community Continues Rights Campaign

February 17, 2015 by

Students, staff and Isla Vista residents marched from the Pardall Center to the 6700 block of Abrego Road on Friday, continuing an ongoing Isla Vista Tenants Union (IVTU) campaign to protest the evict...
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County Board of Supervisors, Sheriff’s Dept. Enact Deltopia Noise Ordinance

February 13, 2015 by

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors granted a request from the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday for the issuing of noise ordinances during the first two weekends of April in h...
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Farr Talks About LAFCO, I.V. Self-Governance in Meeting

February 13, 2015 by

Third District Supervisor Doreen Farr held an open meeting at the Coffee Collaborative on Thursday afternoon to discuss the creation of a Community Services District (CSD) in Isla Vista and to examine...
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IVTU To Picket Apartment Evictions

February 12, 2015 by

The Isla Vista Tenant Union (IVTU) plans to lead a picket on Friday at 12 p.m. beginning at the Pardall Center as part of their “Tenants Reclaiming Isla Vista” campaign protesting the eviction of ...
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LAFCO Delays Discussion Opposing Bill AB 3

February 12, 2015 by

The Santa Barbara County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) has drafted a letter to the state legislature opposing Isla Vista self-governance bill AB 3 and by a unanimous vote last week decided...
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IVRPD Seeking New Chairperson

February 12, 2015 by

Former Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) Board of Directors Chairperson, former Santa Barbara Housing Co-op Executive Director and former I.V. Food Co-op board member Jeff Bessmer resign...
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Hannah-Beth Jackson Introduces Bill for Harsher CC Penalties

February 12, 2015 by

State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, who represents California’s 19th district including Santa Barbara, introduced Senate Bill 186 on Monday, which would authorize California community colleges to dis...
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I.V. Stakeholders Meeting Tackles Amending Assembly Bill 3

February 11, 2015 by

Isla Vista community members met Tuesday night for the weekly stakeholders meeting, held by Assemblyman Das Williams’ office, last night at the I.V. Clinic on 970 Embarcadero del Mar.
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Kidnapping, Armed Robbery Reported in I.V.

February 9, 2015 by

At approximately 3:30 p.m. today, Santa Barbara County Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of the kidnapping of a 28-year-old woman from her residence on the 6700 block of Abrego Road in Isla Vist...
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Town Hall Meeting Discusses I.V. Infrastructure, Self-Governance

February 6, 2015 by

The first Isla Vista self-governance town hall of the year was held Thursday night at Santa Barbara Hillel to gather community feedback about how to improve infrastructure and services in Isla Vista t...
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Students Discuss I.V. Housing Issues

February 6, 2015 by

The Associated Students Isla Vista Community Relations Committee (IVCRC) held a public forum on Isla Vista housing at the Pardall Center Thursday night as part of “I.V. Week,” a series of events c...
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I.V. Stakeholders Meeting Continues Parking Discussion

February 4, 2015 by

Representatives from California state assemblyman Das Williams’ office held his weekly Isla Vista stakeholders meeting yesterday evening at the I.V. Clinic building to discuss public issues in I.V. ...
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Protesters March Through Isla Vista In Objection of Evictions

February 2, 2015 by

The Isla Vista Tenants Union (IVTU) held a protest on Friday by marching from the Pardall Center to the 6700 block of Abrego in order to bring attention to the evictions of several families from their...
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Associated Students Present First-Ever Isla Vista Week

February 2, 2015 by

The Associated Students Isla Vista Community Relations Committee (IVCRC) will host its first-ever Isla Vista Week from Monday through Friday to educate students and community members about I.V.’s hi...
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Planned March To Protest Abrego Evictions

January 29, 2015 by

The Isla Vista Tenants Union (IVTU) will lead a march from the Pardall Center through I.V. Friday at 1 p.m. to protest the eviction of six households from their apartments at 6754 and 6764 Abrego Road...
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