County

November 2, 2023

Isla Vista Districts hold Halloween Events

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar, Kelsey Scott-Otis

IVCSD holds Halloween Community Festival The Isla Vista Community Services District held its first Halloween Community Festival on Saturday Oct. 28 at 976 Embarcadero Del Mar. The festival featured live music, vendors an...

October 30, 2023

IVRPD holds bike tour, proposes I.V. park improvements

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

The Isla Vista Recreation & Park District held a community bike tour with its board of directors on Oct. 21. The tour group visited different parks throughout Isla Vista and discussed proposed updates to play structu...

October 26, 2023

UCSB, local entities outline law enforcement, safety information on Halloween weekend

By Asumi Shuda

During the hours from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. from Oct. 26 and Nov. 4, I.V. residents are prohibited from playing live recorded music that can be heard outside their residence.

October 22, 2023

IVCSD October 10 Meeting Recap

By Sindhu Ananthavel, Asumi Shuda, Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

IVCSD approves updated festival ordinance, social host ordinance  The Isla Vista Community Services District approved amendments to the festival ordinance and social host ordinance at its meeting on Oct. 10 meeting.  O...

October 20, 2023

EVPLA hosts Halloween town hall, discusses public safety in I.V.

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

The External Vice President for Local Affairs held a Halloween town hall meeting on Oct. 17 with community safety leaders to answer questions and share opinions on public safety in Isla Vista. The meeting featured seven ...

October 6, 2023

SB County, Supervisor Capps present I.V. bluff safety plan

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

Santa Barbara County 2nd District Supervisor Laura Capps, alongside county staff, presented an eight-step bluff safety plan on Sept. 28 ahead of the start of the 2023-24 year. The safety plan followed the passing of Sant...

October 5, 2023

UC community reacts to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein’s passing

By Asumi Shuda

Dianne Feinstein served as California’s senior senator and was the longest-serving female senator in history.

September 23, 2023

IVCSD cleans I.V. streets with Earthcomb, launch move-in education program

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

The Isla Vista Community Services District partnered with environmental organization Earthcomb LLC to expel post move-out litter on the streets of Isla Vista this summer and launched a Move-In Education and Resource Camp...

September 5, 2023

Decedent identified after cliff fall death in Isla Vista

By Asumi Shuda

The Santa Barbara Coroner’s Bureau identified the decedent as 19-year-old Benjamin Scott Schurmer from Ojai, California.

August 31, 2023

Isla Vista law enforcement response from June to August, summarized

By Asumi Shuda, Siddharth Chattoraj

The Nexus found that 215 crimes were reported to the UCPD from June 9 to Aug. 9.

June 2, 2023

Isla Vista locals urged to heed water safety protocols

By Anushka Ghosh Dastidar

Rescue teams were frequently called to the Isla Vista area due to poor ocean conditions from impacts of the storms.

May 20, 2023

Isla Vista Community Services District prepares for move out

By Alissa Orozco

IVCSD will pilot a variety of new projects to address the waste generated by move out in I.V., according to a press release.

May 15, 2023

Del Playa property owner sues party app Poppin over Deltopia music festival

By Holly Rusch

A Poppin representative told the Nexus that the lawsuit claims are “baseless.” 

May 6, 2023

Tenants union prepares legal challenge to CBC & The Sweeps mass eviction

By Mark Alfred

CSTA delivered undated letters to residents last month, urging them not to move out unless out of choice.

May 1, 2023

Foil surfer found safely after search

By Mark Alfred, Alex Levin

In search of the surfer, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department deployed four jet skis and a drone at Goleta Beach, and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office deployed a helicopter.

April 29, 2023

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office details extensive inventory of ‘military equipment’

By Nisha Malley

SBSO maintains a sizable stock of military equipment available for use, including unmanned aerial drones, bomb robots and armored vehicles, long range precision rifles, explosives and chemical agents.