Edhat Staff
The Santa Barbara County Community Services Department has announced that the beaches in Isla Vista will be closed Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7 due to the potential for a “Deltopia” event.
The closure is being declared to prevent a re-occurrence of the conditions that resulted from the 2009 Floatopia. The Santa Barbara County Code (Section 26-11) authorizes the Community Services Department to close any County recreation area including beaches.
Following the Floatopia event of 2009, the beaches at Isla Vista were left strewn with trash and debris, including human waste, according to the Community Services Department (CSD).
“This event had no provisions for the health and well-being of the public, including no facilities for human sanitation or refuse collection. The County of Santa Barbara, therefore acted to close the Isla Vista beaches for similar events since 2010,” the CSD wrote in a press release.
The Deltopia event planned for April 5-7, 2024 is not a sanctioned event and there are no approved permits issued. CSD has declared the Isla Vista beaches closed to public entry to protect public health and safety and to protect the beach from excessive waste and litter. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office will enforce the closure.
UC Santa Barbara has developed a parking plan to help ensure the safety students, faculty, staff, and others who are authorized to use campus facilities during the “Warm Up” weekend. Additional measures are planned to be in place to discourage unauthorized use of campus parking facilities to gain access to Isla Vista during the weekend.
UCSB announced effective Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7, the campus will be closed to overnight visitor parking. Campus checkpoints will be set up beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 5, and will continue as needed throughout the weekend to provide safety and security to the campus. Unauthorized vehicles will be denied access without prior approval.
To park on campus overnight on the dates identified above, all vehicles must be registered with a valid “Reserved,” “A,” “B,” “C,” “H,” or an Annual “Night & Weekend” ePermit.
Short-term ePermit, including Daily, 15-Day Night & Weekend, and Visitor permits issued from the TPS Permit Portal, Permit Dispensers, and ParkMobile will expire at Midnight, Friday, April 5, and Saturday, April 6. These permits are not valid for overnight parking. Unauthorized vehicles parked overnight on campus are subject to a $300 citation and having the vehicle impounded at the owner’s expense. The enhanced parking restrictions will cease between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to allow for normal business on campus.
In addition to parking lot closures, traffic in and around the campus will be impacted. If law enforcement deems it necessary, access to El Colegio Road and/or Isla Vista may be closed for safety reasons. If roads are closed, proof of residency may be required to enter. Certain roads in Isla Vista may be barricaded and closed to vehicular traffic.
Any restrictions that help keep trash out of our ocean is fine by me. It’s one weekend. Let the out-of-town partiers and locals go trash some other place —– hopefully not a beach.
Dystopia DP.
Or…. just hear me out….. a few cops could patrol the beach and bust anyone doing illegal stuff. Nah, just shut down the whole thing for everyone in case someone drinks a beer or pees on some kelp.
I agree, this is over kill
Right? Floatopia was FIFTEEN years ago. 15. So Campus point to what, Sands? All that closed? No fishing, no surfing, no tide pooling, no nothing for anyone. We have plenty of cops. Have a couple walk the beach and do their job.
It’s really silly that even after all this time and the past years being mellow or outright dead, they’re still treating it like a ufo landing site. Shut down, checkpoints, suspension of certain laws. Not to mention, the thousands of Storke area residents and hundreds of Little League families that will be impacted and severely inconvenienced by the parking restrictions this weekend.
Ridiculous.
Surfing is fine – In the past, you could still park at west campus and walk to dev or sands. You have to pay at that lot which is a bummer as I usually walk from end of DP. But, few people are actually out which is nice. That area (campus to dev) is a no fishing zone and has been for years.
Considering the weather, partying on the beach would not be super likely anyway. So I hope they did not spend money on fencing.
It’s only one weekend.
There are plenty of other beaches to go surfing, tide pooling, etc. Just like taking your dog for a walk on beach other than Sands during the plover season, right?
If the students had not mass polluted the ocean in the past it would not even be an issue.
If you want to blame anyone it is clearly on the students.
“If you want to blame anyone it is clearly on the students.” – That was FIFTEEN YEARS AGO. Why should the students and community TODAY still be paying the price?
Not like avoiding Sands with my dog. That is to protect an endangered species, not to prevent cops having to cite people drinking on the beach.
Plovers are not an Endangered Species.
They are listed as “Threatened”.
Total BS
TNKY – You’ve wildly missed the point here, but your ignorant and unnecessary hatred for the plovers is duly noted in the comment thread of the recent article that was actually about them.
Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.
LOL yeah…..ok
I would be willing to bet, if you left the beach open even with a ‘couple of cops’ walking the beach, it would be littered in the morning, unless the tide came in an took the trash out. no joke, sad.
So we just close all beaches because they might get littered overnight?
No. When I was young and partying in IV in the 90s, the cops were on the beaches with flashlights every weekend busting kids. Why can’t they still do that?
Funny back in the 90’s us locals used to go to IV for the parties, and ‘borrow the full kegs’ if they were left outside unattended. Talk about free beer! Silly stus.
Oh, and do we close the beaches because they will get littered overnight? Apparently so.
Probably because times have changed. They have a whole host of other issues to handle, including dealing with probably 3x the number of random yo-yo’s vs. your 90’s coming on from all parts to foul up IV in one way or another. Throw in the heavy duty prescription drugs and the finger in your face attitude some folks, and kids, have for LE – and that’s probably most of it. But hey Sac, you should write your local Sheriff and County Sup. and ask that same question. Report it back to us if you do, I’d like to hear their take on your take.
“Littered overnight”? You did see what has happened in past Deltopias right? The beaches and ocean got royally F’d up. We all know that. And it’s in an MPA, so there’s that too.
Meister Chow used to taste good. Things change.
