News

January 14, 2003

Take A Bite Out Of Law Enforcement; Would You Like Some Sausage With That?; Going Nowhere Fast
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From I.V. to Iraq and Back

On Dec. 14, 2003, Plastino was released from active duty as an army reservist. Two weeks ago, he returned to duty at the IVFP office on Pardall Road after eight months in Iraq. He was married six days...
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Alleged Gun at I.V. Elementary Spurs Lockdown

At approximately 1:00 Monday afternoon, Isla Vista Elementary School went into lockdown due to reports of a man carrying a gun on campus. Deputies found the suspect - a minor who was identified by his...
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A.S. Denies OSL Funding Request

The Associated Students Finance Board reopened its checkbook at its first meeting of Winter Quarter Monday night in the UCen - but then decided to close it back up.
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MTD Struggles to Sell Students on New Line

While the recently opened bus line 27 is not yet as popular with riders as the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District would like, fortifications to the transit gate may help prevent damage by van...
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UC Expands Lawsuit Against Enron

The University of California will file complaints today at a U.S. District Court in Houston to add three defendants to its federal class action suit to recover funds lost as a result of the Enron scan...
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Firestone Chats It Up With I.V. Residents

Monday night, 3rd District supervisor candidate and longtime Santa Barbara county resident Brooks Firestone sallied forth into the wilds of Isla Vista to visit his prospective constituents in their na...
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Police Arrest 3 for Attack on I.V. House

Three men were arrested early Saturday morning for allegedly striking several people with bricks and glass bottles and smashing windows at a residence on the 6600 block of Sabado Tarde.
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Arnold Budget Increases Tuition Fees, Decreases Aid

The budget proposal for the upcoming year released Friday would increase mandatory in-state undergraduate student tuition by 10 percent, from $4,984 per year to $5,482 per year.
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Pond Fish Stay Alive, Healthy in Storke Plaza

The tiny fish that call Storke Plaza Pond home are not in danger of dying out despite being a meal of choice for the many birds that visit the area. The pond, created in June 2003 by Santa Barbara Pon...
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Republican Bashes Bush “Dynasty”

A man who once served in a Republican White House said he is "embarrassed" by that building's current resident in a visit to UCSB Sunday.
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USFS Fiscal Study Leads to Staff Cuts

The United States Forest Service is thinning its employee ranks, firing 80 vehicle mechanics statewide. However, employees on the chopping block don't plan to go down without a fight.
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Shallow Observation


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Beach Meeting Reviews Erosion, Usage

If Goleta Beach has been looking a little smaller lately, Santa Barbara County has been working hard to fatten it up. On Thursday night, a committee of citizens and local government officials met in t...
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City Progresses on Water Tank Project

Massive earth moving and development at Santa Barbara's Sheffield Reservoir has proceeded into the new year as the city continues construction on two underground holding tanks, capable of holding 6.5 ...
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