*President Obama presents a plan to expand mortgage relief for homeowners
*A giant in the world of R&B music is found dead in his Los Angeles home
*Radio has been given its own day of celebration

All this and more…

Producer: Monica Lopez
Writers: Aja King, Rachel Colhane, Negeen Amuzegar Julie Villatoro, and Audrey Bachelder
Anchor: Monica Lopez
Engineer: Elizabeth Gutierrez

*Yemeni leader Ali Sabeh arrived in New York City after President Obama’s administration agreed to the visit in attempt to ease the political turmoil in Yemen as they elect a new president later this month.
*A new law that passed last year in Florida can come in effect just in time for the 2012 election cycle
All this and more…

Producer: Elizabeth Gutierrez
Writers: Rachel Culhane, Kevin Varzandeh, and Julie Villatoro
Anchor: Monica Lopez
Engineer: Elizabeth Gutierrez

*President Barack Obama is proposing major changes to the university financial aid system
*Homeless Californians respond to the high-profile assault by Pinkberry’s co-founder on a Hollywood resident
*The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is underway. We’ll hear from KCSB’s Harry Lawton later in the program

Producer: Monica Lopez
Anchor: Aja King
Writers: Kevin Varzandeh, Julie Villatoro and Audrey Bachelder
Engineer: Monica Lopez

*President Barack Obama is moving forward with plans to reinforce the United States military presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
*Saturday, January 28th marks the 31st anniversary of the start of the International Data Piracy Day. We will have more on SOPA and PIPA.
*University of California president, Mark Yudok made the announcement that the UC system is banning the use of tobacco products, its sales, and advertisements on campus.
All this and more…

Producer: Elizabeth Gutierrez
Associate Producer: Aja King
Writers: Julie Villatoro, Rachel Culhane, Bianca Beltran, Harry Lawton, and Stephanie Perez
Anchor: Negeen Amuzegar
Engineer: Monica Lopez

*President Obama laid out his vision in the state of the union address on Tuesday…Free Speech Radio News takes a look at the presidents energy plans…
*When the UC Regents met last week in Riverside…a group of students presented their proposal for a tuition-free UC…
*And Indonesian fisherman wage a legal battle against Australians who burned their boats.
All this and more…

Producer: Monica Lopez
Writers: Negeen Amuzegar, Christina Collins, and Hailey Allison
Anchor: Monica Lopez
Engineer: Elizabeth Gutierrez

*In Sacramento Domestic workers gather together in support of a new bill that can extend their labor rights for the first time.
*UCSB organizations are striving to eliminate plastic bags by partnering with the UCSB campus and the Santa Barbara county
*The Supreme Court ruled that a California law banning the slaughter of downed swine superseded federal regulation.
All this and more…

Producer: Elizabeth Gutierrez
Writers: Christina Collins and Kevin Varzandeh
Anchor: Elizabeth Gutierrez
Engineer: Monica Lopez

*The first parliament elected in Egypt held its opening session today. The two most powerful Islamist parties are currently filling most of the seats.
*UCSB’s Davidson Library is set to undergo a $67 million dollar renovation this month.
*The music world mourns the loss of legendary Blues singer Etta James.
All this and more…

Producers: Elizabeth Gutierrez and Monica Lopez
Writers: Kevin Varzandeh, Bianca Blanco
Anchor: Elizabeth Gutierrez
Engineer:Monica Lopez

*Today is worlds AIDS day and KCSB’s programmer and Latin American journal producer Corey Dubin speaks with Julie Davids the Director of National Advocacy and Mobilization for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago.
*US Secretary Hillary Clinton meets with Burmese opposition leader to talk about the end of rights abuses against the countries ethnic communities.
*KCSB reporter Faviola Leyva has more on the opening of the new Isla Vista skatepark.

Writers: Faviola Leyva, Negeen Amuzegar, Monica Lopez and Elizabeth Gutierrez
Anchor: Monica Lopez
Engineer: Elizabeth

*University of California Regents will seek additional funding as UC’s fees increase
*After a week of demonstrations and violence, Egyptian voters turn out in large numbers at the polls
*A report from the climate change conference in Durban, South Africa

Writers: Monica Lopez and Elizabeth Gutierrez
Anchor: Negeen Amuzegar
Engineer: Monica Lopez

*DC lobbyists are making a play to shape the future of the Occupy Movement.
*The Egyptian cabinet has offered to resign after a weekend of demonstration resulting in over 30 deaths and hundreds of injuries
*And KCSB’s Harry Lawton responds to recent police actions at UC Davis and Berkeley and the response by the systemwide administration

Anchor: Elizabeth Gutierrez
Writers: Harry Lawton
Engineer: Monica Lopez
Producers: Elizabeth Gutierrez and Monica Lopez

*Occupy Oakland is calling for a day of re-occupation of evicted encampments tomorrow.
*Another Amendment to curb the influence of corporations is gaining traction in the federal government
*In Egypt, tens of thousands demonstrate in favor of a civilian government

Anchor: Elizabeth Gutierrez
Engineer: Monica Lopez
Producers: Monica Lopez and Elizabeth Gutierrez

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*Police raided Wall Street Encampment and demonstrators lost a legal bid late afternoon that would allow them to remain in the park.
*Police at the UC Berkeley campus shot a man this afternoon at Berkeley’s Haas School of Business
*Banks are in search of other sources of revenue

Writers: Monica Lopez, Aja King and Elizabeth Gutierrez
Anchors: Monica Lopez and Aja King
Engineer: Elizabeth Gutierrez