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...
Isla Vista Power Shuts Off a Dozen Times, Residents Receive Mistake Evacuation Order
Shomik Mukherjee
News Editor
Isla Vista experienced at least 12 power outages overnight Sunday due to the ongoing Thomas Fire, which swept into southern Santa Barbara...
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)...
Holiday Fire Issues State of Emergency for Santa Barbara County
Annette Ding
News Editor
Under high temperatures and gusty sundowner winds on the Santa Barbara County Coast, a fast-moving fire on Holiday Hill Road erupted into...
Community Stakeholders Discuss Future of Parking in IV
Hector Sanchez Castaneda
Isla Vista Beat Reporter
Isla Vista stakeholders met Tues., Jan. 12 for their weekly meeting to discuss the role a Community Services District...
SBCC Student Falls From Isla Vista Cliffs, Suffers Major Head Injuries
Shomik Mukherjee
News Editor
A Santa Barbara City College student fell from the oceanside cliffs of Isla Vista Saturday night, suffering major head trauma.
Around 10:30 p.m.,...
UCSB Student Dies Under Contradictory Circumstances
Hector Sanchez Castaneda
Isla Vista Beat Reporter
Photos by Benjamin Hurst, Photo Editor, and Mathew Burciaga, Executive Managing Editor
Andres “Andy” Esteban Sanchez, a second year pre-biology...
A University Remembers, Four Years Later
Sabrina Bui
Staff Writer
Four years after six UCSB students lost their lives in a shooting, community members continue to find ways to remember their lives.
Associated...
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...
