Close To Home: Isla Vista Project Aims to Recycle Student Furniture

Daily Nexus: Local organizers hope Isla Vista residents will donate, rather than douse, their couches this spring, as the Great Isla Vista Extravaganza Project prepares to collect furniture.

Close To Home: University Will Not Act on Off-Campus Substance Behavior

Daily Nexus: The UCSB Rules and Regulation Committee convened again yesterday in a closed meeting that resulted in tie with seven votes each, thwarting proposed off-campus alcohol and drug amendments from falling into university jurisdiction.

Close To Home: UCPD Apprehends Student for Alleged Indecent Exposure

Daily Nexus: UCSB student Carlyn Lovell McDonald Jr. was arrested for allegedly exposing his genitals to a female faculty member last Thursday in the Student Resource Building.

SB Officials Approve I.V. Master Plan

Daily Nexus: The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission authorized the Isla Vista Master Plan yesterday morning, leaving it only months away from the desk of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors.

Close To Home: A Not-so-Simple Plan

Daily Nexus: Isla Vista is nearing a period of unparalleled growth and development that promises to change the face of this beachside community for years to come. From the closure of beloved record stores to the incinerated Bank of America building, I.V. continually reinvents itself. Yet, the creation and implementation of the 736-page-long Isla Vista Master Plan will encourage an entirely new change. It changes zoning codes, gives I.V. a downtown facelift and updates parks and roadways throughout I.V. to streamline transportation.

Close To Home: UCSB Administration May Punish Severe Isla Vista Misconduct

Daily Nexus: The Campus Regulations Review Committee debated further extension of its jurisdiction into Isla Vista yesterday, proposing that sanctions - including suspension and expulsion - be placed on students for off-campus offenses such as alcohol violations or couch burnings.

Downed Power Line Results in Two Hour Blackout on Campus

A downed power line near Storke and Glen Annie Roads shut off electricity throughout the UCSB campus. Although Southern California Edison representatives were unsure how the transmission line had broken, they said the fallen line struck a transformer beneath it shortly after 7 p.m., damaging three circuits - two of which serve the UCSB campus.

Close To Home: Officials To Squelch Couch Fire Tradition

Last summer, the county government passed an ordinance to try and stop the “tradition.” This spring, foot patrol officers will be wandering the streets - out of uniform - to try and catch perpetrators in the act. And even though the fires burn off campus, the university is ready to discipline anyone caught setting the blaze.

Complete article at the Daily Nexus. (And a couple pictures too!)

Monarchs Flutter to Local Sanctuary to Breed

For those of you who don't know about the Monarchs and the Ellwood Mesa Open Space, I encourage you to read the story the Daily Nexus is running today about it.

Click here to read - Daily Nexus, Monarchs Flutter to Local Sanctuary to Breed

City of Goleta Special Council Meeting - Feb 26 - Update

The Daily Nexus is running a story today about the Goleta City Council revisiting its 10-month-old Strategic Growth Plan yesterday.

Goleta City Manager Daniel Singer said general goals and tasks were acceptable to include in the plan, but the purpose of the Strategic Growth Plan and the special meeting were to facilitate the city staff’s job in implementing the plan.

Get the full story at the Daily Nexus by clicking here.

In The Backyard: Suspects Tie Up Victims With Cord During Home Invasion

KEYT is reporting on a home invasion that took place Sunday evening at 86 Necatrine Avenue.

Click Here for KEYT Report (also quoted below).
Click Here for Daily Nexus Story.

On Sunday evening, Sheriff’s Deputies responded to check the welfare on a 911 caller from 86 Nectarine Ave. in Goleta. When the Deputies arrived they found 10 Hispanic male adults, all bound with telephone cord, who had been robbed at gunpoint.

Sheriff’s Detectives responded to investigate the robbery and learned that two Hispanic males forced entry into the home where the 10 victims all reside. The suspects were both armed with handguns and ordered the victims onto the floor. The victims then had their hands bound with telephone cord. The suspects demanded money from the victims and took their cell phones and wallets. The suspects then ransacked the home looking for more money and valuables. During the robbery, one of the victims was taken into a bedroom, where he was punched in the stomach while the suspects interrogated him about hidden money.

The suspects fled the home with approximately $7,000 in cash. The victims were not able to provide any suspect description. Sheriff’s Detectives are asking that anyone information about this robbery or any similar crimes are asked to contact the Sheriff’s Detective Bureau at 805-681-4150 or the anonymous tip line at 877-800-9100.