Isla Vista

August 14, 2019

IVTU To Allocate $600 to Those Displaced by 67 Del Playa Incident

By Evelyn Spence

While there are 12 residents in the house, the two receiving money were the only residents living in the house at the time of the incident. 

July 31, 2019

IVRPD Board Fills Last Seat With Appointment of New Director

By Arturo Martinez Rivera

UCSB fourth-year Matthew Griffin was the only applicant for the vacant seat. His term will end in November 2020.

July 23, 2019

Camino Pescadero Park Closed Until September For Stair Repairs

By William Daniel

I.V. beach goers can still access the Camino Pescadero beach through the stairs at other locations such as El Embarcadero and Camino Del Sur beach access. 

July 15, 2019

Driver Suspected Of Friday Night DP Property Damage Turns Himself In

By Evelyn Spence

Guy was booked on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and vandalism. He is still in custody as of 10 a.m. Monday.

July 13, 2019

Driver Damages Four Cars, House on 67 Block of Del Playa Drive

By Evelyn Spence, Sanya Kamidi, Katherine Swartz

Police officers found the car abandoned by the corner of Camino Pescadero and El Greco Road around 9:50 p.m.

July 9, 2019

Water Rescue Called In For Drunk Rafters, Aborted Shortly After Group Tows Themselves In

By Sanya Kamidi

The individuals had been out in the ocean for approximately fifteen minutes before the water rescue was called in.

June 29, 2019

CSD Discusses Possibility of Bookmobile, Library Branch in I.V.

By Arturo Martinez Rivera

The discussion stems from a larger public assessment of library needs the Goleta Valley Library is currently conducting.

June 28, 2019

Campus Point 2.0: New Coffee Shop to Replace Coffee Collab

By Sanya Kamidi

Nelson’s vision for Campus Point Coffee is simple: He wants Isla Vistans to use the space as a place to come together.

June 26, 2019

iV Menus Owner Trial Postponed To December

By Sanya Kamidi

December will mark two years since Galoustian was first arrested in I.V. on three felony charges of rape. 

June 20, 2019

Police Arrest Three Suspects for Burglary in I.V. During UCSB Graduation Weekend

By Evelyn Spence

As of Sunday night, police tied together four burglaries that happened in I.V. over the course of the weekend, according to SBSO Sergeant Jarom Kemp.

June 15, 2019

Firefighters Respond to Three Fires in I.V. Early Saturday Morning

By Evelyn Spence

The fire was put out by 12:38 a.m.

May 30, 2019

Korean Fried Chicken Restaurant Set to Open in I.V. in Coming Months

By Max Abrams

Sophie Xu has begun preparing to open Vons Chicken, a San Jose-based franchise that serves over 10 different renditions of authentic Korean fried chicken.

May 26, 2019

IVRPD Appoints Second Year UCSB Student As New Director

By Arturo Martinez Rivera

Whitner Grange will be joining Carlos Lopez, Pegeen Soutar and Sarah Bernard on the IVRPD Board of Directors.

May 24, 2019

Five Years Later, I.V. Honors Victims of 2014 Shooting With Recreation of Original Vigil

By Sanya Kamidi

As the group made its way through I.V., people stepped out of homes and restaurants to silently watch.

May 23, 2019

In Photos | Five Years Since May 23, 2014

By Daily Nexus Photography

Between May 18 through May 23, the Isla Vista community came together to remember the lives lost in the May 23, 2014 I.V. tragedy.

May 23, 2019

How We Remember: Five Years of Refusing To Forget

By Sanya Kamidi

While I.V. might be losing some of its physical reminders of the tragedy, the community has created its own ways to remember and honor the victims.