‘Welcome to Isla Vista’ is a six part podcast series. Listen to new episodes here or anywhere you get your podcasts.
This is Welcome to Isla Vista.
I’m Christina McDermott. I cover housing for the Santa Barbara Independent. As a housing reporter, I write a lot about Isla Vista. There is, simply, a lot to write about, from overcrowding to rental inspections to new developments all within an area where cyclists zip from class to home, live bands play out of their living rooms, and community gardens grow food…