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 ...

“So far, 2025’s Deltopia operation has been a demonstration of teamwork and efficiency,” said Lt. Joe Schmidt, of the Sheriff’s Office. “Our team of eight law enforcement agencies and ...

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.

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 ...

Twenty-three people were arrested over the weekend during the unsanctioned spring break party in Isla Vista known as Deltopia, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office. Deltopia ...

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said, for context, that there were 256 citations and 32 arrests in 2024, and 151 citations and 23 arrests in 2023. This year’s Deltopia event kicked ...

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 ...

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 ...

Isla Vista’s Deltopia 2024 is a “success” because nobody died this year. Two sexual assault investigations go along with 256 citations and 32 arrests, but, no worries, it’s a “success” because County ...

For the second year, Santa Barbara County Second District Supervisor Laura Capps hosts the Narcan distribution event before Deltopia. Credit: Rebecca Caraway / Noozhawk photo Isla Vista is gearing ...

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 ...