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Union Workers Picket, Sit-in, Announce Strike

University of California Police arrested 13 people at the UC Board of Regents meeting yesterday morning during a demonstration in support of a UC patient care and service workers union in their ongoin...
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Regents Meeting Focuses on Ending ‘Super Senior’ Trend

The UC Board of Regents discussed graduation rates, student-faculty ratios and other university-wide issues at yesterday’s board meeting, while UC workers of the labor union AFSCME 3299 protested ou...
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Legal Action Taken by UC To Prevent Hospital Picketing

The University of California released a statement last Friday calling for a restraining order against major trade union American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees in response to the ...
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City Council Meeting Revisits Gang Injuction

For the first time since its initial proposal in 2011, the outline for a Santa Barbara gang injunction was listed on the agenda of a Santa Barbara City Council meeting yesterday evening, allowing comm...
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UCSB Police Officer To Run For County Sheriff

UCSB Police Department Officer Ryan Smith recently announced the he will run against incumbent Sheriff Bill Brown and Santa Barbara County Sheriff Department Sgt. Sandra Brown in the upcoming election...
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Ruling Confirms Counties’ Right to Ban Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Last week, the California Supreme Court upheld the right of local governments to ban medical marijuana dispensaries using zoning laws, including dispensaries currently in operation. While there are no...
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Statewide Affairs

A bill allowing states to tax online purchases passed the Senate this week in a 69 to 27 vote and will now move to the House of Representatives for final consideration. Under current regulations, sale...
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Activist Rodriguez Donates Papers on Diversity, Justice, Minority Rights to Davidson Library, Expands Special Collection Archives

Renowned Oakland-based artist and activist Favianna Rodriguez recently donated her personal papers to the Davidson Library California Ethnic and Multi-Cultural Archives (CEMA), a department that advan...
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Students Address Campus Diversity, University Policies at A.S. Organized Town Hall Meeting

The Associated Students Office of the President held Raise Your Voice! — a town hall meeting addressing diversity, representation and marginalization in the campus community — at Corwin Pavilion l...
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Weekend Wrap-Up

This past weekend, Isla Vista Foot Patrol responded to several household burglaries and alcohol related incidents in Isla Vista. According to Lieutenant Ray Vuillemainroy, this weekend was deceptively...
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Board of Regents to Meet at State Capital, Face Possible Union Protests

The University of California Board of Regents will meet at the Sacramento Convention Center to discuss academic performance indicators, updates on the 2013 -14 budget and updates on Department of Ener...
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UCSB Group Real Life Hosts International Justice Week to Raise Human Trafficking Awareness

UCSB Christian organization Real Life and United States-based human rights non-profit International Justice Mission are jointly hosting International Justice Week this week in an effort to shed light ...
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Chilla Vista 2013: ‘The Vibes Were Sweet’

  [wzslider autoplay=”true” transition=”‘slide'” lightbox=”true”]   (Click on a photo to enlarge) Photos by Peter Vandenbelt (Daily Nexus) The Isla ...
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ECE Professor Wins Prestigious Faculty Award

UCSB professor of electrical and computer engineering and materials John Bowers recently received the Faculty Research Lecturer award — the highest honor that the UCSB faculty can bestow upon one of...
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CURRENT EVENTS 101:

Attention has once again been drawn to the Guantanamo Bay detention center as inmates stage a mass hunger strike to protest their captivity, which has sparked further controversy as guards have taken ...
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