SBC Fire Department evacuates 6700 block dwelling following fence damage from storm, bluff erosion

SBC Fire Department evacuated approximately 45 residents at 10 a.m Tuesday.

UC Regents suspend Opportunity for All for one year

The vote was split 9-6, with one vote to abstain.

Santa Barbara County plans new housing project in Isla Vista

Dubbed “St. George Residential Building,” owner of St. George & Associates Ed St. George filed the project’s application on Aug. 3, 2022.

UCSB, downtown Santa Barbara gather to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day

In conjunction with UCSB groups, the MLK Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara held an on-campus walk on Thursday, and hosted a program at Arlington Theatre on Monday

Students Supporting Israel hold memorial for Israeli hostages, full-time private security hired

The table and sign are surrounded by belt stanchions and manned by security.

Editorial: UCSB has no place in war; We must divest

UCSB has taken a side in this war, and as an educational institution, it should not be a player.

A.S. Senate passes bill condemning Hamas, sparks dissent from student groups

The decision followed community reaction and discourse on the bill.  

SB County Board of Supervisors unanimously pass Supervisor Capps’ bluff safety plan

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors convened on Nov. 7 and unanimously passed Supervisor Laura Capps’ Isla Vista bluff safety plan. Capps’ eight-step plan details proposed safety measures to ensure increased precaution be taken around the cliffs in I.V. The plan includes regulating fence heights, lighting, warning signs, cliff-side bathrooms, horticulture and promoting cliff […]

Isla Vista Districts hold Halloween Events

IVCSD holds Halloween Community Festival The Isla Vista Community Services District held its first Halloween Community Festival on Saturday Oct. 28 at 976 Embarcadero Del Mar. The festival featured live music, vendors and performances like aerial dancing. Both students and long-term Isla Vista residents came out to celebrate the holiday. IVCSD’s community spaces program manager […]

UCSB Students for Justice in Palestine holds walkout on campus

Student delegations at over 100 colleges across the country held walkouts on the same day, marking the first large-scale student protest following the Oct. 7 attack.