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    Some who get vaccine not in high-risk groups  Oct 30, 2009
    Aware of scant supplies up front, Santa Barbara County clinics administered their 4,400 shots to pregnant women only. San Diego County is only immunizing those on the priority list, but is taking the word of residents. (Fresno Bee -- State)

    Dark matter sleuths to design world's largest WIMP catcher  Oct 30, 2009
    Scientists from California Institute of Technology, University of California at Santa Barbara, and South Dakota School of Mines , are among the newcomers. The LZ team is a merger of the LUX collaboration and European researchers from the ZEPLIN-3 collaboration at Imperial College of London; Moscow Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics; University of Coimbra, Portugal; Rutherford Appleton Laboratories, a United Kingdom national laboratory; and University of Edinburg. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)

    Stem cell agency awards $230 million in grants  Oct 30, 2009
    University of Southern California and UC Santa Barbara. -- $9 million to treat sickle cell disease by modifying patients' blood-forming stem cells so they produce normal red blood cells. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    No. 1 USC Holds Strong At UC Santa Barbara  Oct 30, 2009
    SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. - The No. 1 USC men's water polo team served up some stingy defense once again, holding No. 9 UC Santa Barbara to just four goals as the Trojans pinned up a 6-4 win over the host Gauchos in an MPSF game on Thursday ... UC Santa Barbara put the pressure on the top-ranked Trojans to open the game, as the Gauchos got on the board first to force USC to play catchup. (Usctrojans.com)

    Randy Quaid and wife no-shows for court  Oct 30, 2009
    SANTA BARBARA, Calif ... The Quaids were due in court in Santa Barbara, Calif. (MSNBC -- News)

    No. 1 USC Goes Up Against The Gauchos  Oct 29, 2009
    The Trojans are off to UC Santa Barbara for a Thursday match this week ... The Trojans (18-1, 4-0 MPSF) head over to No. 9 UC Santa Barbara (9-8, 0-1) this week for a 4 p.m. game against the Gauchos on Thursday (Oct ... UC Santa Barbara is ranked No. 9 this week. (Usctrojans.com)

    Terps Host Virginia Halloween Night  Oct 29, 2009
    PACKING THE STANDS Maryland is currently second in the nation in attendance this season, trailing only UC Santa Barbara ... UC Santa Barbara 4836 2. (Umterps.com)

    Libero Lau gives Linfield a lift  Oct 29, 2009
    Nordyke notched 11 kills and 13 digs in Friday's five-set loss to UC Santa Barbara ... UCLA junior Brittany Beauchan (Punahou '07 of Honolulu) won the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke events Saturday in a meet against Oregon State and UC Santa Barbara. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Yves Saint Laurent named world's richest dead celebrity  Oct 29, 2009
    Pop star Michael Jackson waves to supporters as he leaves the Santa Barbara County Courthouse after he was found not guilty in Santa Maria, California in this June 13, 2005 file photo. Michael Jackson was nominated on Oct. 13 for five prizes at the 2009 American Music Awards, including artist of the year. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Stretching: No sports panacea  Oct 29, 2009
    William Meller, an internist in Santa Barbara, Calif. goes a step further in Evolution R{-x. (USA Today -- News)

    No. 4 UCLA Men's Water Polo Looks for Road Wins in MPSF Action  Oct 29, 2009
    7 at 7 p.m.) and UC Santa Barbara (Nov ... Rounding out the top 10 selections, respectively, are Loyola Marymount, UC Irvine, Long Beach State, UC Santa Barbara and Concordia ... UCLA concludes its regular-season schedule with a home match against UC Santa Barbara (Nov. (Uclabruins.com)

    Vikings picked fourth in GNAC Coaches Poll, receive two first-place votes  Oct 28, 2009
    Gothenburg, Sweden) and Brittany Collins (5-11, Sr., Santa Barbara, CA - Alemany), guard Nikki Aden (5-8, Jr., Portland, OR - West Linn) and center Viki Wohlers (6-4, So. Wolfenb. (Wwuvikings.com)

    How Bioluminescence and Chemilumine...  Oct 28, 2009
    Haddock, S.H.D.; McDougall, C.M.; Case, J.F. "", University of California at Santa Barbara. The copyright of the article How Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence Work in is owned by. (Suite101.com)

