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2022-23 State Budget Increases Funding for UC

January 13, 2022 by

The proposal includes a $307.3 million increase in ongoing funding for the UC.
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Redistricting Moves Isla Vista, UCSB Into the Second District From the Third

January 13, 2022 by

As a result of the shift, I.V. and UCSB now have a new representative on the Board of Supervisors: Gregg Hart. He will replace Isla Vista’s representative from the past five years, Joan Hartmann.
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Isla Vista, UCSB’s COVID-19 Cases Spike With Winter Surge

January 13, 2022 by , and

As of Jan. 12, UCSB is reporting 262 active cases, and the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard is reporting 635 active cases in Isla Vista. 
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UC Leadership Affirms Support for DACA Program

January 12, 2022 by

The chancellors’ letter described both the sizable presence that DACA participants have across UC campuses and the value they bring as students, employees and community members.
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I.V. Recreation and Park District Awarded $4.2 Million Grant for Park Restoration

January 12, 2022 by

The district hopes to plan the design and construction in 2022 and break ground on the project by spring 2023.
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Deceased Individual Found at Campus Point

January 12, 2022 by

The identity of the deceased individual has not been released yet, though next of kin have been notified. 
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Vista Point: Weekly Going-Ons in Isla Vista

January 12, 2022 by and

Events happening in and around Isla Vista for community members to engage in.
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RCSGD Leads Walk Through Campus in Observance of World AIDS Day

January 10, 2022 by

The event aimed to raise awareness of and stand in solidarity with people living with human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
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UCSB Gives Instructors Discretion Over Holding Classes In-Person or Remotely For Last Two Weeks of January

January 8, 2022 by

UCSB is the only UC school to not fully extend remote learning through Jan. 28. 
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Some UC Campuses Extend Remote Learning Period; UCSB Still To Return on Jan. 18 While COVID-19 Cases Peak for University

January 7, 2022 by

UC Santa Barbara is yet to make any such announcement about extending its remote learning period.
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UCSB Students, Faculty, Community Demand Action at Climate Rally

January 2, 2022 by

The organizers timed the event to coincide with the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
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UCSB Hosts 44th Annual Turkey Trot

January 2, 2022 by

More than 200 participants walked, jogged and ran through courses that snaked along and through the UCSB Lagoon, Del Playa Drive and the Devereux Lagoon.
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Public Health Identifies First Few Confirmed Cases of Omicron Variant in Santa Barbara County

December 29, 2021 by

Though one among the four confirmed cases received the first two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, the other three did not have vaccine records in the California Immunization Registry.
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UCSB Announces Remote Learning for First Two Weeks of Winter Quarter

December 21, 2021 by and

Current plans indicate that UC schools will remain online till Jan. 17, 2022, though that plan may change depending on the spread of COVID-19.
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Santa Barbara County Urges People To Avoid Oceans and Creeks After Heavy Rain

December 14, 2021 by

Untreated rainwater — known as storm water — is currently flowing through Santa Barbara’s drainage system into oceans, creeks and other waterways and can be potentially hazardous.
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