Basic, you know that students rioted and burned down a bank in IV a while back right?
Old people screaming about how these kids today and the whole darned world is just so much WORSE! LOL.
Alexblue – You do realize the bank burning was in protest of the Vietnam War in 1970, 50+ years ago? You are comparing that to students polluting the beach? You have a lot to learn kid.
Yeah, I know. I said nothing about people polluting the beach, you’re making that comparison. (a.) My point was a response to the usual crying about how kids these days have no respect for cops, it’s all so much worse, blah, blah, blah. College kids have been trashing towns and flipping off cops for fun as long as there have been college kids. And no, that doesn’t make it okay, so don’t bother with that, just refer to point (a.) above.
Yeah, I get it. It’s like people complaining about the county shutting down the beach for a weekend so the out of towners don’ trash it.
Incredibly both things can be valid at once–i.e., let’s keep people from trashing the beaches and also let’s not be throwing online tantrums about these darned KIDS!
Yeah but they are young and need to be taught boundaries, limits, lessons and historically we have seen the worse case scenario become a reality. There have been so many people on the street; for example on Halloween that even emergency vehicles could not enter I.V.
…I wonder how many of these entitled brats are actually missing their new $20.00 and hour jobs (I know, J -O-B is a dirty word) to party and be general idiots this weekend…?
Why do you hate college kids so much? So much anger towards kids who are fortunate enough to be able to further their education and yes, GASP…. blow off some steam like every young adult does, working right out of high school or not.
What’s wrong with jobs? What’s your point other than the usual ignorant college bashing?
Why are you so angry?
Or is it envy? I know I sure envy these kids. Being 20 something, in school still, the world at your fingertips, no wrinkles, full of energy and vigor…. dang. I miss those days!
Have fun, kids! Stay safe, be smart and have the time of your lives!
You left out don’t trash the beach and have a friend ready with Narcan!
What part of “stay safe, be smart” didn’t you understand? Nice troll btw.
“Basic, you know that students rioted and burned down a bank in IV a while back right?“
Yes. We all do. And that wasn’t very cool either.
Still can’t thread replies. Basic Internet 101.
ANON – now now, I’m sure Doc/Captain/Ranger is too busy with all his many different “jobs” to figure out that elementary technology.
But kids are worse these days?
Kids feel more entitled these days is more appropriate .. .
Entitled to what?
Your statements are so general in nature and are only a product of your unsupported opinion, so it’s hard to take them seriously.
I remember my Dad telling me about all the obnoxious rich kids going to UCSB back in the 70s when he was there. Wearing ripped jeans and no shoes and claiming to be middle class when they were driving expensive new cars.
“Entitled”. Whatever.
@Glocal.. every older generation talks crap about the younger generation, largely without merit. Except for the “Greatest Generation” who fought against fascists and complained about their boomer kids being lazy/dumb only for the majority of them to support a fascist 60 years later.. that one was true lol
ANON – 100%. Same with “entitled.” That term is always used by generally disgruntled adults whenever they see young people enjoying life, going to college, succeeding, etc.
So tired of the constant bashing of college kids. Newsflash: getting into UCSB or any college these days requires TONS of hard work and dedication. These kids have earned the right to have fun. Sorry for those who chose a different path in life, but the constant name calling and general hatred towards students is tiresome. “Mommy and Daddy’s money” “Entitled” “Brats” and on and on and on. Yawn.
I have an twenty something year old employee working for me who asked for a 23% raise after working here for one year, and she felt she was entitled to it, even though her work was maybe decent at best. She got a 5% raise.
It’s just a word, get over yourselves . ..
Just an anecdote. A single case does not apply to the general.
Lots of reasons to get a raise like that during your 20s. Cost of living, benchmarks, promotion, contractor to employee status, career milestones, being woefully underpaid, etc.
Also, so what?
Scratch “cost of living.” 23% for that is not normal. However, as I said, lots of reasons to warrant a raise like that.
If we gave everyone 23% raises every year (even just the 20 something year old’s) any company would be bankrupt.
If you find a company that does, please post the name.
LOL keep dodging….
You mentioned ONE person, not the whole staff. Again…. so what?
Not sure what I am ‘dodging’ – I went to college, I earned my degree, I know it was hard. so what?
Dodging the point about 1 single employee asking for a raise. It’s meaningless without context and even more so in that is 1 single person and not an example justifying the belittling and bashing of an entire group of people.
Just forget it…. this is going no where.
I didn’t bash anyone?
In fact when I was in college, I felt entitled, but may be a little more so these days IMO.
Sorry to trigger you. Take it easy.
I’m talking about everyone, but also you for calling the entire group entitled. Not triggered at all. I’m not the one complaining about young people…..
You should have fired her. Sounds like you’re not a very good manager.
For asking for a 23% raise? Dang man… LOL!
TNKY- call me what you want, but I’m not the child being triggered by a bird. A pretty unintelligent child, at that. Simpleton.
Nope. Just tired of false indoctrination of the gullible who legislate with their “Feelings”.
That bird is just one example.
Anyone who tells others they are “intelligent” as an argument are the epidemy of ignorance.
‘Threatened”(like the bird) with ignorance is what some one feels when you talk or write.
The “epidemy of ignorance?” LOL…..
Anyway, snowy plovers, whether you like it or not, are considered to be threatened, yes. Do you know what that designation in the Endangered Species Act means? I’ll let you look it up since you’re obsessed with these birds.
Really though, why do you hate them so much? What did the plovers do to you? How are you harmed by people trying to help a species avoid extinction?
I have never heard of “Isla Vista County”
It’s “Isla Vista County Beaches,” a phrase that refers to county beaches that border Isla Vista and UCSB.
The del Playa Dystopia!