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UC Santa Barbara Students Set Up Gaza War Protest Camp Peacefully
Friday was Day Three of an encampment constructed at UC Santa Barbara, where supporters of Palestinians have engaged in peaceful activism and demonstrations for a cease-fire in the Israel-Gaza conflict. The encampment began at 4 a.m. on May Day — historically a day recognized for worker protests since it was...
Man who stalked Ariana Grande sentenced to three years, eight months in state prison Friday
Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T. Savrnoch announced a three-year, eight-month state prison sentence for Aharon Zebulun Israel Brown for stalking as well as breaking into the Montecito and Los Angeles homes of pop star Ariana Grande. The post Man who stalked Ariana Grande sentenced to three years, eight months in state prison Friday appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
Survivor of attempted abduction tells her story
Warning: The following story describes potentially triggering descriptions of an attempted abduction, including physical violence. First-year pre-biology major Esther Hernandez walked along the Lagoon trail between Manzanita residence hall and Depression Beach. It was pitch black — no lights heading the trail, the moon faintly lighting the sky behind a cloud of fog. On her phone, she took photos of the coast and trail flowers.
Santa Barbara County Courthouse Celebrates 50 Years of Docent Tours
The Santa Barbara County Courthouse is, to many, the pride and joy of the community. For the past 50 years, the docent council has provided free courthouse tours, taught residents and tourists about its history, and aided in restoration efforts. On Tuesday the courthouse marked the 50th anniversary of the...
Santa Maria man arrested for murdering co-conspirator in botched robbery
Santa Maria detectives and SWAT team members arrested a man this week for allegedly murdering his co-conspirator during a botched robbery in the northern Santa Barbara County late last year. On Dec. 17, 2023, shortly after 4 p.m., a caller reported the shooting in the 500 block of W. Cook...
When Will Housing Talk Become Homes?
As a low-income student from the rural Central Valley, I never thought I would end up attending a university like UCSB. With sky-high rental prices and an infamous housing crisis, I had assumed that I would not be able to afford an expensive, coastal city like Santa Barbara. When I enrolled at UCSB as the first person in my near or extended family to ever attend a UC, I was overwhelmed with excitement and anticipation. Quickly after arriving, however, I was hit with another strong feeling. That of the housing dread.
Still Very Lucky
Writing in the May-June 2024 issue of Mother Jones magazine, CEO Monika Bauerlein notes that this has been a brutal year for journalism. “We are losing newspapers at the rate of 10 a month,” she writes, and goes on to report that some of the biggest newsrooms of the digital age have shut down or are about to. Layoffs are also happening at the Washington Post, Time, and the Wall Street Journal. Bauerlein is a clear-eyed realist about what afflicts the news business: “No smart guy or better mousetrap is going to get us to a world where quality journalism makes enough money to survive as a for-profit business.”
Temperatures peak Thursday, tracking a cooling & wet trend into the weekend
Some areas of clouds and fog will form Thursday morning. It will be another May gray morning, but a similar cloud clearing pattern from what we saw Wednesday. Clouds begin to scatter out by the middle of the day and most areas can expect mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies by the evening. Highs range The post Temperatures peak Thursday, tracking a cooling & wet trend into the weekend appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
Authorities Release Name of Driver Killed in Crash Near Santa Maria
Authorities on Wednesday released the name of the 28-year-old man who was killed last week when his vehicle slammed into a parked harvesting trailer near Santa Maria. The victim was Angel Alberto Brambila of Santa Maria, according to Raquel Zick, public information officer for the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Coroner’s Bureau.
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