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Students outraged by film linked to Isla Vista killings

Written on 10 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

The upcoming release of a film that appears to be based on the 2014 Isla Vista killings has sparked outrage in the Central Coast town and the UC Santa Barbara community. [KEYT] The movie trailer for “Del Playa” shows scenes... (Continue reading)

Could sheriff’s deputies have prevented Isla Vista killings?

Written on 3 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

The parents of three murdered college students are suing Santa Barbara County and it sheriff’s office, as well as an Isla Vista apartment complex and its parent company, alleging that they hold partial responsibility for the killing spree carried out... (Continue reading)

Did Adolf Hitler have a girlfriend?

Written on 20 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 34 comments

Google entries to the likes of “Did Adolf Hitler have a girlfriend,” “Young people are all mean” and “Modern torture devices” all appeared on the laptop of the perpetrator of last year’s Isla Vista massacre, according to the Santa Barbara... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara buyback nets more than 200 guns

Written on 16 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Santa Barbara police collected nearly 240 guns Saturday in exchange for Vons gift cards and cash. [KEYT] The police department held the city’s first gun buyback program in conjunction with The Coalition Against Gun Violence. Event organizers planned to exchange... (Continue reading)

Isla Vista shooting prompts new gun control proposals in California

Written on 30 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 68 comments

Following last week’s Isla Vista shooting rampage, California lawmakers have made new proposals aimed at removing guns from the hands of the mentally ill. [CBS News] Berkeley Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner and Santa Barbara Assemblyman Das Williams introduced a bill Tuesday... (Continue reading)