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Local Businesses Cope With Food Shortages as Highway 101 Remains Closed

Several Isla Vista businesses are experiencing product and food shortages due to the recent mudslides that have temporarily closed U.S. Route 101 northbound access from southern California.
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University Will Offer Travel Reimbursement as Highway 101 Remains Closed

The university will be providing a shuttle service to and from the Goleta Amtrak station and the harbor ferry.
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Santa Barbara Community Mourns Lives Lost in Montecito Mudslides

Local elected and community leaders organized the vigil, including First District Supervisor Das Williams, County Board of Supervisors Chair Joan Hartmann, State Senator Hannah Beth Jackson and Congre...
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Vista Point

Find out about the goings-on in I.V. this week.
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Mudslides, Flooding Limit Northbound Access to Santa Barbara

Flash Flood warnings will remain in place for areas burned by the Thomas Fire until Tuesday afternoon and heavy showers are forecasted for the area.
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Winter Storm Flooding Prompts More Evacuations in Santa Barbara County

The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management issued the mandatory evacuation orders for unincorporated parts of Santa Barbara County, Montecito, Summerland and Carpinteria on Jan. 7.
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Isla Vista Food Co-op Celebrates 46th Anniversary

The business’s original name was the I.V. Füd Co-op, and it was created following a series of political protests in Isla Vista.
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Earthquake Measuring 3.8 Reported Near Isla Vista Coast

The earthquake was centered in the ocean approximately nine miles west of Isla Vista.
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Two Apparent Overdoses in Isla Vista Within 24 Hours, Victims Receive Doses of Naloxone

Two male victims suffering from apparent drug overdoses in Isla Vista received Naloxone and were transported to the hospital on Monday, the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office reported.
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Thomas Fire Becomes Largest Wildfire in Modern California History

The Thomas Fire is now the largest recorded wildfire in California history after burning through 273,400 acres of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties in 20 days.
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Owner of iV Menus Arrested on 3 Felony Charges of Rape, Pleads Not Guilty

iV Menus was closed on Tuesday, according to an iV Menus employee.
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Suspect Arrested for Reported Rape in Isla Vista

A woman was sexually assaulted by a male suspect at 910 Embarcadero Del Norte on  Dec. 17, the UC Santa Barbara Police Department reported.
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Isla Vista Food Co-op Aids Victims of Thomas Fire

The Isla Vista Food Cooperative is working to help those who have been affected by the Thomas Fire by offering several relief efforts, including a “round-up” change program, a 15 percent discount ...
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Goodbye to Isla Vista from a Nexus Editor in Chief

An outgoing Nexus editor in chief says her goodbyes and thank yous.
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Santa Barbara Now Under Voluntary Evacuation Orders as Thomas Fire Continues to Burn

The Thomas Fire reached Montecito on Saturday and the city is now under a mandatory evacuation order.
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