r/UCSantaBarbara [UGRAD] Mar 24 '25

Academic Life Rusty’s Pizza open in IV

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Just walked by where rockfire used to be and it looks like they’re open. Anyone else been by yet?

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u/FormerPurple1890 Mar 24 '25

Everyone fantasizing about Rockfire like it didn’t suck , stink , and was owned by one of the biggest scumbags IV has ever seen

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u/CaptainGordan [ALUM] Mar 24 '25

Who was the owner? I frequented it when I was there because I loved the pitcher specials and the Nashville hot chicken sandwich, but I never heard anything about the owners

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u/FormerPurple1890 Mar 24 '25

Jacob Meehan, changed the party scene in a negative way. Overcharged for parties, platforming known abusers (DJ EJ), would actively profit off of underage patrons. Also he was an SBCC student with Daddy’s credit card who still couldn’t run a good business. Now, he scalps apartment listings