LIVE: Santa Barbara County Election Results 2018
The Nexus will be updating this page with live results from the California Primary Election and the Santa Barbara County election.
How Much Are Pro, Anti-Measure R Groups Spending for Your Vote?
Primary elections are rolling around quickly, with voting set to take place next week on Tuesday, June 5. Two campaigns have mounted for the passage and failure of Measure R, a utility tax to fund the Isla Vista Community Services District, which will be on the ballot for the second time after the tax failed to pass in 2016.
How Much Are SB County Sheriff Candidates Spending for Your Vote?
Sheriff Bill Brown leads the fundraising effort comfortably with $251,364, as of May 25 — the last date on file that Brown reported finances — ahead of Lt. Brian Olmstead, who has raised $124,329 as of May 24.
The difference between the first two candidates and Lt. Eddie Hsueh is a chasm.
Divestment Vote Canceled, 69th Senate Meeting Shut Down by ‘Civil Disobedience’
When the dust settled, it was another instance — the fifth time in six years — in which divestment failed to pass at UC Santa Barbara, which remains the only undergraduate UC campus not to have passed the resolution.
Missing UCSB Student Found Deceased in Santa Ynez Mountains
She was first reported missing by friends on Monday morning to the UCSB Police Department.
Senate Fails to Vote on Divestment After Senators Walk Out of Meeting
The controversial “divestment” resolution was brought to the table for the fifth time in six years on Wednesday, but 12 senators and proxies didn’t return to the over 10-hour-long meeting after a brief recess.
Structure Fire on Del Playa Drive
Santa Barbara Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 6767 Del Playa Drive in Isla Vista on Thursday night.
Multiple Stabbings Reported in Isla Vista
The victims include an 18-year-old from Santa Barbara and a 17-year-old and 14-year-old from Goleta.
Isla Vista Party Upsets Campus United’s Stronghold on A.S.
Campus United remains dominant in the A.S. Senate, after students elected 14 Campus United candidates and 10 from IVP.
Bertrand Denies Conflict of Interest in Bid for Government Job
Isla Vista official Ethan Bertrand voted on Tuesday to nominate himself for a paid government position, which might raise concerns over government conflict-of-interest laws.