    Alumni update  Oct 27, 2009
    Warmerdam, a senior defender, played 90 minutes in her last home game for the Aggies in a 4-1 loss to UC Santa Barbara on Friday ... On Sunday, she played 94 minutes as the Tigers tied UC Santa Barbara 0-0 in double overtime at home. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Suzanne Tucker's old love of antiques  Oct 26, 2009
    A native of Santa Barbara, Tucker grew up in a house that she describes in her book as "gracious and comfortable, with an elegant, collected sensibility." At the age of 12, she already exhibited an innate understanding of scale and proportion, selecting the perfect 12-arm crystal chandelier for the dining room. She began her college career studying art history at the University of Oregon and later earned a bachelor of fine arts degree from UCLA. She then worked in couture at I. Magnin in Beverly... (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Meter fuss leaves PG&E smarting  Oct 25, 2009
    7 million of the new electrical meters at homes in its service territory, which stretches from Santa Barbara to Shasta County. They replace the old-style mechanical meters monitored each month by meter readers. (Fresno Bee)

    Tour of California missing out on a Valley ride  Oct 25, 2009
    "We're not going to address or handle this win any different than we do any other week' Enter the Warzone, back with a vengeance.-- The only negative to hosting an event like the Tour of California is when the race goes elsewhere the following year, it's easy for feelings to get hurt.So Visalia should be proud. And Clovis has good company in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara, cities the tour has bypassed in recent years.Nothing against the stages they chose. But one between Clovis and Visalia up... (Fresno Bee)

    Forum: 'America's Best Idea' meets one of worst  Oct 25, 2009
    Marijuana growers building a campfire set off the recent La Brea fire, which scorched 90,000 acres of California's Santa Barbara County. Businesses serving tourists warn visitors against armed drug gangs protecting their crops. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    No. 1 USC Defeats No. 6 LMU 11-4  Oct 25, 2009
    USC's next competition will be at UC Santa Barbara Thursday (Oct. 29) at 4 p.m. in another MPSF match up. (Usctrojans.com)

    Wild money lead lengthens in MID race  Oct 24, 2009
    This included $1,000 from Thomas Harriman of Santa Barbara. Harriman has borrowed $4,450. (Modesto Bee, CA)

    Palm Coast woman among pilots honored for service to country  Oct 24, 2009
    "In Santa Barbara, California, I ferried private planes from the factory to the dealer."I went to Saudi Arabia to take a job as a secretary. But after I took the test, I qualified as a payroll clerk. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)

    Aztec Men's Soccer Begins Key Three-Game Road Trip Friday at No. 17 Stanford; Plays...  Oct 23, 2009
    The scoreless streak started in the second half against UC Santa Barbara on Sept. 25 and ended on Oct. 4 at the Beavers ... Of the team's 13 opponents, five are predicted to make the NCAA tournament according to Top Drawer Soccer, including California, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, Stanford and San Diego * Of SDSU's 13 opponents, four are former national champions (Michigan State, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara and Wisconsin) * Of the Aztecs 18 games, seven are against teams who made the NCAA tournament a... (Goaztecs.com)

    What Does the L.A. Times Do Right?  Oct 23, 2009
    Sue Laris wrote on Sep 4, 2009 2:16 PM:" Downtown News reader Richard N. Meyer has sent a great story about Daniel Ellsberg, among his very interesting historical take on the L.A. Times:What the Los Angeles Times Gets Right a remembrance In the interest of full disclosure, my forebears arrived in Los Angeles when neither the Mirror nor the Times existed. With the union of those two papers, many families like mine grew up here. What the Times has gotten right, almost despite itself, since... (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)

    Malibu residents push for a safer highway (282)  Oct 23, 2009
    I use PCH to avoid traveling across the valley when ever I travel north bound to santa Barbara and beyond first because I appreciate the magnificent view of the ocean, second because it is a differnt ride altogether from the inland routes. I obey the speed limits, I know PCH is dangerous. (Malibu Times, CA)

    Asia, the Financial Crisis, and Global Economic Governance, Speech by John Lipsky, First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Conference, Santa Barbara, California  Oct 22, 2009
    Speech by John Lipsky, First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Conference, Santa Barbara, California October 20, 2009. As Prepared for Delivery. (IMF News)

