University Housing Crisis Looms; Some UCSB Students Live in Cars and Hotels

University Housing Crisis Looms; Some UCSB Students Live in Cars and Hotels
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Challenges have emerged in the Isla Vista rental market surrounding the University of California–Santa Barbara (UCSB) campus, leading some students to live in cars and hotels.

In 2019, UCSB undergraduate enrollment reached an all-time high, with 23,349 students enrolled for the fall term.