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Board Suggests Rise in Night, Weekend Parking

In an at times heated meeting on Monday, the Transportation and Parking Services (TPS) Ratepayers' Board recommended an increase in night and weekend parking rates for non-permit holders from $2 to $3...
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IHOP To Serve Free Pancakes for Holiday

Free short stacks and charity will be on the menu at local International House of Pancakes (IHOP) restaurants today, as part of the company's National Pancake Day celebration.
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UC Recoops in Biotech Lawsuit

The University of California announced yesterday that it has finally settled its lawsuit against Monsanto Co., a biotechnology product developer, for allegedly infringing upon University patent rights...
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Engineering Discussion


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Grief Lingers In the Wake of Fatal Collision

For Abby Pollak, the mother of Elie Israel, every morning requires a conscious decision to get out of bed. She makes the decision to get up, but not without thinking about what Elie will miss in life,...
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National Fraternity Terminates SB Charter

Lambda Phi Epsilon National Fraternity recently revoked the charter for the fraternity's UCSB chapter, the reasons for which have yet to be disclosed.
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Committee Lobbies for Marijuana Proposition

At least 60 students and local marijuana legalization activists, as well as a man with a "Will Work for Marijuana" sign, held session in downtown Santa Barbara yesterday to discuss a proposition that ...
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Disease Alerts SLO, SB Officials

A recent outbreak of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, at California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo has local authorities reminding Santa Barbara residents to protect themselves ...
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HIV/AIDS Support Agency Welcomes Executive Director

The Pacific Pride Foundation (PPF) introduced its new executive director to the community on Friday, and announced its plans to continue offering services and support to Santa Barbara residents suffer...
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February 27, 2006

Officers responding to an anonymous complaint regarding a loud party on the 800 block of Embarcadero del Norte arrived to find a 19-year-old man lying passed out on an upstairs balcony.
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I Want to Ride my Bicycle, Bicycle, Bicycle


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Locals Remember I.V. Crash Victims

Just after sundown Thursday evening, the voices of 70 people singing "Amazing Grace" marked the end of a ceremony remembering those lost in a horrific Isla Vista crash five years ago.
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Touring Cyclists To Arrive in SB During Bike Safety Festival

Live music, BMX bikers and a big screen TV will adorn West Beach at Cabrillo Boulevard today, as world-renowned cyclists from the Amgen Tour of California ride across the finish line for the Santa Bar...
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New Alumni House To Host UCSB Visitors

UCSB graduates who come visit their alma mater will have a new place to congregate next February when campus developers open the university's first alumni house.
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Environmentalist To Speak About Condors

National Public Radio (NPR) Environmental Correspondent John Nielsen will lecture to a Santa Barbara audience this Sunday about the history of the $20 million California Condor Recovery Program.
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