Talk:Isla Vista, California

Bias and relevance
Is it necessary to have an entire section dedicated to major streets? There is only one major street in the town, and the only people who would be interested in information on this topic are residents of IV. Perhaps move some of this information to the culture section?169.231.111.27 (talk) 22:59, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

I removed a few sections that really didn't have any relevance to the Isla Vista community (there was a section about murders up in Santa Ynez and inter-community tension)

Also some of the sections contained some pretty rough generalizations that referenced IV's "new" apathy towards politics and the "destructive" party culture. Words like these really don't reflect a neutral POV. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.111.245.82 (talk) 22:17, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

... removing all reference to the three young women, who were IV residents and who were murdered, was going too far. You somehow were careless and thought those murders were `up in Santa Ynez'. No-one knows where the murders occurred, but we do know that all the young women were IV residents; there bodies were dumped in the Santa Ynez Mountains, which is not `up in Santa Ynez'. So, I'll try to address your criticism while not wiping out the pertinent info. snug (talk) 20:10, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

"In the past, the town's reputation has been tarnished by perceived debauchery, lawlessness and alcohol-related problems." Isla Vista continues to have problems with alcohol-related problems and lawlessness. The information proceeding this also looks like it was written by someone in authority trying to talk-up the efforts of politicians. For example: "Improvements to Isla Vista are continually being made, this is evidently done so with aid from County officials and support from Isla Vista Foot Patrol who hold open office hours weekly to hear concerns from Isla Vista residents. Given the fact that many great social issues can be successfully addressed by the community of students, police officers, and city officials. Community efforts initiated by students can have a powerful impact on the environment of Isla Vista."

There is also no mention, aside from a link, of the yearly Floatopia/Deltopia spring event. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.45.174.114 (talk) 23:23, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

IV Riots
This article is rather long. Would anyone object to moving appropriate material to a new Isla Vista riots article?--Rockero 18:50, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

I think that's a great idea. It's definitely notable enough to merit a new page. Someone could possibly even make a David Attias page... --Dakart 07:50, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

You know, I tried cleaning this article up a bit and made a Halloween section to make the whole thing look better, and now it's gone. Great, guys. It looks great now. --01:01, 23 Oct 2006 (Greenwich)

A couple of these things sound self (group) promoting. For example- Chilla Vista adds to IV's mystique? It's a nice event, but it's only been going on for one year.

Isla Vista Food Co-op
The Food Co-op is a community natural food market owned by its community customers. The Food Co-op was started by a group of students in the 1970's and is till running, as it is California's oldest community owned natural foods cooperative. Community members are encouraged to invest in the co-op' along with that membership are many benefits, including the opportunity the volunteer for a discount on purchases.

Please add more, and make corrections if necessary. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.182.130.146 (talk) 19:35, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

I really dont think the IV Food Coop is important enough to be mentioned here in the wikipedia page. If youre going to have a market on this page, talk about IV market or KNB - both of which get way more traffic and are more known in the community. If you are going to talk about places people go in IV that are popular, this is one of the least. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.111.150.174 (talk) 18:38, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

Kinkos was founded in Isla Vista
Why no mention, however brief, that Kinko's was founded in Isla Vista in 1970? It started out as one of the early off-campus copy shops anywhere (when copying first became affordable to students), became nationally ubiquitous, and was sold to FedEx in 2004 for $2.4 billion. Quite a legacy to come from such a small place and small hippie beginnings. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FedEx_Office — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.22.223.177 (talk) 05:59, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

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Census-designated place
I don't know to what extent Isla Vista is a recognized community, versus a place defined by the US Census Bureau, but as of 2020, the previous census-designated place (CDP) of Isla Vista was separated into two CDPs: "Isla Vista" and "University of California-Santa Barbara". Kk.urban (talk) 01:50, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Isla Vista: population 15,500, land area 0.551 mi$2$, water area 0.044 mi$2$
 * University of California-Santa Barbara: population 9,710, land area 1.299 mi$2$, water area 0.116 mi$2$


 * Isls Vista is definitely a distinct community with lots of private student housing directly adjacent to the University campus. You're demonstrating the problem with the sloppy mention of CDPs in community articles. The Census Bureau chops up unincorporated areas for their statistical purposes without regard to how communities see themselves. In other words, the CDP may not match a local understanding of the community boundaries. Editors using CDPs data need to be aware of this. 〜 Adflatuss  •  talk  02:49, 25 March 2024 (UTC)