Isla Vista board interviews four candidates, appoints Annabelle to vacant seat

The Isla Vista Community Services District Board of Directors interviewed four applicants for a vacant seat and voted to appoint Annabelle (last name not specified in the transcript) to serve the remainder of a two‑year term ending November 2026.

Board members heard opening statements and answers to standard questions from candidates Sarah Nicholson, Esteban (last name given as Saliz in the record), Garrett Carlson (referred to in parts of the record as Eric), and Annabelle, then deliberated and made a selection by majority vote.

The board convened the interviews after opening formalities and public comment. Sarah Nicholson introduced herself as a third‑year University of California, Santa Barbara student and environmental studies major, saying, “I am motivated in increasing safety in Isla Vista, and focusing on community engagement.” Esteban, who described a long record of local volunteer and recycling work dating to the 1990s, told the board he wanted to continue sustainability and public‑safety projects and recalled helping secure grants and infrastructure for past student recycling programs. Garrett Carlson said he serves in Associated…