On Tuesday, May 18th at 4 PM PST, KCSB News presents to you A Year in COVID: Medical Racism and Health Misinformation. This online panel will be a critical discussion of how racial health inequity prevents marginalized communities from accessing quality care. The panelists—public health le [...]

In honor of this year’s Fund Drive, we’re celebrating all aspects of the station – including those hard at work at KCSB News keeping the community informed about COVID-19. KCSB News Directors Ashley Rusch and Aubrey Valerio sit down with journalist Daniel Alvarenga, former KCSB news director and [...]

MAKE YOUR VOICE COUNT! THE DEADLINE TO TURN IN YOUR BALLOT IS NOVEMBER 3RD (Voting is already underway!) This could be the most important election of your lifetime. If you are a registered voter and have requested an absentee ballot, it should be on its way to you now. If you haven’t re [...]

More than 160 students and community members were in attendance at the AS-UCSB Virtual Community COVID-19 Response Town Hall on Monday. The event was presented by the A.S. UCSB Office of the External Vice President for Local Affairs, UCSB Health & Wellness, the County of Santa Barbara, Joan H [...]

https://soundcloud.com/kcsbfm/the-dangers-of-doom-scrolling “We have been surrounded by the bad news for so long that people are forgetting that this is a long term situation, and... taking care of ourselves for the long term is not unproductive and not selfish.” KCSB’s Jonathan Ya interviews [...]

https://soundcloud.com/kcsbfm/the-legacy-of-john-lewis-moving-forward “His legacy is that if we remember him and do the kinds of things he did, and if we hear his voice in our heads as we go forward through this next period of months–we might avert the end of democracy in America.” Congressman [...]

https://soundcloud.com/kcsbfm/working-to-close-the-digital-divide "I'm working very hard to convince my colleagues to use the powers that we have to make sure more kids are connected, they say no child left behind, I say no child left offline."  With some parts of Santa Barbara County not havi [...]

https://soundcloud.com/kcsbfm/how-negative-stereotypes-can-affect-brain-function "A lot of racial and ethnic dynamics are bigger than particular individuals right now, so there's systemic issues that have to be addressed through the political system, the legal system, and putting the burden on sp [...]

https://soundcloud.com/kcsbfm/the-need-for-affordable-housing-in-santa-barbara-with-chuck-flacks “Now’s the time. Let’s take advantage of the fact that there is a great need. And let’s come together as a community and say yes to new development and housing.” A report by the Santa Barbara Count [...]

COVID-19 Outbreak at Lompoc Federal Prison https://soundcloud.com/kcsbfm/inside-the-covid-19-outbreak-at-lompoc-prison “He fears that he’s going to die in prison. It’s just painful - it’s painful for the families that are outside, and knowing what they’re going through is just heartbreaking on [...]