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March 8, 2002

UC Briefs: March 8, 2002

By Staff

The models — built from Lego bricks, a computer chip and thermal motion and optical sensors — will search for ice. "It makes me want to go into aerospace engineering even more than before."

March 7, 2002

Judge Denies Motion in Attias Case

By Jennifer B. Siverts

Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Thomas Adams denied a motion by murder suspect David Attias' defense attorneys Wednesday to suppress evidence collected by the California Highway Patrol.

March 7, 2002

IVRPD To Consider No-Camping Law

By Alissa Anderson Staff Writer

Isla Vista Recreation and Parks District board members will negotiate a no-camping ordinance at their meeting Thursday night - a law they assumed already existed under Santa Barbara County law.

March 7, 2002

Economist Locates Unused UC Funds, Suggests Pay Raise

By Sarah Healy

An economist hired by a University union to hunt for extra dollars within the UC found $2 billion that employees want for raises - but the University says it does not have the money to boost salaries.

March 7, 2002

MTD Plans To Add More Alternative Energy Buses

By Michael Porzucki

The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District is taking a step toward protecting the environment by replacing 40 of its diesel-running buses with hybrid and pure electric buses.

March 7, 2002

Van Gieson Takes on Director Status

By Caley Block

Christine Van Gieson assumed responsibility as UCSB's director of admissions on March 1.

March 7, 2002

Feature Photo: ‘Take a Look, It’s in a Book’

By Staff

Senior CCS literature major Reagan Wilson displays her piece in the Please Take Your Hands Off My Spine show, running March 6-8 in the Arts Building Gallery 1434.

March 6, 2002

Victims’ Families Sue Attias for Wrongful Death

By Marisa Lagos

The four families whose children were killed on Sabado Tarde Road last year filed wrongful death and personal injury suits against David Attias and his parents, Daniel and Diane.

March 6, 2002

Anderson Wins Outright

By Lana Burrows Marisa Lagos Ladan Moeenziai Rebecca Turek Staff Writers

What was surprising about Jim Anderson winning the sheriff's race last night wasn't that he won but that he took over 50 percent of the vote. Anderson received 50.34 percent of the votes and became the new county sheriff...

March 6, 2002

Voters Choose Holland Over Herrera For Clerk

By Drew Mackie Staff Writer Eric Simons Staff Writer

Joe Holland, a 17-year veteran of the county assessor's office, recorded a huge victory over Assistant County Clerk Larry Herrera in the race for Santa Barbara County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor.

March 6, 2002

Property Owners Resist Texaco’s Pipe Removals

By Kirk Hawkins Staff Writer

A group of local homeowners is appealing a decision to allow ChevronTexaco Corp. to abandon and remove pieces of seven miles of pipeline running through their residential neighborhood.

March 6, 2002

’02 Winter Ranks as 5th Warmest Nationally

By Sarah Gorback

Unusually high surface pressure that lowered temperatures and dried out winds descending from the east led to a warm February in Southern California, with an average high of 64 degress, said Chief Climatologist Jay Lawri...

March 4, 2002

Select Your Local Sheriff

By Marisa Lagos

Whoever the new county sheriff is, if he keeps all his campaign promises, Isla Vista won't see much change - at least not for the worse.

March 4, 2002

Judge Drops One Charge in I.V. Case

By Marisa Lagos

A superior court judge on Monday dismissed one of the felony charges brought against five of eight defendants in a videotaped assault case that occurred in Isla Vista in September 2000.

March 4, 2002

Hey Mr. Postman, Got a Letter for Me

By Stephanie Tavares

A wise man once said a picture is worth a thousand words. But for some residents of the Buena Vista Care Center, a thousand words is all that's needed to put a smile on their faces.

March 4, 2002

Developers Offer to Donate Ellwood Land for Tax Credit

By Alissa Anderson Staff Writer

The development partnership that owns most of the Ellwood bluffs has proposed giving up 18 acres of land as permanent open space in exchange for a $5 million to 6 million tax credit from the state.