Isla Vista

Local Committee Meets Over I.V. CSD

December 5, 2014 by

The Santa Barbara Local Agency Formation Committee (LAFCO) met at the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room at the Santa Barbara County Administration in Santa Barbara to review a report on the proposed f...
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Community Meets for Latest on Isla Vista Self-Governance

December 5, 2014 by

Approximately 30 students, homeowners, administrative officials and members of local government gathered at the Isla Vista Clinic yesterday evening to discuss the future of I.V. and the options availa...
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Memorial Walk Remembers the Fallen

December 3, 2014 by

In honor of lives lost to alcohol and drug use as well as to the six students who passed away in the 2014 Isla Vista mass murder, a crowd of students trekked from Embarcadero Hall to the streets of I....
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I.V.: A History — Part III

December 3, 2014 by and

The self-governance conversation came up again for Isla Vista when Goleta sought cityhood in 2001. However, the resulting proposal to include I.V. and the university in the incorporation plan was vote...
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Das Williams Introduces I.V. Self-Governance Bill

December 2, 2014 by

Assembly Bill 3, a bill aimed to create the Isla Vista Community Services District (CSD) in order provide infrastructure and services to the residents of I.V., was introduced to the California State A...
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I.V.: A History — Part II

December 2, 2014 by

Although Isla Vista tried and failed for cityhood in 1973, the I.V. Community Council (IVCC) made several other attempts to give I.V. a more sustainable form of government in the years following.
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I.V.: A History — Part I

December 1, 2014 by

In Isla Vista’s nearly 70-year history as the primary home of UCSB students, various residents and activists have made multiple attempts in the 1970s, 1980s and early 2000s to establish a form of go...
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Graduate Student Association Convenes to Consider Plans for I.V.

November 21, 2014 by

The Graduate Student Association (GSA) held a public meeting Thursday in the GSA Formal Lounge at the MultiCultural Center to discuss the role graduate students play in improving Isla Vista.
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Forum Discusses Recent Issues Plaguing Isla Vista

November 20, 2014 by

The League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara hosted a community forum titled the “The Future of Isla Vista — An Ongoing Conversation” yesterday at the Louise Lowry Davis Center to discuss the rec...
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I.V. Residents To Hold Self-Governance Panel

November 13, 2014 by

Santa Barbara City College trustee-elect Jonathan Abboud and Associated Students External Vice President of Local Affairs-elect Cameron Schunk will hold a forum presenting their vision for Isla Vista ...
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I.V. Anthology Now Accepting Works

November 10, 2014 by

Associated Students Executive Director Marisela Márquez, alumna and former A.S. Internal Vice President Kyley Scarlet and KCSB News Director Monica Lopez will co-edit an anthology with a working titl...
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Isla Vista Stays Safe This Halloween

November 2, 2014 by

There were no major incidents in Isla Vista this past Halloween weekend and arrests and citations were down significantly compared to last year’s Halloween attendance, according to a statement from ...
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La Escuelita Treats Isla Vistans to a Safe Halloween

October 27, 2014 by

The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District and campus-based nonprofit La Escuelita hosted Safe Halloween this past Saturday, a free event for the children in I.V. held at the Children’s Park on Pic...
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Coffee Collab Mural Commemorates Tragedy

October 23, 2014 by

Santa Barbara City College media and design student Ana Corrigan completed her most recent mural inside Coffee Collaborative on Pardall Road last Thursday.
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Isla Vista Questions Television Episode

October 23, 2014 by

  NBC TV Network aired an episode of crime series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” last Wednesday featuring alleged similarities to the Isla Vista tragedy that occurred last May. Title...
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