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[Re]Vision Isla Vista: Orlando Firm Aims to Join I.V. to UCSB, Make Anisq’ Oyo’ Central Point

If chosen, a master plan proposal submitted from the East Coast promises much ado about parks, and very little else.
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[Re]Vision Isla Vista: L.A.-Based Firm Urbanus Suggests Bluff-Top Park, Pier, ‘Town Centre,’ Tram

Once upon a time, a small town began to grow and grow until it could no longer fit into its suburban environment. That town was Isla Vista, and according to an L.A. architectural firm, the answers may...
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Town Hall Meeting Examines Issue of Housing Inspections

Renters and property owners alike competed for the ear of their supervisor Thursday night to voice their support of or opposition to a controversial inspection proposal.
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Feature Photo: For Crying Out Loud

Armed with a megaphone and an oil-stained jumpsuit, Gabriel Scherger, a junior political science major, speaks out in front of the UCen in a protest organized by CalPIRG to collect students' signature...
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Master Plan I.V. Redesign: Berkeley Company Envisions Downtown, Permit Parking, Shuttles, Connection to UCSB

The plan focuses on an overlap between the university and I.V., which would be achieved by the construction of structures to be used by both the community and UCSB.
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Former Black Panther Party Leader Lectures on Activism in Corwin Pavilion

Last time Elaine Brown was in Santa Barbara, a bank burned down.
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County Proposal Allows Homeless Places To Sleep

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

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

"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

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

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

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.

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

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

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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