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Victims’ Families Sue Attias for Wrongful Death

March 6, 2002 by

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.
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Voters Choose Holland Over Herrera For Clerk

March 6, 2002 by

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.
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Property Owners Resist Texaco’s Pipe Removals

March 6, 2002 by

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.
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’02 Winter Ranks as 5th Warmest Nationally

March 6, 2002 by

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 Cli...
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Select Your Local Sheriff

March 4, 2002 by

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.
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Judge Drops One Charge in I.V. Case

March 4, 2002 by

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.
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Hey Mr. Postman, Got a Letter for Me

March 4, 2002 by

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.
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Developers Offer to Donate Ellwood Land for Tax Credit

March 4, 2002 by

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.
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CCS Cancels 4 Colloquia Classes

March 4, 2002 by

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

March 4, 2002 by

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.
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CCC To Assess Impact of Cable on Fishing Nets

March 4, 2002 by

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.
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Speakers Debate How to Mix Freedom, Safety

March 4, 2002 by

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.
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Lab Begins Search for New Director

March 4, 2002 by

Six months from now, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will have a new director. It just won't be an easy decision.
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The Police Report: March 4, 2002

March 4, 2002 by

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.
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Coroner Says Lydon Dies of Viral Infection

March 4, 2002 by

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