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Thieves snatching catalytic converters in Santa Barbara County

Written on 5 Sep, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents that thieves are targeting vehicles’ catalytic converters, which the crooks break down to obtain precious metals. Thieves then sell the metals, which include platinum, palladium and rhodium. Catalytic converters are emissions-control... (Continue reading)

Pantless UCSB student assaults pastor

Written on 8 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A University of California Santa Barbara student allegedly attacked and beat an Isla Vista pastor at his home on Fortuna Road on Saturday, according to a Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department press release. At approximately 2:15 a.m., Paul Gusman, 22,... (Continue reading)

Governor approves plan for Isla Vista CSD

Written on 8 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill Wednesday that allows for the creation of a community services district in Isla Vista. Assemblyman Das Williams, a Santa Barbara Democrat, authored AB 3 in response to recent sexual assaults, riots and the... (Continue reading)

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)

Isla Vista rampage victim files lawsuit

Written on 27 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

A victim from last year’s Isla Vista rampage has filed a civil lawsuit against Santa Barbara County, Elliot Rodger’s parents and the University of California Santa Barbara. [KEYT] In May 2014, Keith Cheung was riding his bicycle home from work... (Continue reading)

Two UCSB students shot in Isla Vista

Written on 12 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Less than two weeks before the anniversary of the 2014 Elliot Rodger rampage, two UCSB students suffered gunshot wounds in a fresh Isla Vista shooting incident. [KEYT] The shooting occurred around 7 p.m. Monday, following a domestic dispute at a... (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)

Isla Vista woman kidnapped and robbed

Written on 10 Feb, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives are searching for kidnappers who are believed to have abducted an Isla Vista woman and stolen cash that they forced her to withdraw. [KEYT] The woman is unharmed, according to sheriff’s investigators. After kidnapping her,... (Continue reading)

Stabbing at Isla Vista fraternity house

Written on 25 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A knife fight in front of an Isla Vista fraternity house on Saturday has left one UCSB student in jail and another in the hospital. At about 2:45 a.m., a UC Santa Barbara police officer observed a bloody fight in... (Continue reading)

Would a CSD calm down Isla Vista?

Written on 2 Dec, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

California Assemblyman Das Williams introduced a bill Monday that propose creating a community services district in Isla Vista, which currently remains unincorporated territory despite its dense and reputably rowdy population. [KEYT] Williams, a Santa Barbara Democrat, cites recent sexual assaults,... (Continue reading)