Except that is Goleta.
Well, technically so is IV. But like most university campuses and college towns UCSB/Isla Vista is it's own little world.
And which beach in Goleta? Campus Point or Goleta Beach?
Goleta Beach. I used to go right through it every morning on my way to the UC.
Favorite Restaurant?
Well, it isn't a restaurant exactly but I like the patio in front of the Co-op in IV (at least in the summer when most of the kids are gone).
Mesa Lane and 1,000 steps are also less populated but if you have a dog everyone knows the Pit is nice- But I do like Ellwood Mesa better than the Douglas preserve. How about you?
I've been out to Ellwood a cpl of times but not the Douglas preserve so I can't compare. Ellwood's nice though.