The story behind Isla Vista’s new spring festival, Soltopia. Reps from IV’s local government organized the inaugural 2026 event as a safer, more community-inclusive event to Deltopia, the unsanctioned Spring street festival that typically draws crowds of revelers from out of town. KCSB’s Dick Flacks speaks with Jonathan Abboud and Myah Mashhadialireza with the Isla Vista Community Services District, IV’s local government. In the first of this two part series, they dive into the history of Deltopia.