    CAIN SCHULTE GALLERY - SF|BERLIN - upcoming Openings  Oct 22, 2009
    Originally from Oklahoma, Connie Connally lives and works in Santa Barbara, CA. She shows in Texas, California, and New York, and has won several awards nationwide. Artist reception: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 6:00 - 8:00pmAt Sagan Piechota Architecture, 315 Linden street (@ Octavia). (AbsoluteArts.com)

    Yellen: No Tightening in Next Several Months  Oct 22, 2009
    SANTA BARBARA, California -- The U.S. Federal Reserve has not decided on the sequence of measures it will use to pull back its extensive support for the U.S. economy when the time comes to do so, and that time is not close at hand, San Francisco Fed President Janet Yellen said on Tuesday. "We have used the language of an extended period," Yellen told reporters after a Fed conference. (Newsmax)

    Artist Brad Nack Takes His Reindeer Paintings on Tour This 2009 Holiday Season  Oct 22, 2009
    Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. This year marks the 12th Annual Brad Nack 100% Reindeer Art Show and his first international Art Tour, with exhibits in 25 cities stretching from California to the U.K. Take a Reindeer Home For the Holidays. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

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    Artist Brad Nack Takes His Reindeer Paintings on Tour This 2009 Holiday Season - Yahoo. Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    UCLA Softball Announces 2010 Schedule  Oct 22, 2009
    The Bruins return to California and travel to UC Santa Barbara for a Feb. 17 doubleheader before opening their home schedule with the Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament (Feb. 19-21). (Uclabruins.com)

    Navy petty officer to face punishment in hazing  Oct 22, 2009
    Aaron Belkin, who studies the dont ask, dont tell policy as director of the Palm Center at the University of California at Santa Barbara, said the Navy was sending an important message. I just think its really important that this shows the Navy is not going to tolerate anti-gay abuse and how the reaction is a professional one and it signals the new day thats coming on gays in the military, Belkin said. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)

    Entertainer Spotlight on Marston (85)  Oct 22, 2009
    Majoring in both math and music at UC Santa Barbara, Marston dropped the math major and received a B.A. in Musical Performance. While attending college, he began playing with Little Emo, a group that would perform Brandenburg Concertos as wild theatrical antics would carry on around them. (Desert Entertainer, CA)

    UC Davis at Northridge, Hosts No. 22 UC Irvine  Oct 21, 2009
    SCOUTING THE MATADORS: Cal State Northridge snapped a three-game losing streak with a 1-0 upset win over No. 3 UC Santa Barbara Saturday ... 3 UC Santa Barbara took a 3-0 win Thursday at Aggie Soccer Stadium after the game was pushed back a day to accomodate unplayable conditions due to heavy rains in Davis. (Ucdavisaggies.com)

    Sarah Mandala  Oct 21, 2009
    hit 15 kills with two assists, a block and a dig in home opener against UC Santa Barbara (9/5). recorded 13 kills on. (Usfdons.com)

    Fed's Yellen: No Tightening in Next Several Months  Oct 21, 2009
    SANTA BARBARA, California (Reuters) - The time for the U.S. Federal Reserve to start pulling back its extensive support for the economy is not close at hand and policymakers have time to decide what sequence of steps they will take, San Francisco Fed President Janet Yellen said on Tuesday. "We have used the language of an extended period," Yellen, a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee, told reporters after a Fed conference. (ABC News -- Business)

    Falcons Host New Mexico and UNLV This Weekend  Oct 21, 2009
    Jeremy Fishbein (UC Santa Barbara, 1989) UNM: 106-31-15, 8th Season Overall: 202-95-25, 17th Season. Mario Sanchez (Fresno State, 1999) UNLV: 22-38-7, 4th Season Overall: Same. (Airforcesports.com)

    Lifting the Ban Would Do a Rank Disservice  Oct 21, 2009
    The Michael Palm Center, a think tank in California at UC Santa Barbara that gives academic cover to the campaign to bring open homosexuality to our nations armed forces, issued a 29-page in May. The short of it is that they want President Obama to issue an executive order to get around the law passed by Congress in 1993. (Townhall.com)

