Isla Vista

November 16, 2015

Autopsy Results Released in Death of UCSB Student

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office released new information Monday about the death of 19-year-old, second-year UCSB student Andres Sanchez in Isla Vista on Oct. 11. Sanchez died of “‘Acute hallucinog...

November 16, 2015

Co-op Hosts Organic Potluck With Live Music

By Jacob Little

The Isla Vista Food Co-op, Associated Students Food Bank and I.V. Community Relations Committee hosted their third potluck of the quarter titled “The Grazing Hour” Friday at the I.V. Co-op patio. The Grazing Hour fea...

November 16, 2015

New Amazon Store Offers Prizes, Convenience

By Jacob Little

Amazon.com opened Amazon@IslaVista at 6553 Trigo Road on Wednesday, the company’s fourth university “pick-up point” in the country where customers can pick up items purchased online and the first to be located off-...

November 15, 2015

International Students Host Vigil for France

By Effie Sklavenitis

International student from France Candice Farel hosted a vigil Saturday night to mourn the lives of the approximately 129 people killed in Paris on Friday in terrorist attacks by the Islamic State also known as ISIL or I...

November 12, 2015

I.V. Community Discusses Lighting, Graffiti Cleanup

By Naomi Stolpner

Community members discussed lighting, sidewalks and graffiti cleanup Tuesday evening at the Isla Vista Self Governance Initiative meeting in the I.V. Clinic building. Residents will vote in November 2016 on whether to ap...

November 12, 2015

Bruce Porter to Run to Succeed Supervisor Farr

By Josh Ortiz

Fifteen-year Santa Ynez resident Bruce Porter announced Monday he will run to succeed Doreen Farr as Third District County Supervisor. Farr announced in October she will not seek re-election after her term ends in Decemb...

November 12, 2015

Del Playa Experiences Rock Fall as Cliffs Erode

By Duncan Calvert

Close to a ton of rock and soil fell onto the beach after eroding from the cliff side above 6709 Del Playa Drive early Monday afternoon, leaving no individuals injured. The rock fall was discovered by the tenants of the ...

November 12, 2015

Biko House Hosts Open Mic Night with MC Fong Tran

By Saul Luna

Students and I.V. residents gathered at the Biko House, a student housing cooperative in Isla Vista, for the MultiCultural Center’s open mic event Tuesday night, featuring Vietnamese-American spoken word artist MC Fong...

November 11, 2015

St. Michael’s Hosts Dinner In Response to Alleged Anti-Black Lives Matter Movement Vandalism

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Responding to a string of vandalism and theft at St. Michael’s University Church, allegedly due to its backing of the Black Lives Matter movement, nearly 100 students, professors and Isla Vista residents attended a fre...

November 5, 2015

Board Considers Solution to I.V. Parking

By Peeka Zimmerman

The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission met Nov. 4 to evaluate updates to the Isla Vista Master Plan (IVMP), focusing mainly on the issue of parking in I.V. and ultimately recommending continued parking surveys befo...

November 5, 2015

I.V. Community Meeting Discusses Safety Services

By Naomi Stolpner

The Isla Vista Self Governance Initiative held a public meeting Tuesday evening at the I.V. Clinic Building to discuss what public safety services an I.V. Community Service District (CSD) could provide if created in the ...

November 5, 2015

I.V. Resource Fair To Provide Information on Local Organizations

By Dahyana Barraza

Isla Vista Community Relations Committee (IVCRC) and Associated Students Food Bank is holding the Isla Vista Resource Fair Saturday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the A.S. Pardall Center to provide the community with food and...

November 2, 2015

Halloween Events, Police Presence Draw Crowds Away from DP

By Amy Koo

Del Playa Drive was surprisingly quiet this Halloween weekend, with festivities drawing significantly smaller crowds and resulting in fewer misdemeanor arrests and medical evacuations compared to previous years. Accordin...

October 30, 2015

Pizza with Police Addresses Halloween Expectations

By Patrick Guardian

Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP) and UCSB Police Department (UCPD) hosted the second Pizza with Police event of the year Thursday which allowed I.V. residents and UCSB students to speak directly with local police about ordi...

October 29, 2015

I.V. Stakeholders Talk Framework, Options for Self Governance

By Naomi Stolpner

The Isla Vista Self Governance Initiative held a public meeting Tuesday evening at the I.V. Clinic building for residents to discuss community planning and development. I.V. residents will vote in November 2016 to approv...

October 29, 2015

I.V. Co-op Plays Active Role in Community

By Jacob Little

Sales at the Isla Vista Food Cooperative have increased approximately seven percent annually over the past five years, while the Co-op continues to immerse itself in the community through education and outreach programs....