Wesley Brown, News Editor
February 12, 2020
The Lompoc City Council recently voted unanimously to place Measure I2020 on their 2020 presidential ballot. The controversial Measure would increase their sales tax by 1% up to 8.75%.
The proposed policy would generate nearly $5...
Madison Smoke, Staff Writer
February 12, 2020
Could a transitional storage unit alleviate homeless in the Santa Barbara community?
Members of the Santa Barbara community are currently raising awareness about a potential storage unit that would store the belongings of the ...
Ransom Bergen, Staff Writer
February 5, 2020
One might expect a court of law to be a solemn and silent place, yet on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 28, Department 2 of the Santa Barbara Courthouse is surprisingly noisy. A 94-year-old door opens every other minute, screeching ...
Lawrence Eady, Staff Writer
February 5, 2020
Nobody wants a beautiful day of rest and relaxation ruined by the constant seagull banter of “Mine! Mine! Mine!” and the potential “treats” that the birds drop as they fly around. Management of the Rosewood Miramar Beach i...
Kat Marquez, Staff Writer
February 5, 2020
After eight years of racial justice education, Jason Cha, director of the Intercultural Programs (ICP), included in his weekly email that this will be his last semester at Westmont in this position. Recently, I had the pleasure of...
Caleb Marll, Staff Writer
February 5, 2020
Last Friday afternoon, the third case of the novel Coronavirus was confirmed in California. The illness, which originated in the Hubei province of China, has been closely monitored by domestic and international health organizati...
Ransom Bergen, Staff Writer
January 29, 2020
The date is Tuesday, Jan 14. Traffic Court, Department 12 of the Santa Barbara Courthouse, is an anxiety-stricken place. Fingers tap armrests in agitation. The bailiff passes out laminated informational sheets, which everyone immediat...
Caleb Marll, Staff Writer
January 29, 2020
Hundreds of volunteers will take to the streets early in the morning on Wednesday, Jan. 29, to help run Santa Barbara County’s Point-in-Time count. The count, sponsored by United Way, aims to gather accurate data about thos...
January 29, 2020
Kat Marquez, Staff Writer
January 29, 2020
This past Wednesday, Jan. 22, one of Intercultural Program’s six organizations, White Students for Racial Justice (WRJ) — previously named Racial Equality and Justice (REJ) — presented an outreach event at the GLC Simmo...
Kat Marquez, Staff Writer
January 22, 2020
In light of the continuing conversation on race and ethnicity, the Intercultural Programs (ICP) begins a new initiative this spring semester called “ICP Roundtables.” The creation of the Roundtables enables the six Intercultural O...
Caleb Marll, Staff Writer
January 22, 2020
Four months ago, the Conception dive boat caught fire off the coast of Santa Cruz Island, killing 33 passengers and one crew member. In a Santa Monica press conference last week, families of four victims filed wrongful death cl...