    No. 4 UCLA Men's Water Polo Gears Up to Play Four Matches  Oct 21, 2009
    Rounding out the top 10 selections, respectively, are Loyola Marymount, Long Beach State, UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine and Concordia ... 7) and UC Santa Barbara (Nov. (Uclabruins.com)

    Current global recovery may stall: IMF  Oct 21, 2009
    "But even for the average Asian country, without fiscal adjustment, debt-to-GDP ratios are projected to remain above pre-crisis levels through 2014," he said at a Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco conference in Santa Barbara, California. The debt-to-GDP ratio is a measure of a country's federal debt in relation to its gross domestic product, a basic measure of its economic performance. (India Times)

    Job market lands more grads back at home  Oct 21, 2009
    Isola, 23, earned a sociology degree in 2008 from UC Santa Barbara, part of one of the world's most prestigious university systems. Like most people with a fresh diploma, she saw it as a hall pass to a career in her field. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Nanosystems institute at UCLA, Photron to collaborate on specialized instrumentation  Oct 20, 2009
    The California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA is an integrated research center operating jointly at UCLA and UC Santa Barbara whose mission is to foster interdisciplinary collaborations for discoveries in nanosystems and nanotechnology; train the next generation of scientists, educators and technology leaders; and facilitate partnerships with industry, fueling economic development and the social well-being of California, the United States and the world. The CNSI was established in 2000 with $100... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)

    Trial starts in slaying of East Palo Alto cop  Oct 20, 2009
    May, a native of San Luis Obispo, was a police officer for 14 years in Lompoc (Santa Barbara County) before joining the East Palo Alto force about 18 months before he was killed. Alvarez, a parolee with a prior felony conviction for gun possession, was arrested the day after the killing while hiding in the backseat of a friend's car. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)

    Fed chief: Cut budget deficit  Oct 20, 2009
    The Fed chief's remarks to a Fed conference in Santa Barbara, Calif. came after the government said Friday that the U.S. budget deficit hit a $1. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)

    Crisis Shows Need to Right Imbalances: Bernanke  Oct 19, 2009
    SANTA BARBARA, California (Reuters) - The financial crisis has spotlighted the importance of dealing with global imbalances in trade and capital flows, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Sunday at a Fed conference on Asia. "The crisis has ... highlighted the need for many policy reforms that range from improving financial regulation to addressing global imbalances," he said in brief introductory remarks. (ABC News -- Business)

    Gauchos Drop Overtime Thriller to Seattle, 3-2  Oct 19, 2009
    UC Santa Barbara Official Athletics Site ... SANTA BARBARA, Calif ... UCSB Athletics has a new weekly radio show called which airs every Tuesday from 6-7 p.m. on AM 1490 KIST. The show is broadcast live from State and Grill, located on the corner of State Street and Anapamu Street in Santa Barbara. (Ucsbgauchos.com)

    3 Killed as Unrelenting Storms Batter Southland  Oct 19, 2009
    The storms had stalled over an area of the Pacific Ocean on Sunday evening, a few hundred miles off the coast of Point Conception, west of Santa Barbara, said Bruce Rockwell, a specialist with the National Weather Service. "It's stationary off the coast and constantly pumps in moist water from the south," he said. (Yahoo News -- Severe U.S. Weather)

    Deborah Maier Leads Cal Women to 13th at Pre-National Meet  Oct 18, 2009
    UC Santa Barbara 849; 33. Jacksonville 855; 34. (Calbears.com)

    On the move in 2007 (2)  Oct 18, 2009
    " (/News-Sentinel)Background: Perry received his bachelor's degree from California State University, Hayward, now CSU East Bay, in kinesiology. He taught physical education and coached basketball in Livermore for about five years before moving into the wine industry. He began his wine career in 1981 managing retail sales for Wente Vineyards. He has also served as executive director of the Santa Barbara Winegrowers Association, opened the Ridge Winery tasting room in Sonoma and managed the... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    Elliott Homes founder dies at 96  Oct 17, 2009
    Harry Cecil Elliott II, founder of homebuilding company , has died at the age of 96 in Santa Barbara, Folsom-based. said Friday. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

    Real Estate Roundup  Oct 17, 2009
    The Santa Barbara-based company acquires property in Hillsboro and Vancouver ... Nevins Adams Lewbell Schell, a Santa Barbara, Calif. (Portland Business Journal, OR)

