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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, September 18th, 2015 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Ventura County Community Foundation will emerge from restructuring stronger
Ventura County Community Foundation, a flagship organization for philanthropy in the region, has cut staff, commenced a major audit and reduced some of its landmark programs. It owns a building that serves as a hub for nonprofit activity in the region. But that probably can’t be sustained without some increase in the deeply discounted rents Read More →
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By Elijah Brumback / Friday, July 17th, 2015 / Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on 640 Santa Barbara City College students will get the boot from Isla Vista
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By Elijah Brumback / Tuesday, July 14th, 2015 / Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on UCSB buys up apartment complexes for student housing
The University of California just dropped a huge chunk of change on a portfolio of student housing properties in Isla Vista. UC Santa Barbara today announced the acquisition of Tropicana Gardens, Tropicana Del Norte and the Tropicana Villas. Terms of the deals weren’t disclosed, but according to Business Times research all three properties were purchased Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, May 22nd, 2015 / Latest news, Opinion / Comments Off on New vision for Isla Vista needs political courage
We went to Goleta’s State of the City luncheon on May 14 and discovered a city in denial. That’s partly because a decade after cityhood, Goleta has not found a winning formula for revitalizing its Old Town shopping district. New food shops and a sprinkling of sidewalk improvements, heavily touted at the event, simply will Read More →
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By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, May 22nd, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on One year later, Isla Vista faces murky future over safety
A year after the murder of six UC Santa Barbara students shook the beachside community of Isla Vista, residents grapple with public safety issues while a bill providing the community of 20,000 with a quasi-independent governing body sits in the California state legislature. Just about 2 square miles wide and situated alongside the UCSB Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, May 15th, 2015 / Editorials, Latest news / Comments Off on UCSB alone can’t fix Isla Vista safety woes
Just about a year ago, Elliott Rodger went on a violent rampage, killing six people and himself in Isla Vista. Memories of that tragic Memorial Day weekend flooded back into the headlines on May 12 as reports surfaced of another shooting, this time two suspects shot and severely injured two students in another grisly incident Read More →
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By Erika Martin / Friday, March 13th, 2015 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on Forging a new Isla Vista: While politicians talk, area developer builds a teen center
As Santa Barbara County continues to brush aside issues facing the unincorporated area of Isla Vista, leaving UC Santa Barbara to direct development, services for the families living in the student-dominated community have fallen by the wayside.
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