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UCSB Staff Member Puts out Minor Blaze

April 18, 2016 by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

A staff member in UCSB's Chemistry Building put out a growing fire Monday afternoon by throwing a bucket of water on the wooden stairs of a faculty office building.

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Ike’s Sandwich Shop Hopes To Avoid Fate of Other I.V. Restaurants

April 18, 2016 by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

A new sandwich shop, Ike’s Love and Sandwiches — also known as Ike’s Place — opened in Isla Vista Saturday, hoping to capitalize on a location where other restaurants have failed.

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Cutting Board Left in Oven Causes Fire on Camino Del Sur

April 17, 2016 by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Inside a first-floor apartment, Santa Barbara County firefighters found that a cutting board had been left inside a cooking oven, producing smoke that drifted out of the building.

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Isla Vista Homeless Population Down 44 Percent since 2013

April 17, 2016 by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

A new count and survey shows a slight increase in the number of homeless in Isla Vista from last year but a decrease of nearly 50 percent since 2013.

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Interactive Cigarette Bins May Be Coming to Isla Vista

April 16, 2016 by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

A new proposal would bring interactive cigarette receptacles to Isla Vista that discourage littering by allowing smokers to vote on various questions with their cigarette butts.