News

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.

March 4, 2002

CCS Cancels 4 Colloquia Classes

By Cameron Balakhanpour

Orgies do not keep rock stars or politicians from their work, but the same cannot be said for student-led classes at UCSB.

March 4, 2002

CCC To Assess Impact of Cable on Fishing Nets

By Drew Mackie

Central Coast fishermen are catching underwater cables on their fishing trips in addition to fish, prompting the California Coastal Commission to take a closer look at the cables in its April meeting.

March 4, 2002

Police Arrest Bank Robbery Suspect Again

By Rebecca Turek

Sheriff's detectives rearrested a 19-year-old man suspected of armed bank robbery last Friday because they believed the suspect was going to flee Goleta in order to avoid prosecution.

March 4, 2002

Lab Begins Search for New Director

By Josh Braun

Six months from now, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will have a new director. It just won't be an easy decision.

March 4, 2002

Speakers Debate How to Mix Freedom, Safety

By Angela Potter

Former FBI and CIA Director William Webster and American Civil Liberties Union President Nadine Strossen debated the tensions between national security and personal liberty Sunday afternoon.

March 4, 2002

Coroner Says Lydon Dies of Viral Infection

By Staff

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department Corner's office has determined that UCSB freshman Leo Lydon died of natural causes.

March 4, 2002

The Police Report: March 4, 2002

By Staff

At approximately 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 2 the Isla Vista Foot Patrol received a call from a married couple concerned about a 22-year-old male lying in the road on the 700 block of Camino Corto.