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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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Houseless Population in I.V. Grows as COVID-19 Pandemic Strains Local Support

October 1, 2020 by

As of the most recent survey in June, 113 people are experiencing houselessness in I.V., an increase of 44 individuals since January 2020.
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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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Following Inaugural Director’s Departure, Search for New Director of Office of Black Student Development Underway

September 24, 2020 by

Kareen Louis, the assistant director of the Office of Black Student Development, remains the sole career staff member currently with the office. 
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UCPD Issues Timely Warning for Multiple Burglaries and Break-Ins on Campus Property

September 23, 2020 by

UCPD is currently investigating these crimes. Anyone with more information can contact the department at (805) 893-3446.
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$1.5 Million Donation Opens New Quantum Innovation Center at UCSB

September 19, 2020 by

Named the Roy T. Eddleman Center for Quantum Innovation, the center is expanding upon the work of UCSB’s quantum science program.
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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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UC Berkeley Police Captain Alex Yao Named as New UCSB Police Chief

September 16, 2020 by

Yao will replace UCSB’s Interim Police Chief James Brock in early fall quarter. 
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UCSB Ranked No. 6 in Public Schools, No. 30 in Colleges Nationwide in 2021 U.S. News Best Colleges Ranking

September 16, 2020 by

The university jumped one spot in the public university category and four spots in the national university category compared to last year’s rankings.
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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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Platform Holly Decommission Stalled Due to Covid-19 Pandemic

September 15, 2020 by

Despite setbacks, the California State Lands Commission continues to plug Platform Holly’s well bores with coil tubing and cement during the pandemic.
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Wildfire Smoke Triggers Santa Barbara County Air Quality Alert

September 14, 2020 by

Particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns — known as PM2.5 on the rating scale — is most affected by the smoke.
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