    Blue - Green Rivalry - A Series for Sustainability  Oct 17, 2009
    UC Santa Barbara Official Athletics Site ... SANTA BARBARA, Calif ... - The athletics rivalry between UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly has grown in recent years, and now the schools plan to put their competition to good use. (Ucsbgauchos.com)

    Police: Credit card thefts at Lodi schools related to Galt cases  Oct 16, 2009
    "It seems purchases may have been made there and returned to the Roseville store. The stuff bought in Sacramento using the Galt woman's credit card was returned to a Nordstorm's in Walnut Creek for cash," Trevino said, adding that there may be further ties to Santa Barbara. "We believe these people are going up and down the state.". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    The Right Time For Everything  Oct 16, 2009
    Born and raised in Santa Barbara, California by her Christian pastor parents, Perry released a self-titled gospel album in 2001 under the birth name. In 2007, after signing with the Capitol Music Group, she took her current stage name and released her first mainstream album, One Of The Boys. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Back At No. 1, USC Returns Home For MPSF Match  Oct 15, 2009
    The next day at the SoCal tournament, USC first topped Bucknell 21-4, and then broke through as well, this time with four goals in USC's second game of the day -- a 17-3 win over UC Santa Barbara to move into Sunday's semifinals ... Kurzeka served up three multiple-goal games at the tournament, including two goals in the championship win over #7 UC Santa Barbara and two vs. #6 LMU to help push USC into the final, making it a four-goal day on the last day of competition in San Diego ... Through... (Usctrojans.com)

    'Mockingbird' author wanted to save 'Opus'  Oct 14, 2009
    SANTA BARBARA, California (CNN) -- Berkeley Breathed answers the door to his Santa Barbara home, a tall, slender figure in suede cowboy boots. Berkeley Breathed has left comic strips behind to focus on his writing -- particularly children's books. (CNN)

    Davis water polo team has a ball  Oct 14, 2009
    "Litke, an Oakdale native who swam on scholarship at the University of the Pacific before detouring to UC Santa Barbara to play water polo her junior year, knew right away that she had her work cut out."At the very first practice. I thought 'Wow, they're such poor swimmers; boy, do we have a lot of work to do. (Modesto Bee, CA)

    Calif. wildfire-area communities prepare for rain  Oct 14, 2009
    The Pacific storm will drop 3 to 6 inches in Santa Barbara County, where an 8,700-acre fire burned in May, before it moves on to the San Gabriel Mountains, where the U.S. Geological Survey recently warned of massive debris flows near the areas burned in September, forecasters said. Rain started to fall in the foothills of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo late Monday night, according to the National Weather Service. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)

    * A looming data glut threatens computer science  Oct 14, 2009
    A similar effort at the University of California, Santa Barbara, centers on making a simple software interface X akin to the Google search bar X that will let researchers examine huge biological data sets for answers to specific queries. Lin has encouraged his students to illuminate data with the help of Hadoop, an open-source software package that companies like Facebook and Yahoo use to split vast amounts of information into more manageable chunks. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    No. 10/13 Cal Battles No. 2/4 UCLA, SDSU in SoCal  Oct 14, 2009
    6 UC Santa Barbara on Sept. 25, has a 1. 31 GAA in nine starts for SDSU.. (Calbears.com)

    Fierce Storm Moving Out Of Northern California  Oct 14, 2009
    localized flooding, maybe small street flooding," Cal Fire Capt. Steve Mueller said. Sandbagging and other preparations were being made in neighborhoods under threat, including Santa Barbara County and the Los Angeles-area foothills. "It's something we prepare for every year," Los Angeles County fire Inspector Frederic Stowers said. "We know the fires go through and do a lot of damage. Within L.A. County, much of the slopes burned are going to be critical. (KCRA 3, CA)

    Fresno taken by storm  Oct 14, 2009
    But precipitation was still relatively light in the south, where flood watches were issued in fire-ravaged parts of Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties as the storm was expected to strengthen by nightfall ... Flood watches were issued in fire-ravaged parts of Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties as the storm was expected to strengthen by nightfall ... Sandbagging and other preparations were being made in neighborhoods under threat, including Santa Barbara County and the Los Angeles-area... (Fresno Bee)

