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Fielding Graduate University Makes Top 10 List

If there was a late night show dedicated to graduate education, David Letterman would certainly use this for his next top ten list: college courses that didn’t exist 20 years ago.

County Has 71 Percent Prison Recidivism Rate

A new report from California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows felons who were released into Santa Barbara County on parole have a 71 percent prison recidivism rate over three years, which means S.B. has the 15th highest recidivism rate in the state.

Diplomacy for Peace

I hope whoever wins the presidency supports real, sustained diplomacy and that my members of Congress work toward this goal.

Woman Wanted for Five Isla Vista Stabbings

The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department has identified Quiana Edwards, a 22-year-old female gang member out of Ventura, as the suspect in an October 7 fight in Isla Vista that left five people with stab wounds.

Former Mortician Sentenced to 270 Days in Jail

Former mortician Gregory Calderon was sentenced Friday to 270 days in county jail and five years of felony probation after pleading no contest to 18 felony counts of financial elder abuse and one count of felony grand theft.

Santa Barbara Autism Walk at East Beach 10/27

2,000 community autism supporters attended the 4th annual Santa Barbara Walk Now for Autism Speaks on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at East Beach in Santa Barbara, which raised $100,977 for autism.

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