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City Seeks Local Input on New Park

April 4, 2012 by

The city of Goleta will host the first of three planned design workshops this Saturday at the Goleta Valley Community Center to gather public input on the pending development of a new public park. The...
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UCSB Promotes Greener Future With Plastic Bag Ban

April 3, 2012 by

The UCSB Bookstore kicked off Spring Quarter yesterday with Day Without a Bag, replacing single-use bags with free organic canvas bags for shoppers. The day-long event commemorates the bookstore’s d...
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Student Leaders Arrested as Result of Demonstration

April 3, 2012 by

Four UCSB students were arrested last Monday while protesting outside the entrance to the Sallie Mae building in Washington, D.C. alongside 200 students from universities nationwide. The demonstration...
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City Lawsuit Prompts Sewer Renovation Plan

April 3, 2012 by

The city of Santa Barbara settled a lawsuit with SB Channelkeeper last week, agreeing to spend $26 million to help renovate the region’s sewer systems over the next five years. Channelkeeper, a loca...
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Google Economist To Speak On Social Media Markets

April 3, 2012 by

Google’s chief economist Hal R. Varian will host a free lecture at 6 p.m. today in Corwin Pavilion to discuss how the data accumulated from Google users can gauge the economy’s current state. Vari...
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Regents To Host Exclusive Forum

April 2, 2012 by

UC Regents Sherry Lansing and Richard Blum will visit the UCSB campus Wednesday to meet privately with a select group of students. The two Regents plan for the invite-only event to serve as a forum fo...
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Athlete Arrested for Crime in I.V.

April 2, 2012 by

Miami Dolphins linebacker Koa Misi was arrested at his residence in Florida on Friday for battery charges stemming from an incident that occurred last year on the 6500 block of Trigo Road. Santa Barba...
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SB Deputies Arrest Hate Crime Suspect

April 2, 2012 by

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested James Michael Inglimo on March 21 after he allegedly committed a hate crime by attempting to run over a man with a utility truck. Deputies responded ...
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Campus Kicks Off Bag Ban Initiative

April 2, 2012 by

UCSB’s bookstore is halting its distribution of plastic bags today in celebration of its first Day Without a Bag. Santa Barbara City Council members Grant House and Cathy Murillo will hold a press c...
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Local Chase Ends in Arrest

April 2, 2012 by

The California Highway Patrol apprehended a motorcyclist with $100,000 in outstanding warrants on March 21 after engaging in a high-speed chase and an hour-long manhunt through Goleta. A CHP officer i...
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Explosive Drilling Threatens Clean Water

March 9, 2012 by

The Associated Students Coastal Fund gave the Environmental Defense Center $15,000 to prevent the use of explosives and chemicals to break up underground rock formations and release oil to natural gas...
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Students To Give Spoken Word Show

March 9, 2012 by

UCSB’s Health and Wellness Program will appeal to a wide range of spectators with “Wizard of Balls,” a spoken word presentation in the Theater and Dance Building’s Room 1701 today at 7:30 p.m....
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Local Publication Throws Funky Music Fiesta

March 9, 2012 by

UCSB’s WORD magazine will host its first annual “WORDSTOCK Music Festival” this Sunday, featuring a lineup of local bands and Los Angeles-based DJs. The event will be held from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m...
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Panel To Discuss Immigration

March 9, 2012 by

KCSB and local nonprofit organization La Casa de la Raza will host a panel today discussing recent immigration policies and their effects on American society. The “Los Olvidados: The Impact of Depor...
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SB Local Aids in Formation of Public Safety Network

March 9, 2012 by

Santa Barbara resident Andrew Seybold, the nation’s leading wireless communication consultant, collaborated with the Public Safety Alliance to include the public safety broadband provision in the Mi...
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