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UCSB Acquires Deveureux Property for $27.5M

September 28, 2007 by

UCSB officially purchased all 33 acres of Devereux this past week, bringing the campus' total property to 1,022 acres.
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Los Padres Area Soon To Open After Zaca Blaze

September 28, 2007 by

While several roads near Los Padres National Forest remain closed due to the Zaca Fire aftermath, authorities are now saying they may soon lift some of the closures starting Oct. 1.
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East Beach-Raised Fish Swim Free

September 28, 2007 by

Angling to replenish their diminishing numbers, local nonprofit organization Santa Barbara Sea released 10,000 white sea bass into the open ocean at East Beach this past Saturday.
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Kucinich Pledges Green America, Justice for Bush

September 27, 2007 by

Two weeks after Barack Obama spoke at Santa Barbara City College, fellow Democratic presidential candidate and Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich held a rally at the same location last Monday.
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Police Jail, Seize Property of Alleged Drug Dealer

September 27, 2007 by

As part of an investigation that may strip a suspect of his home and car, local detectives are currently compiling the final pieces of their case against alleged cocaine dealer Robert Carlton Lavilett...
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UCPD Arrests Murder Suspect, Transient

September 27, 2007 by

Although many UCSB students left campus during the summer, the University of California Police Dept. remained active and responded to a total of 559 incidents from June until September.
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Police Exhume Pot Plants in Lompoc

September 27, 2007 by

The largest recorded marijuana bust in Santa Barbara County history took place this past Tuesday, when the Sheriff's Dept. discovered over 100,000 plants on a private ranch near Lompoc.
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Project Strives for Alcohol Education

September 27, 2007 by

Commemorating over three years of programming aimed at reducing binge drinking in Isla Vista, students, local residents and businesses gathered in Anisq' Oyo' Park on Tuesday to celebrate efforts made...
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Sobriety Checkpoints Yield Five DUIs

September 27, 2007 by

California Highway Patrol officers made five DUI arrests and towed six vehicles in Isla Vista last weekend while many UCSB students made their return to the campus for Fall Quarter.
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Program Provides for UCSB’s Future

September 27, 2007 by

The Campaign for UCSB raked in cash over the 2006-07 fiscal year, adding an extra $70 million to its coffers.
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Governor Receives New Textbook Bills

September 27, 2007 by

College students may soon find some relief from exorbitant textbook prices, pending a decision by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger regarding two recently drafted bills.
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Regents Approve Plan to Increase Faculty Wages

September 27, 2007 by

In a vote to make University of California salaries more competitive, the Board of Regents recently passed legislation to bring faculty pay scales up to market level over the next four years beginning...
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Conquest Faces Legal Troubles in L.A.

September 20, 2007 by

Conquest Student Housing, the same business that attracted protests last year when it evicted several low-income families in Isla Vista, has become the center of controversy once again, this time in L...
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Obama Speech Encourages Hope, Reforms

September 20, 2007 by

Although he currently trails behind New York Sen. Hillary Clinton in some national polls, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama was greeted like a rock star when he arrived to a crowd of over 3,000 spectators at...
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I.V. To Develop More Low-Income Housing

September 20, 2007 by

Following the approval of the Isla Vista Master Plan this past summer, local officials announced earlier this month that a rezoned neighborhood may satisfy state requirements for low-income housing in...
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