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independent.com | Margaux Lovely |Christina McDermott
This article was underwritten in part by the Mickey Flacks Journalism Fund for Social Justice, a proud, innovative supporter of local news. To make a contribution go to sbcan.org/journalism_fund. UC Santa Barbara first-year Elizabeth “Liz” Hamel died more than two months ago, after seemingly falling from a breezeway at the San Rafael dorm. But questions surrounding her death are still unanswered.
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independent.com | Ryan Cruz |Callie Fausey |Tyler Hayden |Margaux Lovely |Christina McDermott |Nick Welsh | +1 more
Reign of Administrative (T)error How Trump’s First 100 Days in Office Have Shaken Out in Santa Barbara Reign of Administrative (T)errorHow Trump’s First 100 Days in Office Have Shaken Out in Santa BarbaraBy Ryan P. Cruz, Callie Fausey, Tyler Hayden, Margaux Lovely, Christina McDermott, Nick Welsh, and Jean YamamuraMay 1, 2025Credit: Ben CiccatiOne hundred days. Already, it seems like forever.
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independent.com | Margaux Lovely
‘This Is a Full-Scale Assault on Science’Professor David Valentine Speaks Out as UCSB Feels Fallout of Trump’s Second TermBy Margaux Lovely | May 1, 2025Experts are starting to call it “jawboning.”How the federal government has gone about jawboning universities — or intimidating them into censoring themselves — is a legal and moral enigma to many.
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independent.com | Margaux Lovely
Seven International Students at UCSB Get Visas Back After DOJ Backtracks on Terminations U.S. Department of Justice Succumbs to Pressure from Courts to Reissue Visas University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) | Credit: File Photo Seven international students affiliated with UC Santa Barbara got their visas back on Friday after the Department of Justice (DOJ) backtracked on their sweeping student visa terminations in federal court. Twelve UCSB students — up from the originally reported 10...
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independent.com | Margaux Lovely
The latest twist in the legal and regulatory saga that has plagued Sable Offshore’s attempts to revamp oil operations on the Gaviota Coast proved not to be a twist at all. In fact, on April 17, Sable was given the green light to keep doing exactly what they’re already doing.
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independent.com | Nick Welsh |Margaux Lovely |Ryan Cruz |Christina McDermott |Tyler Hayden
Everything, in our new hyper-charged political reality, is now “unprecedented.” The term — once used to denote an occurrence of anomalous singularity — has been left in the dust by the events taking place with each passing new day. Clearly, we need new words. But for the time being, “unprecedented” will have to do until the real thing comes along.
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1 month ago | 
independent.com | Margaux Lovely
A Goleta resident allegedly involved in a stabbing on State Street earlier this month pleaded not guilty on April 15 to felony charges of attempted murder with special allegations of using a knife to cause great bodily harm and being out on bail at the time of the crime.
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independent.com | Margaux Lovely
CalFire, the Office of the State Fire Marshal, and state Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant were hit with a double whammy on April 15, when environmentalists filed two separate lawsuits against them for their allegedly illegal issuance of state waivers to Sable Offshore to operate its oil pipelines without industry-standard corrosion protection.
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independent.com | Margaux Lovely
Two Goleta residents suspected of being involved in an alleged stabbing on State Street earlier this month were arrested together in Carpinteria on April 12. Eduardo Zermano-Arzate, 36, and Alexis Garcia, 37, were both taken into custody on Dahlia Court without incident, according to a press release from the Santa Barbara Police Department. Both individuals were arrested in connection with an April 6 multi-person fight on the 3100 block of State Street.
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independent.com | Margaux Lovely
There are very few pieces of information that everyone is expected to know but never actually taught. Filing your taxes, unfortunately, tends to be one of them. Luckily, nearly 100 Santa Barbara residents were given a helping hand ahead of the April 15 filing deadline on Saturday during Mega Tax Day at Franklin Elementary School. “I taught myself how to do my simple taxes when I was a young girl,” said Hilda Maldonado, superintendent of Santa Barbara Unified School District.
