Tensions Brewing over Deal to End UC Academic Workers’ Strike
UC Santa Barbara’s bargaining team members are among those who voted no on the tentative agreements and are rallying others to strike them down.
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End in Sight for UC Academic Workers’ Strike
Graduate student researchers and academic student employees have reached a tentative deal.
Former Student Files Lawsuit over Alleged Sexual Abuse at Thacher School
The elite Ojai boarding school is accused of hiring a teacher despite knowing of his previous inappropriate relationship with a student.
Michelle Yeoh Receives SBIFF’s Highest Honor
The Kirk Douglas Award celebrates the star of ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’
Santa Barbara County Fire Puts Out Burning Truck on 101 Off-Ramp at Patterson
The Ford F150 hybrid was on the side of the highway with fire erupting from its engine on Thursday night.
The State of Play at Santa Barbara’s Paseo Nuevo Mall
Xanadu Skate Boutique “kicked out” after plans for Aloha Fun Center skating rink collapsed.
UC Strike Partially Ends as Postdocs and Academic Researchers Ratify Contracts
Mediator appointed to help the university and remaining workers on strike reach a deal.
Isla Vista Sidewalks Painted with Progress Pride Flags
The rainbow-colored Pride Block ‘celebrates the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community and calls for a more inclusive society,’ Assemblymember Gregg Hart said.
UC and Striking Workers Agree to Private Mediation with Eye to Ending Strike
The announcement came on the day that this year’s fall term ended for many UC schools.
Michael Avenatti Gets 14 Years in Prison for Stealing Millions from Clients
Stormy Daniels’s former lawyer used $2.5 million of the stolen cash toward a private jet that was hangared in Santa Barbara Airport.
