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Fireman Earns Award for His Risky Rescue

When firefighter Howard Orr fell on a live power line last August while fighting a brush fire in Lompoc Valley, the thousands of volts flowing through his body shocked fellow firefighter Jonathan Veal...
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Lecture Looks to the Stars, Glaxies

Sally Oey, from the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz., gave a talk in which she described how galaxies evolve and are affected by massive stars.
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SB Homeless Shelter Reopens for Season

On Monday night, the Casa Esperanza Homeless Center in downtown Santa Barbara opened its doors for the winter under its new name, welcoming community members, shelter board members and the homeless.
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Parking Services Drives Food Drive

It's that time of year again, and Transportation and Parking Services is feeling the spirit of giving. But this holiday season, they will be doing more than giving out the usual fines and citations.
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St. Nick, Firefighters Visit Local Kids

Santa Claus brought bags of toys to the children at the Isla Vista Youth Projects Wednesday, appearing with the Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. at an event co-sponsored by the Gamma Zeta Alpha fratern...
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Group Hosts Debates on Housing Conflicts

On Wednesday night, the Santa Barbara County Action Network (SBCAN) hosted the first of a series of community discussions on housing and the environment.
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Indian Tabla Performance Honors Visiting Professor

Performers from the Music of India Ensemble will bring a quarter of tutelage under visiting Nepali Professor Hom Nath Upadhyaya to a close tonight with an evening of North Indian and Nepali music.
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SB Gets in Christmas Parade Spirit

If the twirl of a baton turns you on, Santa Barbara has a special threesome for you. The 51st annual Downtown Holiday Parade will be held Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m. The parade begins at State and Sola Street...
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SB Helps Homeless Have a Happy Holiday

Several organizations in Santa Barbara, Goleta and Isla Vista have already held canned food drives, while others will be cooking Thanksgiving dinner for the homeless and for disadvantaged families in ...
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Planning Committee Sets ‘Silver’ Standard for UCSB

New buildings at UCSB will face higher environmental standards than buildings at any other UC campus, following a decision by the Campus Planning Committee.
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Teamster Union Refuses to Deliver the Goods in Strike

The Teamsters union stopped delivering goods to Southern California's three major grocery store chains Monday in support of striking and locked-out workers.
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KCSB Gives Up B-ball Airtime to Corporates

The student-staffed radio station will only air 11 live broadcasts of women's basketball games this year, instead of the 17 games it aired last year.
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Coke Machine Damages FT Elevator

An elevator at Francisco Torres underwent repairs Tuesday after carrying an unusual passenger last week - a Coca-Cola vending machine.
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Digital Library Publishes UC Books Online

A new program from the University of California's digital library will make more than 1,400 books from UC Press available for free online.
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