A.S. debuts personal safety alarm project for new students

The project was conceptualized in Spring Quarter 2022, following several instances of violent crime in Isla Vista.

Amidst Senate turmoil, A.S. entities address training accessibility concerns

A.S. President Gurleen Pabla said several students in A.S. expressed concerns about training accessibility, prompting the decision to deliver the executive order.

UCPD faces understaffing, struggles to hire Interpersonal Violence Investigator

The role of interpersonal violence investigator is the latest in a list of positions UCPD is yet to fill.

I.V. Community Services District receives award for sustainable transportation initiative

The California Air Resources Board awarded IVCSD with a Sustainable Transportation Equity Project grant of $182,158 to develop a Community Mobility Plan in November 2020.

Five seats open across special district races in November election

Other local, countywide and national elections will also take place on Nov. 8, including representatives for Congress, California state assembly and California governor.

UC and Teamsters Union reach tentative contract with improved pay and health benefits

The contract will impact more than 11,000 clerical employers, library assistants and other administrative staff represented by the Teamsters union across the UC.

UCSB continues to offer medication abortions in compliance with California law

SB 24 allocates funding to every public university’s student health care services clinic for medical abortion services.

Vista Point: Weekly goings-on in and around Isla Vista

Weekly events in and around Isla Vista.

Court declines to convict former SBCC student for rape, gives 90 day jail sentence

The defendant was initially arrested on Sept. 9, 2021 in relation to a sexual assault that occurred on UC Santa Barbara campus property.

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