The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department will deploy extra deputies in Isla Vista this weekend to enforce the decision by Santa Barbara County Parks and UCSB to close beach access to prevent ...

The adage, “whatever floats your boat,” took on a literal meaning this weekend during Floatopia, a uniquely Isla Vista experience that occurs — randomly and organized by word of mouth — a couple of ...

Santa Barbara County is closing the beaches in Isla Vista for the next two weekends because of the potential for a "Floatopia" event. In 2009, thousands of college-aged people flooded IV's beaches for ...

The beaches at Isla Vista will be closed this weekend because of the potential for a "Floatopia" event on Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5. The last Floatopia was held in 2009. The unsanctioned ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – The beaches in Isla Vista will be closed from 8:00 a.m. Friday, April 4th through Monday April 7th ...