"During its Jan. 13 board meeting, the supervisors unanimously approved the ban, which would fall on the first weekend of UC Santa Barbara's spring quarter, when thousands of college students flood Isla Vista for Deltopia. The vote came after a presentation from local authorities, who cited the dangers of Deltopia over the years, including two deaths, a 2013 balcony collapse, a riot the following year that lasted several hours and multiple cases of people suffering alcohol overdoses."
"The Santa Barbara Independent reported that the supervisors will vote on a second and final reading of the ordinance on January 27. The party, made popular among UC Santa Barbara students who live in Isla Vista near the campus, was paused during the COVID-19 pandemic but resumed in 2022, resulting in multiple arrests and citations during the weekend-long event. Isla Vista Foot Patrol Lt. Joe Schmidt told the board that an estimated 30,000 people turned out for Deltopia last year."
Santa Barbara County supervisors unanimously approved a 72-hour ban on amplified music to coincide with Deltopia, an unsanctioned Isla Vista street party. The ban would fall on the first weekend of UC Santa Barbara's spring quarter when thousands of students attend. Authorities cited multiple dangers over the years, including two deaths, a 2013 balcony collapse, a subsequent riot, alcohol overdoses, and environmental and neighborhood harm. Deltopia resumed in 2022 after a COVID-19 pause and drew an estimated 30,000 attendees last year, producing hundreds of citations, dozens of arrests, a seized firearm, and numerous medical calls. Officials said sealing off Isla Vista with roadblocks is not logistically possible.
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