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Public Safety By Christina McDermott | Fri May 09, 2025 | 10:01am

Black Bear Seen Near UC Santa Barbara (Again)

Community members saw the bear wandering around the gardens near UCSB’s West Campus apartment complex and Isla Vista Elementary School on Thursday morning.

Housing By Christina McDermott | Wed May 07, 2025 | 11:51am

Rental Inspection Comes to Isla Vista

Board of Supervisors unanimously approves program.

Public Safety By Margaux Lovely & Christina McDermott | Mon May 05, 2025 | 11:40am

Young Man Questioned in Relation to UC Santa Barbara Student’s Death

Witnesses saw Liz Hamel, 18, and a man leave Isla Vista restaurant together about 20 minutes before a 9-1-1 call reporting her apparent fall from San Rafael dorm’s breezeway.

Housing By Christina McDermott | Mon May 05, 2025 | 10:04am

Isla Vista Rental Inspection Pilot Program Heads to Board of Supervisors

The program, which is exclusive to I.V., will start rental inspections on Del Playa Drive.

Cover Story By Ryan P. Cruz, Callie Fausey, Tyler Hayden, Margaux Lovely, Christina McDermott, Nick Welsh & Jean Yamamura | Wed Apr 30, 2025 | 8:00pm

Reign of Administrative (T)error

How Trump’s first 100 days in office have shaken out in Santa Barbara.

Education By Margaux Lovely | Wed Apr 30, 2025 | 8:00pm

‘This Is a Full-Scale Assault on Science’

David Valentine, professor who discovered a DDT dumping ground in the Pacific, speaks out as
UC Santa Barbara feels the fallout of Trump’s second term.