Isla Vista

February 12, 2015

LAFCO Delays Discussion Opposing Bill AB 3

By Peter Mounteer

The Santa Barbara County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) has drafted a letter to the state legislature opposing Isla Vista self-governance bill AB 3 and by a unanimous vote last week decided to move discussion ...

February 12, 2015

IVRPD Seeking New Chairperson

By Josh Ortiz

Former Isla Vista Recreation and Park District (IVRPD) Board of Directors Chairperson, former Santa Barbara Housing Co-op Executive Director and former I.V. Food Co-op board member Jeff Bessmer resigned after serving as ...

February 12, 2015

Hannah-Beth Jackson Introduces Bill for Harsher CC Penalties

By Beth Lebens

State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, who represents California’s 19th district including Santa Barbara, introduced Senate Bill 186 on Monday, which would authorize California community colleges to discipline students wit...

February 11, 2015

I.V. Stakeholders Meeting Tackles Amending Assembly Bill 3

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum

Isla Vista community members met Tuesday night for the weekly stakeholders meeting, held by Assemblyman Das Williams’ office, last night at the I.V. Clinic on 970 Embarcadero del Mar.

February 9, 2015

Kidnapping, Armed Robbery Reported in I.V.

By Peter Mounteer

At approximately 3:30 p.m. today, Santa Barbara County Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of the kidnapping of a 28-year-old woman from her residence on the 6700 block of Abrego Road in Isla Vista.

February 6, 2015

Town Hall Meeting Discusses I.V. Infrastructure, Self-Governance

By Peeka Zimmerman

The first Isla Vista self-governance town hall of the year was held Thursday night at Santa Barbara Hillel to gather community feedback about how to improve infrastructure and services in Isla Vista through the creation ...

February 6, 2015

Students Discuss I.V. Housing Issues

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum

The Associated Students Isla Vista Community Relations Committee (IVCRC) held a public forum on Isla Vista housing at the Pardall Center Thursday night as part of “I.V. Week,” a series of events created to draw atten...

February 4, 2015

I.V. Stakeholders Meeting Continues Parking Discussion

By Cheryl Sun

Representatives from California state assemblyman Das Williams’ office held his weekly Isla Vista stakeholders meeting yesterday evening at the I.V. Clinic building to discuss public issues in I.V. with long-term resid...

February 2, 2015

Protesters March Through Isla Vista In Objection of Evictions

By William Leiva

The Isla Vista Tenants Union (IVTU) held a protest on Friday by marching from the Pardall Center to the 6700 block of Abrego in order to bring attention to the evictions of several families from their homes at Abrego Vil...

February 2, 2015

Associated Students Present First-Ever Isla Vista Week

By Danny Kolosta

The Associated Students Isla Vista Community Relations Committee (IVCRC) will host its first-ever Isla Vista Week from Monday through Friday to educate students and community members about I.V.’s history and issues inv...

January 29, 2015

Planned March To Protest Abrego Evictions

By Addie Burk

The Isla Vista Tenants Union (IVTU) will lead a march from the Pardall Center through I.V. Friday at 1 p.m. to protest the eviction of six households from their apartments at 6754 and 6764 Abrego Road.

January 29, 2015

IVTU Holds Campaign For Evicted I.V. Residents

By Beth Lebens

The Isla Vista Tenants Union (IVTU) hosted a housing forum titled “Tenants Reclaiming Isla Vista” at the Pardall Center in I.V. yesterday in order to gather attention and support for households evicted from their hom...

January 29, 2015

Deltopia Rioter To Be Tried in March

By Josh Ortiz

Desmond Edwards, the 18-year-old Deltopia reveler arrested last Spring for assaulting a UCSB Police Department (UCPD) police officer on the evening the Deltopia riots, has been scheduled for trial on March 24 and faces c...

January 28, 2015

Stakeholders Meeting Discusses I.V. Demographic Difficulties, Parking

By Noah Brennan-Greenbaum

Assemblymember Das Williams’ office hosted an Isla Vista stakeholders meeting Tuesday at the I.V. Clinic building, where I.V. residents, students and administrators continued a discussion that has been taking place ove...

January 26, 2015

IVFP To Begin Citing Cars On Sidewalks

By Patrick Guardian

Last week, Isla Vista Foot Patrol announced a policy stating all cars in Isla Vista that are parked on or blocking a sidewalk, even in front of residents’ driveways, will be cited for traffic violations starting Feb. 1...

January 24, 2015

Police Arrest Suspect in Stabbing

By Staff Report

A 21-year-old UCSB student was stabbed at the house of Sigma Chi Omega on the 6700 block of Sueno Road in Isla Vista about 2:45a.m, following an altercation just outside the house.