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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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Ecologists Debate Impact of New Bill’s Restrictions on Otter Habitats

March 8, 2012 by

California’s 24th District Representative Elton Gallegly recently introduced the “Military Readiness and Southern Sea Otter Conservation Act” that aims to preserve Southern California’s “No ...
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Campus Burglar Faces Multiple Felony Charges

March 8, 2012 by

UCSB Police Department detectives arrested 20-year-old Aaron Brian Ceja, a former UCSB student, as the primary subject in multiple burglaries at Santa Catalina Residence Hall on Feb. 5. The perpetrato...
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Professor Helps Find Ancient Spherules

March 8, 2012 by

UCSB earth science professor emeritus James Kennett and 15 other researchers discovered 13,000-year-old black mat sedimentary deposits believed to be evidence of Earth’s encounters with extraterrest...
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Russia’s Democratic Protests Allege Election Fraud

March 8, 2012 by

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was elected President of Russia for his third term on Sunday with 63.3 percent of the popular vote, sparking major protest movements in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Politic...
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Groups’ Events To Foster Pride in Disabled Community

March 8, 2012 by

Various campus organizations are collaborating to promote respect and value toward the mentally and developmentally disabled as part of national Learning Disability Awareness Month in March. The unive...
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New Bakery Opens Downtown

March 8, 2012 by

First Picks Management opened Santa Barbara’s first Panera Bread eatery last weekend in La Cumbre Plaza on upper State Street. The popular restaurant chain serves freshly baked breads and offers a m...
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Student’s Federal Suit May Impact UC Admissions

March 8, 2012 by

The Supreme Court recently decided to re-examine nationwide affirmative action legislation in light of University of Texas applicant Abigail Fisher’s claim that she was unfairly denied entrance due ...
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I.V. Officer Offers Instruction to Egyptian Law Enforcement

March 7, 2012 by

Isla Vista Foot Patrol Lieutenant Ray Vuillemainroy recently spent three weeks in Egypt teaching “Community Policing” to the Egyptian National Police. The Emergence Group — an organization that ...
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Union Impedes Release of Report

March 7, 2012 by

The Federated University Police Officers Association filed a temporary restraining order yesterday to block the public release of results from a University of California inspection into the pepper spr...
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S.B. Police Sniff Out Local Sex Solicitors

March 7, 2012 by

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Bureau conducted two prostitution stings in Goleta over the past four months, using undercover detectives at local motels to pick up four ma...
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Politicians Plan Amid Protests

March 7, 2012 by

While state lawmakers met to finalize their portion of next years’ University of California budget, thousands of students, faculty and other community members converged on the Capitol on Monday to r...
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City To Add Electric Vehicle Outlets to Local Lots

March 7, 2012 by

The Santa Barbara City Council voted Tuesday afternoon to install six modern electric vehicle charging stations in three downtown parking structures for vehicles including the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Vo...
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Student Protests End in Almost 70 Arrests

March 6, 2012 by

Thousands of UC, CSU and community college students, faculty and staff rallied alongside lawmakers yesterday outside the state Capitol to protest against continued tuition hikes and cuts to higher edu...
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