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County Proposal Allows Homeless Places To Sleep

February 21, 2001 by

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors is considering the proposal, intended to reduce the strain on the county's homeless population.
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Master Plan I.V. Redesign: Blackbird Architects Propose Park, Gateways, Car Garages, Renovated Public Transit

February 21, 2001 by

Not one, not two, but if a local design is adopted, Isla Vista might find itself right smack in the middle of a six-mile continuous oceanview park.
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Maya Angelou Speaks to 2,000 at Arlington Theater

February 21, 2001 by

"It is important, I think, for each of us to see ourselves as lights, not just as having lights, but being lights."
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Sheriff’s Dept., Council Award Locals for Community Action

February 21, 2001 by

This year, 18 people were recognized at the luncheon ceremony, held at Timber's Restaurant in Goleta.
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Study Proves Marine Reserve Preserves Coastal Life

February 21, 2001 by

Gaines said the future focus of marine reserve establishments is on creating a network of multiple "no extraction" reserves of a variety of sizes.
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Leg Council Approves Revisions to Election Code, Discusses Base Fee

February 21, 2001 by

In an attempt to avoid a Florida-type disaster, Associated Students Legislative Council took almost two-and-a-half hours to pass an amendment eliminating runoffs in the upcoming A.S. elections.
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Design Entry Plans to Create CORR-idor Through UCSB, I.V.

February 20, 2001 by

An Isla Vista master plan submission from the East Coast seeks to substitute auto traffic on Pardall Road with electric-powered shuttle buses to blur the lines between campus and community.
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Sheriff’s Department Transfers Police Veteran Arnoldi

February 20, 2001 by

Butch Arnoldi, the longest-running lieutenant in Isla Vista Foot Patrol history, spent his last day in the station yesterday.
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Capps Chats with Locals at Store

February 20, 2001 by

The hour-long visit allowed local residents an opportunity to discuss local and national issues on a one-to-one basis with their elected official.
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UC President Questions Relevancy of SAT Test Requirement

February 20, 2001 by

University of California President Richard Atkinson recommended Sunday that the University stop using the SAT I, a standardized test taken last year by almost 2.5 million prospective students, as a ba...
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Feature Photo: Oil See You at the Beach

February 20, 2001 by

Fifty people attended a rally in Storke Plaza on Monday to draw attention to renewed interest in drilling off the South Coast. Co-sponsored by Get Oil Out(GOO), CalPIRG, Surfrider Foundation and EAB, ...
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Academy Selects UCSB Physicist for VP Position

February 16, 2001 by

Physics Professor James Langer, who has taught and researched at UCSB for 18 years, was elected Wednesday as vice president of the National Academy of Sciences, the country's most influential science ...
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Environmental Groups Combine Forces to Help Clean Up Coast

February 16, 2001 by

A rally, intended to draw attention to a proposal permitting new oil drilling leases off the South Coast and in the Alaskan Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, will begin in Storke Plaza at 2 p.m.
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Park or Parking? IVRPD Seeks Solution

February 16, 2001 by

Isla Vista Recreation and Parks District board members debated the future of the 49 parking spots behind Perfect Park at its meeting Thursday night.
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Administration, CUE To Continue Contract Talks in Spring Quarter

February 15, 2001 by

The Coalition of University Employees (CUE), which has fought the University of California for years over working conditions and pay, plans to head back in May to the bargaining table, just months aft...
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