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November 9, 2016

Recreational Marijuana To Be Legalized Statewide

By Ava Talehakimi

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.

November 9, 2016

Democratic UCSB Alumnus Carbajal Claims House Seat

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

Salud Carbajal replaced incumbent Lois Capps on Tuesday as House Representative for District 24, defeating Republican opponent Justin Fareed.

November 9, 2016

Trump Claims Swing States for an Executive Seat

By Cheryl Sun, Megan Mineiro

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.

November 9, 2016

Historic CSD Measure Passes, But Lacks Paired Funding

By Supriya Yelimeli

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.

November 8, 2016

Joan Hartmann Wins Third District County Supervisor Race

By Anjalie Tandon, Tamari Dzotsenidze

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.

November 8, 2016

Final Election Results 2016

By Josh Ortiz

Live election results for local, statewide and national races on Election Day 2016.

November 7, 2016

Services to Support Voters

By Deepika Chandrashekar

This election day, there are many services and incentives available to voters to make voting easy and fun.

November 7, 2016

Where to Vote on Election Day

By Staff Report

A breakdown of where to vote on Election Day divided by each block in Isla Vista.

November 7, 2016

Rodney Gould Renews Contract with I.V. Recreation & Park District

By Soobin Lee

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.

November 6, 2016

California Ballot Initiatives 2016

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

The Nexus guide on California ballot measures, covering marijuana, plastic bags, prescription drugs and more.

November 6, 2016

Santa Barbara Ballot Measures 2016

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

The Nexus guide on local ballot measures affecting Santa Barbara.

November 4, 2016

Freshman, Sophomore Pass Times Interrupted Due to GOLD Error

By Supriya Yelimeli

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.

November 4, 2016

Daily Nexus Election Endorsements 2016

By Daily Nexus Editorial Board

The following endorsements are based on the electoral races the Nexus has tracked most closely throughout this election cycle.

November 3, 2016

Ortega Skeleton Cat Replaced By Generous Donor

By Deepika Chandrashekar

General manager Jeff Hillery, who was the owner of the original skeleton cat, said a student was so upset the cat was stolen that she purchased and replaced the decoration.

November 3, 2016

Students Observe Día de los Muertos

By Jack Hu

Jessica Maldonado’s grandfather passed away 15 years ago. Being Catholic, her family went to the church to celebrate Día de los Muertos and the life of her grandfather.

November 3, 2016

I.V. Youth Projects Seek $300K to Fund Facility

By Malire Lozada

The Isla Vista Youth Projects hopes to cement its role in I.V. this year by raising funds to purchase the Children’s Center building next to the Camino Real Marketplace.