    Truancy costs us all  Oct 14, 2009
    1 billion per year, according to the UC Santa Barbara California Dropout Research Project. Adding in the social and medical costs, and wage taxes and associated economic losses, the report estimates that dropouts cost the state more than $24 billion a year. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)

    Flash flood watch for Santa Barbara County  Oct 13, 2009
    (10-12) 23:22 PDT Santa Barbara, Calif ... A flash flood watch has been issued for parts of Santa Barbara County burned in recent wildfires ... In August, the La Brea fire burned more than 87,000 acres in Los Padres National Forest and in May, the Jesusita fire burned 8,733 acres in the Santa Barbara foothills. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Profiles in Courage II  Oct 13, 2009
    She also went to YAFs Enemies of Freedom Seminar at the incredible Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara, California. From there, she decided to intern at the National Journalism Center over the summer of 2009. (Townhall.com)

    Marist Releases 2010 Water Polo Schedule  Oct 13, 2009
    and (Santa Barbara, Calif. will be the captains of the 2010 team. (Goredfoxes.com)

    Linguist To Lecture At CSUB  Oct 13, 2009
    -- Mary Bucholtz, professor of linguistics at University of California, Santa Barbara, will give a presentation on Styling Blackness: White Uses of African-American English in Hollywood Film as part of the Lectures in Language and Linguistics series at California State University, Bakersfield. The lecture will be held on Tuesday, Oct.13, at 7 p.m. in the Dezember Reading Room of the Walter Stiern Library. (KERO 23, CA)

    Click to read:Wildfire Communities Now Face Flood Risk  Oct 13, 2009
    Forecasters estimated that 3 inches to 6 inches of rain would fall in Santa Barbara County mountains, where an 8,700-acre fire destroyed 80 homes in May. Flash flood watches were issued there and in 10 other counties up and down the state. (CBS News)

    Read Indepth Article  Oct 13, 2009
    Quick Arts Access: Berkeley (27) Glendale (20) Hollywood (20) Laguna Beach (23) Long Beach (41) Los Angeles (512) Oakland (73) Pasadena (32) Sacramento (62) San Diego (172) San Francisco (311) San Jose (60) Santa Barbara (44) Santa Cruz (25) Santa Monica (37) Santa Rosa (25). - Artists Alley - Palazzo Merolla - Warwick Art Gallery - Fold Gallery - ARTery Miami - Pump House Gallery - Denise Bibro Fine Art - First Street Gallery - Gallery 3 - Hunting PLC - Spacex - New York Hall of Science - Erna... (AbsoluteArts.com)

    Proposal would reduce UC diversity  Oct 12, 2009
    The editorial proposed a three-tier tuition system, where students attending UC's most prestigious and most popular campuses (Berkeley and UCLA) would pay the highest fees, less to attend Davis, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz, and the least to attend Merced, Riverside and Irvine campuses. The creators of the California Master Plan for Higher Education envisioned a system of higher education guaranteeing an inexpensive, quality college education for any high school graduate, ranging from... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)

    'Suicide bridge' spurs feud  Oct 12, 2009
    By William M. Welch, USA TODAY SANTA BARBARA, Calif ... Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Commander Dominick Palera backs a barrier at the Cold Spring bridge ... A group calling itself Friends of the Bridge filed suit in July to stop the barrier, which "threatens to deface the most beautiful long-span steel arch bridge in America," Marc McGinnes, a retired environment professor at the University of California-Santa Barbara and head of the group, said in an e-mail. (Florida Today)

    Two Wins Earn USC Semifinal Rematch With UCLA  Oct 11, 2009
    IRVINE, CALIF. - The No. 3 USC men's water polo team grabbed two dominating wins to kick off this year's SoCal tournament, taking out Bucknell 21-4 and UC Santa Barbara 17-3 to earn a semifinal slot at the UCI Invitational ... That victory put USC up against No. 6 UC Santa Barbara later in the day ... 3 USC 17, #6 UC Santa Barbara 3 USC 4 - 7 - 5 - 1 = 17 UCSB 1 - 1 - 0 - 1 = 3. (Usctrojans.com)

    Lesbians in Military Discharged More Than Gay Men  Oct 11, 2009
    The data was released Thursday by the Palm Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Special: Get Sarah Palins New Book Incredible FREE Offer. (Newsmax)

