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- Pappas Outlines Issues in Lawsuit
Jeffrey Lake, Steve Pappas' election attorney, has requested thousands of pages of documentation from the county elections office as part of the effort to contest the results of the election.
- Escape the Isla Vista Bubble
I'm just back from Scotland and settling into my old routine. I moved about six feet to the apartment next door, applied for my old job and last, but certainly not least, returned to this little opportunity: ...
- I.V. Teen Center Seeks Permanent Home
Living in Isla Vista has given me a chance to meet people who are, for want of a better word, cool.
- Pappas Contests Election Results as Farr Prepares to Take Seat
Legal challenge filed over Isla Vista, UCSB votes but new 3rd District supervisor will be sworn in Tuesday.
- Hot Off the Press
In I Quit! , Linda Joy Allan takes the already wildly popular genre of the addiction-kicking memoir to the next level.
- Sour Grapes in Wine Country?
Steve Pappas Still Not Done in His Pursuit of Santa Barbara Countya s 3rd District Supervisor Seat Friday, January 2, 2009 Steve Pappas isna t giving up.
- Westside clinic celebrates 35 years
It's been 35 years since two local doctors launched a clinic to provide low-cost healthcare to uninsured and low-income residents of Santa Barbara, but the family atmosphere that grew among the staff and ...
- Ready to Recycle Your Christmas Tree? Here's How
Santa Barbara County haulers ready for pick up, but drop-off locations are also available.
- Jackson Reflects on Office Term
C.J. Jackson served a shorter than normal term on the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission, about 15 months, but the projects that were dealt with during that time could have encompassed a four-year term.
- Firestone Wished Well
At his next to last board meeting, 3rd District Supervisor Brooks Firestone was feted by his board colleagues.
- Graffiti Ordinance Approved for Isla Vista
A graffiti ordinance encouraging property owners in Isla Vista to clean up defaced property or face fines will go into effect in January.
- Four Reasons to Say a oeHappy Birthdaya to Velvet Jones
Velvet Jones is well on its way to becoming one of the longest standing venues in Santa Barbara, managing to thrive on the club scene while pillar watering holes around it fall and reemerge.
- Farr names 3rd Dist. staff, planning commissioner
Santa Barbara County supervisor-elect Doreen Farr announced Tuesday that she has chosen Marell Brooks of Vandenberg Village as the new planning commissioner for the 3rd District and has hired four staff ...
- The I.V. Foot Patrol Gets New Digs
On Wednesday, December 10, dead in the middle of UCSB's finals week, the ribbon was cut at the brand new Isla Vista Foot Patrol fortress - excuse me, I mean station - at 6504 Trigo Road.
- County to consider graffiti program
Promptly removing graffiti in some areas of Santa Barbara County is the goal of legislation up for discussion by county leaders tomorrow.
- New pastor offers hope
The Rev. Bradley Stienstra first felt pulled to enter the ministry as a student at UC Santa Barbara during the 1970 Isla Vista riots.
- on the Ranch
This past election season has been a series of firsts: first time to elect a non-white President of the United States, a huge positive change, first time for so many charges of election fraud across the country ...
- IV Foot Patrol gets a home
After 38 years of law enforcement operations in Isla Vista, the officers and deputies of the Isla Vista Foot Patrol finally have a place to truly call home after officials unveiled their new station yesterday.
- Good Timing, Common Sense
Life is all about timing. Good or bad, timing is what makes either a masterpiece or a mess of any given situation.
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City DescriptionIsla Vista is an unincorporated community in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 18,344. The majority of residents are college students at nearby UC Santa Barbara or at Santa Barbara City College. The beach-side community is a census-designated place west of the University of California, Santa Barbara, on a flat plateau about 30 feet (9 m) in elevation, separated from the beach by a bluff. Many paths connect the town to the beach.
Isla Vista enjoys a Mediterranean climate and often has slightly less precipitation than either Santa Barbara or the adjacent community of Goleta. Isla Vista is located on a south-facing portion of the Santa Barbara County coast, between two small peninsulas, Coal Oil Point and Campus Point, in view of the Channel Islands. During El Niño years, precipitation in Isla Vista can be excessive and potentially dangerous. Some homes and apartments built on the south side of Del Playa Drive, most popular with students due to their direct ocean views, are in danger of collapse, since they are built on quickly-eroding bluffs thirty to sixty feet above the relentless Pacific Ocean. Recent erosion has exposed ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- California
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