Recap: May 7 Santa Barbara County COVID-19 Press Conference

May 20, 2021 by

Do-Reynoso said that SBCPHD has been working with UCSB to get out messaging that promotes student vaccinations.
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Isla Vista Boat Boys Clarify: “It was completely sailable”

May 13, 2021 by and

The two housemates, whose nautical adventure received wide media coverage, told the Nexus that they did not need rescuing.
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County, law enforcement, SBPHD, university use education-first based approach to students violating public health orders

May 12, 2021 by

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and UCSB took to and endorsed an education-first model in response to large gatherings thrown by students.
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Terms in Review: IVPs Tianna White and Catherine Flaherty

May 10, 2021 by

Given the unique challenges that White faced as IVP, she played the role with an adaptable nature that was necessary for a virtual school year, one in which she jumped from IVP to president and back.
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Recap: April 23 Santa Barbara County COVID-19 Press Conference

April 27, 2021 by

The COVID-19 case rate in Santa Barbara County has dropped by 41% in the last two weeks.
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Isla Vista Party Takes Home Executive Majority, Storke Party Claims the Most Senate Seats

April 23, 2021 by , , and

This year’s election yielded the lowest voter turnout numbers in five years.
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Santa Barbara County Advances to the Orange Tier for the First Time

April 20, 2021 by

The county had to meet an adjusted case rate of less than 5.9 daily new cases per 100,000 people and a testing positivity rate of less than 4.9% for two straight weeks.
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Getting the Jab: Vaccine Accessibility for Isla Vista Residents

April 17, 2021 by

Neither proof of citizenship nor insurance are required to receive a vaccine.
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IVRPD Votes To Reintroduce Proposal To Remove Houseless Residents From People’s Park

April 16, 2021 by

Houseless residents have now been asked to relocate two to four times over the last six months in Isla Vista.
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Recap: April 9 Santa Barbara County COVID-19 Press Conference

April 12, 2021 by

Residents between ages 16 and 49 can schedule an appointment using the state’s scheduling website My Turn beginning April 12.
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Recap: April 2 Santa Barbara County COVID-19 Press Conference

April 4, 2021 by

COVID-19 cases have come down significantly in the county since January, however, in the past week, there is an increase in the county’s adjusted case rate. 
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Law Enforcement, University and I.V. CSD Prepare for Deltopia Weekend

April 2, 2021 by

Despite the progress the county has made in its COVID-19 case metrics, there is fear that Deltopia could be the superspreader event that undoes that progress. 
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Recap: March 26 Santa Barbara County COVID-19 Press Conference

March 30, 2021 by

The county's COVID-19 case rate has decreased by 23% over the past week.
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Recap: March 19 Santa Barbara County COVID-19 Press Conference

March 22, 2021 by

The county is expecting to receive a significant increase in its vaccine allotment this week. 
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Alternative Deltopia Event Proposal Abandoned by A.S. and I.V. CSD Over COVID-19 Transmission Concerns

March 22, 2021 by

The event proposal was tabled after concerns that it would actually increase the spread of COVID-19 as opposed to reducing it.
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