South Coast Community
Isla Vista Politics
A square mile of students paying the county's highest rents.
Isla Vista is a densely packed, mostly student community next to UCSB — one of the most crowded square miles in California and the county's third-largest population center. It pays some of the highest per-square-foot rents anywhere on the coast and has its own Community Services District.
IV politics center on housing, tenant protections, public safety during big weekends, and the complicated relationship among students, UCSB, and the county.
Governance
Unincorporated — the Isla Vista Community Services District plus county Second/Third District Supervisors and UCSB.
Elections
Isla Vista Community Services District elections plus countywide supervisor representation.
Local Issues
- Student housing costs
- Tenant protections
- Public safety & big weekends
- CEQA-blocked construction