I.V. Pastor Speaks out Against Methodist Church Ban on Same-Sex Marriage, LGBTQ+ Clergy
Alondra Sierra
Isla Vista Beat Reporter
Isla Vista’s University United Methodist Church community spoke out against the Methodist ban on same-sex marriage and LGBTQ+ clergy after...
IVCSD Appoints First Woman of Color to Serve on Board
Alondra Sierra
Isla Vista Beat Reporter
UCSB undergraduate Kristie Nguyen was appointed as the new Director of the Isla Vista Community Services District Board (IVCSD) on...
Grant Awarded to Expand I.V. Community Garden
Alondra Sierra
Isla Vista Beat Reporter
The University United Methodist Church has been awarded a grant of $11,090 from the Isla Vista Community Services District (IVCSD)...
Santa Barbara Works to Tackle Homelessness
Amanda Knight
Over 500 volunteers came together between 5 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 24 to participate in the Point-In-Time Count, a survey of...
Isla Vista Citizen’s Academy Aims to Unite Community Members and Law Enforcement
Jessica Reincke
Staff Writer
Last Saturday, Feb. 2, in the Isla Vista Community room, the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department hosted its first ever Isla Vista Citizen’s...
A.S. Senate Votes to Support Extending Voting Rights To Non-Citizens in Isla Vista
Alondra Sierra
Isla Vista Beat Reporter
Earlier this January, the Associated Students (A.S.) Senate passed a resolution to support extending voter rights to non-citizens in Isla...
Universitywide Policing Town Hall Addresses Community Questions
Minh Hua
Campus Beat Reporter
On Wednesday, Jan. 30, the UCSB Office of the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs organized a town hall on the "Task...
Local Organizations Continue Efforts to Protect Students from Drug Abuse
Jessica Reincke
Last month, 56-year-old drug dealer and Goleta resident Daniel Lee Harris was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine and heroin for the...
Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Forum Addresses Controversial Collaboration with ICE
Dominick Ojeda
Multimedia Beat Reporter
On Tuesday, Dec. 4, the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department held its annual public forum regarding their collaboration with ICE agents in...
HOPE 805 Promotes Mental Wellness and Community in the Wake of Natural Disasters
Alondra Sierra
Isla Vista Beat Reporter
This past weekend the Camp Fire, California’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire to date, was officially contained, but the emotional...
