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County Schedules Furlough

November 17, 2008 by

In an effort to alleviate the county's financial crisis, county employees will go on a work furlough this December to potentially save the county $10 million in salaries.
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UPDATED Nov. 14 at 11:06 a.m.: Live Blogging the Tea Fire

November 14, 2008 by

Updates on the substantial fire burning in Montecito and Santa Barbara.
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Inferno In The Hills

November 14, 2008 by

An enormous blaze -- dubbed the Tea Fire --ripped through the hills above Santa Barbara last night, potentially burning over a hundred homes and threatening thousands more. As of press time, the fire ...
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Photos of the Fire

November 14, 2008 by

Photos of the Tea Fire from Storke Tower and the UCSB campus.
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Navy To Keep Up Sonar Operations

November 14, 2008 by

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Wednesday to allow the Navy to continue the use of sonar in submarine training operations off the Southern California Coast, despite the potential risks the practice pos...
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New Tool Helps Inform UCSB Hopefuls

November 14, 2008 by

The University of California recently launched an online financial aid estimator for prospective students.
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Knife Fight Leaves Three in Hospital

November 14, 2008 by

Three individuals, including two juveniles, were stabbed during a gang-related mêlée in downtown Santa Barbara yesterday.
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New Wiring Electrifies UCSB

November 14, 2008 by

UCSB has recently completed a massive $22 million upgrade of the campus' electrical infrastructure.
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Gauchos Put Ponies to Pasture

November 13, 2008 by

As if the first two meetings this year between Cal Poly and UCSB were not intense enough, the third meeting raised the bar entirely... and then some.
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UCB Gives Concert to Berkeley

November 13, 2008 by

After falsely promising the student body a "free" Death Cab for Cutie concert, Associated Students has now admitted to jumping the gun.
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Police Catch Prostitute Ringleader

November 13, 2008 by

The ten-year search for a fugitive Santa Barbara woman accused of running a whorehouse ended Tuesday when detectives caught up with her outside her Oakland residence.
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Strickland Stays Ahead in Votes

November 13, 2008 by

Tony Strickland's lead in the race for the 19th District State Senate has widened over his Democratic opponent Hannah-Beth Jackson, and he now leads by 1,560 votes. While this is the largest margin ye...
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Inmate Dies of Unknown Cause

November 13, 2008 by

A 59-year-old inmate was found dead in his cell at Santa Barbara County's Main Jail early Wednesday morning.
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Students Showcase Monologues

November 13, 2008 by

The deadline for the 18th annual UCSB Monologue Festival ends tomorrow.
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A.S. Hopes to Save With New Laptops

November 13, 2008 by

During last night's two-and-a-half-hour meeting, the Associated Students Legislative Council discussed buying laptops for A.S. members.
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