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Sheriff's Blotter
09/05/2008
Wherever you go, there you are
A deputy patrolling Isla Vista approached a young man stumbling along Del Playa Drive at 2:15 a.m. intending to ask the subject some simple questions. During initial contact, the 18-year-old extended his hand in attempt to shake hands with the officer, but he missed.When asked if he knew where he was, the intoxicated City College student replied, “Yup. I
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Labor Day festivities full of surprises
09/05/2008
 By Rochelle Rose
Goleta celebrated a unique Labor Day at Girsh Park with tributes, a major donation announcement, fun, food and a great fireworks show.Previously scheduled as a Fourth of July show, the fireworks festival had to be rescheduled due to the Gap Fire. The Rotary Clubs
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Goleta Scrapbook: The Embarcadero land scam
09/05/2008
By Jim Logan
Voice Managing Editor
When Cachuma Dam was built in 1953 it did a fine job of clogging the once-mighty Santa Ynez River. On the other side of the mountains, though, it unleashed a new kind of flood: development in the Goleta Valley.By the end of the ’50s the Good Land was booming. The new water supply and the establishment of UCSB — maximum enrollment, 3,500 — t
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