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November 10, 2016

I.V. Leads Effort as SB Sees 55 Percent Voter Turnout

By Allison Garfield, Brandon Chen

As of early Wednesday morning, voter turnout was recorded by the Santa Barbara County Elections Office at 55.12 percent.

November 10, 2016

Flashback: Election 2012

By Matthew Danaher

It was only four years ago when both Isla Vista and UCSB were consumed with this year’s political fervor once again.

November 9, 2016

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

By Supriya Yelimeli

The suspect was described as a Hispanic male adult approximately six feet tall, 180-220 pounds with a buzz-cut and brown hair.

November 9, 2016

Dos Pueblos High School Students Join UCSB in Protests Against Trump

By Anjalie Tandon, Victoria Gurrola

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.

November 9, 2016

Over 1,000 UC Santa Barbara Students Protest After Trump Elected President

By Supriya Yelimeli, Cheryl Sun, Deepika Chandrashekar

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.

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.