California Ballot Initiatives 2016
The Nexus guide on California ballot measures, covering marijuana, plastic bags, prescription drugs and more.
Santa Barbara Ballot Measures 2016
The Nexus guide on local ballot measures affecting Santa Barbara.
If Done Right, a CSD Is the Government Isla Vista Deserves
The Nexus hesitantly supports Measures E and F, but we are unreservedly elated for the prospect of a more whole Isla Vista. The I.V. CSD is one in several steps toward a better, stronger community.
UCSB Administration, County Police Attribute Low Crime Rates to Student Volunteers
Final numbers from the Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Department showed Halloween weekend arrests, citations and medical transports in Isla Vista down more than 80 percent from 2013.
A.S. Senate Approves Funding for Ben Shapiro Event After Six-Hour Meeting
Over 100 students staged a “Blackout” at the Associated Students Senate meeting on Wednesday, protesting the A.S. funding of a College Republicans event to host conservative speaker Ben Shapiro for a critique on the Black Lives Matter movement.
Isla Vistans Against Higher Taxes Under Investigation for Alleged Campaign Finance Violations
A state election commission began investigation Tuesday into allegations of possible campaign finance violations by Isla Vistans Against Higher Taxes, a campaign in opposition to Measure F.
UC Santa Barber: First-Year Student Runs Authentic Salon Out of Anacapa
First-year political science major Gilbert Nazari treats an average of four customers to a near-authentic barber shop experience every day in Anacapa.
Bird Calls Persist While Residents Call for Reprieve
Residents of the neighboring San Miguel and San Nicolas dorms have received reports from resident assistants about students yelling “cacaw” at all hours of the day and night.
Calm Halloweekend Third Year in a Row
Halloween weekend passed without incident for the third year in a row, with total arrests down nearly 50 percent from 2015.
Teamsters Grill UC Over Low Wages, Food Security
Occidental College produced a study Oct. 17 that reported more than 70 percent of UC’s clerical, administrative and support workers struggle with food insecurity.