Isla Vista Crime Down 20% Over Two Years, DA Reports
A new report from the Isla Vista Safe Committee shows violent crime in I.V. decreased 25 percent and overall crime decreased 20 percent from 2013 to 2015.
Deltopia Crowds, Arrests, Citations Down for Second Straight Year
Despite the ubiquitous parties and red cups in Isla Vista this Deltopia weekend, preliminary statistics show that crowd size, arrests and citations decreased for a second straight year.
New Committee To Review Sexual Harassment Sanctions Against UC Senior Leaders
UC President Janet Napolitano has selected 12 members to serve on a new committee tasked with reviewing sanctions imposed on UC “senior leaders” who violate the UC Policy on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment.
Suspect Arrested in ‘Diabolical’ Triple Homicide
Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Detectives arrested Pierre Haobsh, 27, at gunpoint shortly after midnight Friday at a Bonsall gas station in San Diego County.
Names of Triple-Homicide Victims Released
A local doctor, his wife and their five-year-old daughter were found dead Wednesday inside their Goleta-area residence.
UC Regents Unanimously Approve Principles Against Intolerance
The UC Regents unanimously approved a working group’s Statement of Principles Against Intolerance on Wednesday, amending the definition of discriminatory behavior on UC campuses.
Students Clash Over Honoraria Changes
Student organizations packed a contentious special Senate meeting in the UCen’s State Street Room on Wednesday as the Associated Students Senate continued discussion of A Bill to Reform Honoraria.
Stakeholders Discuss New Community Center, CSD Funding
Isla Vista stakeholders met Tuesday to discuss community facilities, continuing their discussion of the implications of I.V. becoming a community services district (CSD).
National Geographic Photographer Speaks at Campbell About His Work With Big Cats
Photojournalist and author Steve Winter presented On the Trail of Big Cats: Tigers, Cougars, and Snow Leopards, a chronicle of his work photographing wildlife throughout the world, during a lecture Sunday at UCSB’s Campbell Hall.
SB Residents Challenge Students to Consider the Individuals Behind the Refugee Crisis
For Santa Barbara residents Robert and Robin Jones, the village of Molyvos on the Greek island of Lesvos is home for nine months out of the year. From April to November 2015, they witnessed firsthand the flood of refugees from Turkey landing on the beaches near their home each day.