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Isla Vista, CA — Isla Vista Community Services District (IVCSD) founding General Manager Jonathan Abboud announced that he will step down in Summer 2027, concluding nearly a decade leading the local government he helped establish and more than 16 years of involvement in the Isla Vista community.
“In 2014, I believed Isla Vista deserved the power to shape its own future. Over the next 12 years, I turned that belief into a government of our own, secured the resources to fund it, and built an organization that delivers real services every day,” said Abboud. “Today, what makes me proudest is seeing that power in the hands of the people who will carry this work forward.”…