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Isla Vista Foot Patrol Responds to Report of Man with Gun, Does Not Confirm Weapon or Suspect

The suspect was described as a Hispanic male adult approximately six feet tall, 180-220 pounds with a buzz-cut and brown hair.
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Dos Pueblos High School Students Join UCSB in Protests Against Trump

After nearly 1,000 UC Santa Barbara students protested the election of Donald Trump early Wednesday morning, they were joined by Dos Pueblos High School students who walked out of class at noon.
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Over 1,000 UC Santa Barbara Students Protest After Trump Elected President

Approximately 20 officers from the University Police Department were present at the protest, but no arrests were reported and the gathering remained peaceful for its entire duration.
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Recreational Marijuana To Be Legalized Statewide

Proposition 64, which legalizes the recreational use of marijuana for persons 21 and older, has passed in California and will be enacted as of January 1, 2017.
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Democratic UCSB Alumnus Carbajal Claims House Seat

Salud Carbajal replaced incumbent Lois Capps on Tuesday as House Representative for District 24, defeating Republican opponent Justin Fareed.
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Trump Claims Swing States for an Executive Seat

A wave of red swept the electoral map Tuesday night as Donald J. Trump won in a stunning upset the 2016 Presidential election with a victory in 30 states.
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Historic CSD Measure Passes, But Lacks Paired Funding

A measure to create an Isla Vista Community Services District passed Tuesday, but voters did not support a tax to fund the fledgling step toward self-governance in I.V.
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Joan Hartmann Wins Third District County Supervisor Race

The contest ended with Hartmann attaining 53.96% of the county vote Tuesday night, enough to beat Porter who won 45.79% of the county vote.
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Final Election Results 2016

Live election results for local, statewide and national races on Election Day 2016.
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Services to Support Voters

This election day, there are many services and incentives available to voters to make voting easy and fun.
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Where to Vote on Election Day

A breakdown of where to vote on Election Day divided by each block in Isla Vista.
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Rodney Gould Renews Contract with I.V. Recreation & Park District

The Isla Vista Recreation & Park District board of directors renewed the contract of general manager Rodney Gould Tuesday, extending his employment by five more years.
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California Ballot Initiatives 2016

The Nexus guide on California ballot measures, covering marijuana, plastic bags, prescription drugs and more.
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Santa Barbara Ballot Measures 2016

The Nexus guide on local ballot measures affecting Santa Barbara.
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Freshman, Sophomore Pass Times Interrupted Due to GOLD Error

Although students with Junior and Senior standing have already chosen their courses, students with Sophomore and Freshman standing were in the middle of registration for Passtime 1.
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