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2 unusual facts about Isla Vista


Conus californicus

Fossils of Conus californicus have been recovered from the Late Pleistocene strata of Isla Vista, California.

U.S. Community Federal Credit Unions

The very first such credit union in the United States was founded in 1970 in Isla Vista, California (Santa Barbara County) as a


History of the University of California, Santa Barbara

In the spring 1970 multiple occasions of arson occurred, including a burning of the Bank of America branch building in the student community of Isla Vista, during which time one male student, Kevin Moran, was shot and killed by police.


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Sin Nombre virus

These include El Moro Canyon virus associated with the western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis, Tula virus with Microtus arvalis and M. rossiaemeridionalis, Rio Segundo virus with the Mexican harvest mouse, R. mexicanus, Isla Vista virus with the California vole, M. californicus, and Prospect Hill-like viruses in Microtus species.

The Upbeat

Immediately after the band started, they began to play local parties in the nearby college town of Isla Vista, CA (University of California at Santa Barbara), as well as accepting opportunities to play gigs at more famous clubs such as The Country Club and Fenders Ballroom in Los Angeles and The Stone and Slims in San Francisco.