Isla Vista

April 15, 2015

Office of Das Williams, Community Discuss I.V. Self-Governance

By Peeka Zimmerman

The office of Santa Barbara Assemblyman Das Williams held a community meeting in the conference room of the Isla Vista Medical Clinic Building Tuesday night to discuss I.V. self-governance bill AB 3, which would establis...

April 15, 2015

Weekend Wrap-up April 10-12

By Patrick Guardian

Isla Vista law enforcement dealt with multiple reports from residents including an attempted suicide, a resistant probationer and a missing persons report last week.

April 8, 2015

Stakeholders Continue To Discuss Isla Vista Self-Governance

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum

Students, Isla Vista residents, Santa Barbara County officials and university administrators gathered Tuesday night at Assemblyman Das Williams’ stakeholder meeting in the I.V. Clinic building to discuss the creation o...

April 6, 2015

Deltopia Calmer Than Last Year’s

By Alyssa Schmidt

This past weekend’s Deltopia street party did not repeat last year’s violent riots and drew only half the crowd, with approximately 10,000 people on the streets of Isla Vista by midday and only roughly 500 people by ...

April 6, 2015

Adopt-A-Block Holds Isla Vista Clean-up Following Deltopia

By Shelly Lu

Volunteer organization Adopt-A-Block held an Isla Vista clean-up following a full day of Deltopia festivities on Saturday, drawing over 300 students participants on Sunday.

April 2, 2015

Shooting Victim Files Complaint Against County, Sheriff, Regents

By Erin Gurewitz

Former student Antoine Cherchian, a victim of the May 23 Isla Vista shooting last spring who survived multiple gunshot wounds, filed a complaint for damages against the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department, the Co...

April 1, 2015

Pizza with Police, Safety Coalition Respond to Deltopia Concerns

By Beth Lebens

The UCSB Police Department (UCPD) in conjunction with Associated Students hosted Pizza with Police last night at Pizza My Heart in effort to address students’ concerns about law enforcement and community safety for thi...

March 6, 2015

Town Hall Talks Representation

By Beth Lebens, Peter Mounteer

The office of Santa Barbara Assemblyman Das Williams held the third Isla Vista self-governance town hall of the year to determine the governance structure of a potential community services district (CSD) in I.V., which w...

March 4, 2015

I.V. Stakeholders Meeting Talks Tax

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum

Community members met Wednesday night for the weekly stakeholders meeting hosted by Assemblyman Das Williams’ office to discuss the possibility of a User Utility Tax and whether students living in university-owned hous...

March 4, 2015

Families Sue For Wrongful Death

By Cheryl Sun

The families of former UCSB students David Wang, James Hong and George Chen jointly filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Santa Barbara County, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department and Capri Apartments.

March 4, 2015

Weekend Wrap-Up Feb. 27 to March 1

By Patrick Guardian

Law enforcement officers with the Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP) and University of California Police Department (UCPD) responded to numerous calls this past week on various incidents concerning a fight, drug seizure and v...

March 2, 2015

Students Clean Up I.V. Beaches

By William Leiva

The Coastal Fund, a student organization that does restoration work on Isla Vista beaches, held a sunset beach clean-up along the beach of the 6700 block of Del Playa Road down to Sands Beach this past Saturday.

February 27, 2015

Police Share I.V. Status Over Pizza

By Patrick Guardian

The UCSB Police Department (UCPD) and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department hosted Pizza with Police on Thursday at Pizza my Heart in conjunction with Associated Students.

February 26, 2015

UCSB To Fund Cliffside Fence

By Erica Loera

UCSB announced Tuesday that it will provide $70,000 to Santa Barbara County for the construction of permanent fences along the bluffs in Isla Vista.

February 26, 2015

Frat Chapter Closes Due to Alleged Misconduct

By Peeka Zimmerman

The Phi Sigma Kappa National Fraternity revoked UCSB fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa’s charter on Tuesday, and the fraternity will now be in consultation with the Office of Student Life.

February 26, 2015

Housing Organization Offers Substance-Free Living in I.V.

By Josh Ortiz

The Haven at College, an organization that provides sober living homes for college students, plans to open a new sober living facility on Pasado Road in Isla Vista next year called The Haven at Santa Barbara.