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Shoreline Fund To Allot Money for Beach Access

The Shoreline Preservation Fund (SPF) voted Monday night to donate $80,000 over the next two years to help fund the renovation of three Isla Vista beach access stairways that sustained damage during t...
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Church Must Renew Permit to Save Trailers

Parishioners at St. Athanasius Orthodox Church may have to confer with a higher authority - that of the County of Santa Barbara - in order to retain a parking lot and two trailers situated on its prop...
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Clean-Up Turnout Leads to Program’s Expansion

With a wave of new student groups lining up to clean the beach this quarter, The Shoreline Preservation Fund (SPF) has been sending dozens of volunteers to Isla Vista and beyond through its new and im...
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Personnel Transfer To Aid Start of I.V. Master Plan

The Isla Vista Master Plan may be a step closer to implementation, thanks to a decision made Tuesday afternoon by the County Board of Supervisors. Third District Supervisor Brooks Firestone said the b...
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Do a Little Dance…


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Man Attempts to Evade Cops in I.V. Car Chase

Police arrested one man and detained one woman Monday afternoon following a high-speed car chase through the streets of Isla Vista and the UCSB campus. The pursuit ended when the fleeing green Honda C...
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Anglers Tackle Cachuma Lake Trout Tourney

Rick Perry, 46, a construction worker from Atascadero, spread his hands wide to impress upon his audience the monstrous size of the fish and continued with his tale of woe, making animated gestures as...
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Surfrider, Students Disagree Over Parking Plan Revision

In its meeting Wednesday morning, the California Coastal Commission (CCC) will determine the fate of free on-street parking in Isla Vista. Following an appeal filed by the Santa Barbara chapter of the...
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Board Gets Ball Rolling for I.V. Plan

As the Isla Vista Master Plan - approximately four years in the making - enters its last few months of development, Santa Barbara County officials are beginning to consider methods of actually impleme...
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Finance Board Questions Leg Council Actions

After giving away the remaining $200 in its Spring quarter budget Monday afternoon, Associated Students Finance Board members debated A.S. Legislative Council's actions last week, which many thought v...
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Nickel and Dimed


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Fans Endure Those With Other Views

Like most tightknit communities united by a single cause, the Michael Jackson fans camped out in Santa Maria are protective of each other and wary of outsiders. While many of those standing on the cou...
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Extravaganza To Host Fewer Bands, Bigger Headliners

Extravaganza will forego quantity for quality this year by cutting the number of groups from the traditional 10 to four big-name bands and one local favorite.
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UCSB Nears Choice of Police Chief

The process of appointing a new UCSB Police Chief is wrapping up as the university's search committee narrows its pool of applicants down to three prospective hopefuls.
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Dead-End Jobs Inspire Book, Activism, Lecture

In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich left her life as a writer and joined the millions of Americans who struggle to make ends meet on a minimum-wage salary. Working as a waitress, hotel maid, housekeeper, nurs...
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