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CCC To Further Hear Parking Plan Appeals

A decision by the California Coastal Commission to hear two appeals against the Isla Vista parking plan threatens to put the brakes on the program, which would require residents to buy a permit before...
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4 Police Depts. To Hold Q&A Session in I.V.

Isla Vista residents accustomed to answering to the police will get a chance to ask some questions of their own at tonight's town hall meeting. In conjunction with the Associated Students Commission o...
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Rifle-Wielding Robbers Storm DP Apartment

Five UCSB students were held captive at gunpoint in their Del Playa Drive apartment by three armed suspects early Thursday morning, followed by a high-speed chase that ended in the capture of two of t...
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’69 Oil Spill Leaves Mark on SB Environmentalism

In a massive swirl of black and blue, three million gallons of oil surged through the ruptured sea floor of the Santa Barbara Channel, leaving an 800-square-mile bruise on the ocean's surface.
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Lawyers to Meet in Morris Case

Associated Students President Cervin Morris will appear in court today to set a date for his preliminary hearing.
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CSO Officers Impound Stray Bicycles

Students coming back to find their locks cut and their bikes missing may want to hesitate before calling the Community Service Organization (CSO) to catch the thieves. CSO, a division within UCSB Poli...
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Red Cross Assists La Conchita Victims

In the wake of the devastating Jan. 11 La Conchita mudslide, local organizations have pitched in to create opportunities for Santa Barbara residents to contribute to relief efforts.
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Court Puts Off Arraignment in Homicide Case

The two suspects arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of UCSB graduate student Jarrod Davidson now face two felony counts each and possible sentences of life in prison.
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Pohl Adjusts Focus as Local Adviser

Bob Pohl has bounced back from his narrow loss of the 35th District State Assembly race last November to become the right-hand man to 3rd District Supervisor Brooks Firestone.
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PAC/GPAC Denies Master Plan Delay

At last night's first Isla Vista Project Area Committee and General Plan Advisory Committee meeting of the year, PAC/GPAC members defeated a motion that would have further prolonged revision of the I....
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Leg Council Negotiates Sign Allotment

Associated Students Legislative Council talked about changes and amendments to its elections code Wednesday night, but ended up taking no action. Council members devoted much of the meeting to discuss...
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Rains Aggravate Goleta Beach Erosion

During the heavy rains of earlier this month, the ocean swallowed over $1 million of sand meant to shore up parkland and infrastructure at Goleta Beach.
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Surfrider Shells Out Ashtrays in I.V.

Isla Vista Surfrider accepts no buts about cigarettes littering the beaches of I.V., and its latest effort is aimed at leaving cliff side smokers no excuse for tossing theirs over the edge.
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Officers Arrest 2nd Suspect in Murder Case

Former Father-in-Law Faces Charges in Shooting of Grad Student Jarrod Davidson
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Sheriff’s Dept. Sets Newest Guns to ‘Stun’

If avoiding uncontrollable muscle contractions and temporary incapacitation is on your list of goals, you probably want to avoid tangling with newly armed Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Deputies.
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