UC Santa Barbara Students Return to Isla Vista, Where El Niño Threatens Cliff Collapse
What risk do Del Playa Drive residents face this year, and what are people doing about it?
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Missing UC Santa Barbara Student’s Body Found Near Big Pine Lakes
PhD student Vikram Mubayi went missing while on a hiking trip over the weekend.
City of Solvang to Break Up 40-Year Partnership with Sheriff’s Office?
The city council has voted to start negotiations with the Lompoc Police Department for law enforcement services.
UC Santa Barbara Lagoon, West Campus in the Dark Again
For two months, lights and cameras illuminated part of campus to deter crime. What happens now?
Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors Approve 72-Hour Festival Ban over Deltopia Weekend
The ordinance would still allow a sanctioned event through a government organization, like the IVCSD.
Santa Barbara County Closes Part of East Beach After Sewage Spill
The Santa Barbara County Health Department announced the closer of East Beach from ¼ mile east to ⅛ west of the Mission Creek outfall.
UCPD Rules UC Santa Barbara Student’s Death an Accident but Family Still Has Questions
Elizabeth Hamel, 18, fell two or three stories at San Rafael Residence Hall in February after leaving an Isla Vista restaurant with a young man. Her family’s private investigator and attorney say “key inconsistencies” in the case remain unaddressed.
Bystanders Help Man Lying in Center of Hollister Avenue in Old Town Goleta
People left their cars to call 9-1-1 after an injured man was unable to move from the busy road on Wednesday morning.
‘Reminiscent of “Footloose”’: Isla Vista Community Talks Best Ways to Balance Safety and Fun with Deltopia
About 400 people attend a town hall to discuss a proposed 72-hour ban on amplified music during the college town’s biggest party weekend.
Young Man Falls from Cliff in Isla Vista Early Saturday Morning
The victim sustained moderate injuries and is being treated at Cottage Hospital.
