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The "Deltopia" event is not sanctioned, and no permits have been issued. The unsanctioned event is held every year, typically the first weekend after UCSB spring break. Beaches in Isla Vista will ...
The unsanctioned spring party near UC-Santa Barbara known as 'Deltopia' returned this year with an alarming number of arrests and citations. According to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's ...
The unsanctioned beachfront street party near UC Santa Barbara known as “Deltopia” returned to alarming form over the weekend, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.
From Santa Barbara, reporter Monica Lopez tells our Newscast unit that tear gas and rubber bullets were reportedly used to restore order: "Fueled by social media, the party called Deltopia drew an ...
Although law enforcement officers and medical crews were busy, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said the event overall was relatively safe. “So far, 2025’s Deltopia operation has ...
Arrests at Santa Barbara’s annual unsanctioned Deltopia street party rose for the fourth straight year this weekend, more than doubling the number of arrests from 2024, authorities said.
Authorities in Santa Barbara County are preparing for this year’s Deltopia, a weekend-long unsanctioned street party notorious for arrests, citations and hospitalizations. The massive beachfront ...
As the end of spring break nears, officials brace for the return of Deltopia — Santa Barbara County’s massive unsanctioned street party, where thousands of college students flood Isla Vista ...
Thousands of college students and other young people rung in the annual Deltopia celebration in Isla Vista over the weekend - living up to The University of California, Santa Barbara's 'party ...
Santa Barbara County in California has announced the temporary closure of oceanfront recreation areas in Isla Vista from Friday through Monday morning in anticipation of Deltopia. The ...
Deltopia happens mainly on Del Playa Drive. Isla Vista Community Service District (IVCSD) Program Manager Myah Mashhadialiereza is a former UC Santa Barbara student and says using locations blocks ...
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Jude Quirinale, 21, died on Wednesday, Apr. 12 from an overdose four days earlier in Isla Vista on "Deltopia" weekend, according to the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office.