Isla Vista

Das Williams, I.V. Self Governance Initiative Search for AB 3 Lobbying Support

Santa Barbara Assemblyman Das Williams and the Isla Vista Self Governance Initiative will host five events over the next two weeks to mobilize support for Assembly Bill 3 (AB 3), including a trip to S...
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I.V. Organizations Meet to Discuss Memorial Events

To continue preparation for the May 23 memorial, representatives from Isla Vista Tenants Union (IVTU), the I.V. Food Cooperative and Associated Students met Thursday afternoon at the Pardall Center.
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Weekend Wrap-up April 24-26

Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP) and UCSB Police Department (UCPD) responded to a fight, a bicycle theft and an attempted robbery last weekend.
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I.V. Earth Day Highlights Environmental Issues

UCSB Environmental Affairs Board (EAB) hosted the annual Isla Vista Earth Day festival at Anisq’Oyo’ Park on April 25 to celebrate the environment and bring the community together following last y...
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Community Discusses Food Systems, Sustainability

The Isla Vista Food Co-op and UCSB Environmental Affairs Board (EAB) hosted a community talk to discuss food sustainability at the Food Co-op on Tuesday night.
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IVFP Reports Suicide Attempts, Theft, Prank Calls

Last weekend yielded not too many occurrences thanks in part to Coachella, but included probation violations
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UCSB Tackles California Drought

Isla Vista and university stakeholders are exploring new methods to cope with current drought conditions given California Governor Jerry Brown’s state-mandated water restrictions issued earlier this...
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I.V. Stakeholders Discuss Study Costs

Isla Vista residents, students and county officials met for the weekly stakeholders’ meeting held by the office of Assemblyman Das Williams to address self-governance on Tuesday night.
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Club Plants Trees in Memoriam

Students from the UCSB Lions Club planted trees at the Trigo-Pasado Park on Friday in honor of the victims of last year’s May 23rd Isla Vista mass murder.
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Fraternity Brothers Walk a Mile in Heels

The Sigma Pi and Kappa Sigma fraternities hosted Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Friday night, leading a march from Storke Tower to Embarcadero Hall as part of a movement to end rape, sexual assault and gend...
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Take Back the Night Event Advocates For Women’s Safety

The Associated Students organization Take Back the Night hosted their annual rally and march on Thursday night at Anisq’Oyo’ Park to address sexual assault in Isla Vista and to protest the climate...
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A.S. Candidates Discuss Community Issues

Candidates for the offices of Associated Students (A.S.) President, Internal Vice President, on-campus senator and university owned off-campus senator discussed key issues in an open forum Thursday af...
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Office of Das Williams, Community Discuss I.V. Self-Governance

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, ...
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Weekend Wrap-up April 10-12

Isla Vista law enforcement dealt with multiple reports from residents including an attempted suicide, a resistant probationer and a missing persons report last week.
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Stakeholders Continue To Discuss Isla Vista Self-Governance

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 di...
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