UCSB Housing Crisis Needs a New Policy
Santa Barbara's appeal is obvious for anyone, let alone for the thousands of students and residents here seeking high-quality education and a laid-...
Santa Barbara's appeal is obvious for anyone, let alone for the thousands of students and residents here seeking high-quality education and a laid-back beachy lifestyle. But the picturesque lifestyle Santa Barbara is known for is increasingly unaffordable and inaccessible due to another of the realities the South Coast is known for — the crushing housing crisis. Increasing enrollment and stagnant housing opportunities have caused many students to turn to off-campus housing where they face exorbitant prices for overcrowded and poorly managed units.