ISLA VISTA, Calif. (KEYT) – The Santa Barbara County plan to have a 72-hour ban on amplified music during Deltopia 2026 has been met with strong resistance by the Isla Vista Community Services District (IVCSD.)
Community leaders have been urging alternatives and solutions rather than a tougher law on top of the existing noise rules.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Lt. Joe Schmidt has been presenting the case for the changes for weeks, including at a town hall meeting that drew a full house in the Isla Vista Theatre…