Isla Vista

April 13, 2017

Considerable Changes en Route for Santa Barbara Bus System

By Stephany Rubio

The Santa Barbara bus system is adding 14 new electric shuttles and introducing new farebox and smartphone technology to modernize its system as well as rebranding its 30-year-old logo.

April 13, 2017

Vista Point: This Week’s Goings-On

By Staff Report

This week's Vista Point includes a silent film screening, live music at an Easter Eve show and a body-positive pool party.

April 13, 2017

Wristbands, Booked Bands and Booze Stands: I.V. Stakeholders Push for a Sanctioned Deltopia

By Josh Ortiz

For the first time in the short history of Deltopia, a jazz band led an entourage of partygoers down Del Playa Drive — a sight perhaps more common for New Orleans Mardi Gras than for Isla Vista’s usual Spring Break c...

April 13, 2017

Father of 2014 I.V. Victim Reacts to Recent Shooting

By Allison Garfield

The father of a victim of the 2014 Isla Vista shooting spoke out Tuesday in response to the Monday shooting at a San Bernardino elementary school.

April 10, 2017

Deltopia Crowds Up, Arrests Down From Last Year

By Jose Ochoa

Deltopia crowds were estimated to be as low as 6,000 and as high as 8,000 this year, up from approximately 3,500 the year before, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office (SBSO).

April 9, 2017

Student Injured After Cliff Fall on Del Playa

By Jose Ochoa

A UCSB student fell off of a balcony on the 66 block of Del Playa at approximately 4:45 p.m. Saturday.

April 6, 2017

Police Presence Declines as Deltopia Dwindles

By Josh Ortiz

Police presence during Deltopia will continue to decline this year following dropping attendance levels over the past three years.

April 6, 2017

Vista Point: Weekly Freebies and Activities in I.V.

By Staff Report

Tree plantings, improv and more this week in Isla Vista.

March 14, 2017

UCPD To Cut Down on Deltopia Fencing Due to Spring Insight

By Parry Dong

The university will not use its usual chain-link fences during Deltopia in April, as the informal street party will fall on the same weekend as Spring Insight.

March 13, 2017

I.V. Surfrider Hosts Philanthropic Surf Competition

By Stephany Rubio

The competition had been postponed for two weeks due to lack of swell, but this week’s dropping tide provided surfable waves.

March 9, 2017

Report Shows Stability in I.V. Homeless Population Since 2013

By Maura Fox

The Isla Vista homeless population has increased by 37 percent since 2016 but decreased by over 30 percent since 2013, according to a countywide homeless census released Wednesday.

March 9, 2017

Vista Point: Local Freebies and Activities This Week

By Staff Report

This week, catch the 'zine scene with The Catalyst, desserts with the elderly and more.

March 2, 2017

Students Search for Housing After DP Evacuations

By Phi Do

Forty-eight students have been in search of housing due to the recent evacuation orders of two properties on Del Playa Drive.

March 2, 2017

Vista Point: The Goings-On in I.V.

By Tamari Dzotsenidze

FNL Improvability will ditch the improv this Friday and perform scripted sketches in Embarcadero Hall during their 8 p.m. show. Tickets to the 8 p.m. show are $3. They will resume performing improv during their late nigh...

March 1, 2017

County To Reinstate Festival Ordinance for Deltopia 2017

By Jose Ochoa

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors passed a motion Tuesday introducing a bill to prohibit musical activities between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m. for this year’s Deltopia weekend.

February 23, 2017

Installation of Signals In Debate

By Matthew Danaher

Santa Barbara County officials spoke at the A.S. Senate meeting on Wednesday about the upcoming traffic signal installation at the Pardall Road and Embarcadero Del Norte intersection.