IVCSD approves updated festival ordinance, social host ordinance The Isla Vista Community Services District approved amendments to the festival ordinance and social host ordinance at its meeting on Oct. 10 meeting. Outdoor festivals defined in the ordinance as musical events to be attended by 500 people or more to which the public is invited
The External Vice President for Local Affairs held a Halloween town hall meeting on Oct. 17 with community safety leaders to answer questions and share opinions on public safety in Isla Vista. The meeting featured seven panelists, including Alex Yao, the Chief of Police at the UC Santa Barbara University of California Police Department (UCPD),
The External Vice President for Local Affairs (EVPLA) acts as a student representative to Isla Vista governmental agencies and the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, and an intermediary between the county and Isla Vista community.