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ISLA VISTA, Calif. - Because of an expected unpermitted event known as Deltopia, The Santa Barbara County Community Services Department is closing all beaches in Isla Vista starting Friday, April 5 ...

Santa Barbara County officials have closed the beaches in Isla Vista over the weekend in anticipation of Deltopia, the raucous spring break party that has drawn thousands of local college students ...

Santa Barbara County officials voted this week to approve a 72-hour festival ban aimed at shutting down the annual ...

Beaches in Isla Vista will be closed Friday through Sunday due to the potential for a "Deltopia" event, Santa Barbara County officials announced. The beaches have been closed every year since 2010, ...

Just a few days after Halloween revelers in Isla Vista left Santa Barbara County with a bill approaching $1 million to police and clean up after the festivities, county supervisors took a step they ...

ISLA VISTA, Calif.– Santa Barbara County has announced Isla Vista beaches will close from Apr. 7 to Apr. 9 in response to Deltopia this weekend. County officials are closing the beaches to prevent any ...

The beaches in Isla Vista will be closed Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7 during the planned Deltopia event, the Santa Barbara County Community Services Department has announced. The closure is ...

A bicyclist rides on the beach in Isla Vista. Santa Barbara County officials are closing beaches in that area in anticipation of a notorious annual party. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) Santa ...