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Sexual Assault Reported in UCSB Student Housing

January 18, 2018 by Shomik Mukherjee

A UC Santa Barbara student reported an attempted sexual assault on Monday in her room at on-campus student housing, according to a university alert sent out Thursday.

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High Insurance Costs Prevent El Elotero from Selling on Campus

January 18, 2018 by Victoria Gurrola

Local street vendor Hijinio Camacho, El Elotero, will not be returning to the UC Santa Barbara campus to sell his famous elotes during Winter Quarter because he cannot afford the high insurance costs required of on campus vendors.

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Local Businesses Cope With Food Shortages as Highway 101 Remains Closed

January 18, 2018 by Stephany Rubio

Several Isla Vista businesses are experiencing product and food shortages due to the recent mudslides that have temporarily closed U.S. Route 101 northbound access from southern California.

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Santa Barbara Community Mourns Lives Lost in Montecito Mudslides

January 15, 2018 by Maura Fox

Local elected and community leaders organized the vigil, including First District Supervisor Das Williams, County Board of Supervisors Chair Joan Hartmann, State Senator Hannah Beth Jackson and Congressman Salud Carbajal.

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Winter Storm Flooding Prompts More Evacuations in Santa Barbara County

January 8, 2018 by Tamari Dzotsenidze

The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management issued the mandatory evacuation orders for unincorporated parts of Santa Barbara County, Montecito, Summerland and Carpinteria on Jan. 7.