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SB Commission Plans for Beach Redevelopment

January 29, 2002 by

A redevelopment plan for the two and a half miles of coastline from Ellwood to the Isla Vista area will be established at a meeting tonight.
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SPF Delays $10,000 Plover Fence Proposal

January 29, 2002 by

The Shoreline Preservation Fund tabled a $10,532 proposal that would pay for a permanent fence around a snowy plover nesting ground at the Coal Oil Point Reserve at its meeting Monday night.
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Little League Foundation Lacks Park Funding

January 29, 2002 by

The Foundation for Girsh Park is looking for a new strategy to raise $2.3 million by May 1 to save the baseball fields that house the Dos Pueblos Little League.
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Signatures To Put Recall on August Ballot

January 28, 2002 by

Petitioners have gathered the 8,914 signatures needed to put the recall of 3rdDistrict Supervisor Gail Marshall on the ballot this summer, but Marshall supporters say the hired signature-gatherers lie...
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Venoco Gas Emissions Spark Safety Concerns

January 28, 2002 by

Two uncontrolled gas releases from the Venoco Ellwood Onshore Facility - one containing the hazardous gas hydrogen sulfide - have prompted concern from area residents and environmental groups about it...
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Residents Meet to Discuss IVTC Goals, Projects

January 28, 2002 by

The workshop was held for youth and other community members to discuss the future needs of the IVTC. Approximately 50 community members showed up to suggest what programs were important for the teen c...
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ChannelKeeper Declares Independence

January 28, 2002 by

The Santa Barbara ChannelKeeper, a non-profit organization committed to protecting Santa Barbara's watersheds, announced its independence from the Environmental Defense Center Sunday night at its seco...
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War Reporter To Give Free Lecture Tonight

January 28, 2002 by

CNN Correspondent Siobhan Darrow will give a free lecture tonight at 8 in Corwin Pavilion on her new book, "Flirting With Danger: Confessions of a Reluctant War Reporter."
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Feature Photo: That’s The Way the Cliff Crumbles

January 28, 2002 by

The bluff on the 6600 block of Del Playa loses another supporting chunk, causing the cliff to recede below this apartment complex's foundation.
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Gymnasts Try to Keep UCSB Program Alive

January 25, 2002 by

UCSB gymnasts are fighting to keep the gymnastics program going after the athletic department announced in August that it would cut the program by the end of the academic year.
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Campus Senate Seeks to Solve Parking Issues

January 25, 2002 by

More than 1,000 parking spots will vanish over the next three years, and UCSB planning committees have their hands full trying to find parking space for existing and upcoming students, staff and facul...
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UC Berkeley Chancellor Diagnosed with Cancer

January 25, 2002 by

UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Berdahl announced Wednesday that he has prostate cancer and will miss three weeks while he recovers from surgery.
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Vandalism Spree Results in $5,000 of Campus Damage

January 25, 2002 by

The University of California Police Dept. is looking for information about vandalism that occurred over the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, which caused about $5,000 in damage to the campus.
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Police Arrest Fleeing Suspect Near RecCen

January 25, 2002 by

UCPD apprehended a man Wednesday afternoon after a car pursuit and a foot pursuit that ended on campus.
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New Student Health Fee Takes Effect

January 24, 2002 by

Undergraduate students who receive psychiatric support at Student Health Services may be surprised to find that the formerly free service could now cost them $22 per visit, depending on their insuranc...
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