    Magical Fantasy keeps rolling in G1 'Ribbon  Oct 11, 2009
    Her current winning streak began in the Grade 2 Santa Barbara here last April and includes the Grade 1 Gamely Stakes at Hollywood Park and Grade 1 John Mabee Stakes at Del Mar during the summer. . (ESPN -- Horse Racing)

    Aztec Men's Soccer Welcomes Second-Ranked UCLA on Sunday  Oct 10, 2009
    Over the six-contest span, SDSU tied Penn (2008 NCAA participant), defeated Wisconsin (2008 final RPI of 38), tied Wisconsin-Green Bay (currently 8-1-2 and receiving national votes in College Soccer News poll, has been nationally ranked), beat No. 6 and 2006 national champion UC Santa Barbara, defeated Princeton (was receiving national votes), and played to a grueling scoreless, double-overtime draw at Washington ... Over the six-game span, SDSU tied Penn (2008 NCAA participant), defeated... (Goaztecs.com)

    'Ribbon: Magical Fantasy chases four in row  Oct 10, 2009
    A 4-year-old filly by Diesis owned by David Bienstock, Paul Mandabach and Chuck Winner, Magical Fantasy has won three consecutive graded stakes: the Grade 2 Santa Barbara here in April, the Grade 1 Gamely Stakes at Hollywood Park in May, and the Grade 1 John Mabee Handicap at Del Mar in August. The Santa Barbara was run over the same 1 1/4 miles on turf as the Yellow Ribbon. (ESPN -- Horse Racing)

    JERRY P. DYER: Getting ahead of the problems dropouts create  Oct 9, 2009
    For California, it adds up to an annual cost of $46 billion, according to a study from the University of California, Santa Barbara. With numbers like this, the dropout problem is everyone's problem. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    Local sports briefs: Bulldogs win in four sets  Oct 9, 2009
    Regehr had eight saves Sunday in a 13-5 loss at national varsity No. 6 UC Santa Barbara. He leads the Western Water Polo Association in saves with 213. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)

    'Don't ask, don't tell' ousts mostly women  Oct 9, 2009
    All the services kicked out a disproportionate number of women under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, according to Department of Defense data obtained by the Palm Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The center studies gender and sexuality in the military. (CNN)

    Lesbians Bear Brunt of Military Discharges  Oct 9, 2009
    The data was released Thursday by the Palm Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Meanwhile, a Lieutenant Colonel who taught at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs was barred from teaching after she invited three Academy alumni to campus to discuss sexual minorities in the military. (CBS News)

    Wellesley College museum installation displays roiling arrangements of cellphone photos  Oct 9, 2009
    He teaches digital media arts at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Some use the tool more spontaneously than others. (Boston Globe)

    I-5 traffic stops yield over $1 million in drugs  Oct 9, 2009
    A 39-year-old Santa Barbara man was arrested after he was pulled over for a registration violation, Spino said. Ten pounds of methamphetamines were found in a hidden compartment in the vehicle, Spino said. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Video: Sun Devil Soccer Update  Oct 9, 2009
    In 2008 the Sun Devils also defeated No. 20 UC Santa Barbara and recorded ties at seventh-ranked Texas and at No. 22 California. In 2007, Boyd s first season at ASU, the Sun Devils produced a double-digit win total (10-9-1) for the first time since 2003. (Thesundevils.com)

    Tenn. church burns after members throw punches  Oct 9, 2009
    "The forward movement of the fire has been stopped," said Santa Barbara County Fire Capt. David Sadecki. "We're not out of the woods yet, but we're making good progress.". (Fresno Bee)

    2009-10 MWC Swimming & Diving Composite Schedule  Oct 9, 2009
    UNLV @ UC Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, Calif. (Themwc.com)

    What Does the L.A. Times Do Right?  Oct 8, 2009
    Sue Laris wrote on Sep 4, 2009 2:16 PM:" Downtown News reader Richard N. Meyer has sent a great story about Daniel Ellsberg, among his very interesting historical take on the L.A. Times:What the Los Angeles Times Gets Right a remembrance In the interest of full disclosure, my forebears arrived in Los Angeles when neither the Mirror nor the Times existed. With the union of those two papers, many families like mine grew up here. What the Times has gotten right, almost despite itself, since... (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)

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