We demand that SB City Council adopt a resolution condemning police brutality and declare racism a public health emergency. Email Mayor Cathy Murillo and city council members: https://www.santabarbaraca.gov/contact/council/sbcitycouncil/default.asp We demand transparency and accountability from the SB Police Department. No more “community conversation” without changes to policy and practices No more internal […]

Radio KCSB-FM Marks 50th Anniversary of the Isla Vista Bank of America Burning with Special Programming in February KCSB was ordered off the air for days because of news coverage of multiple riots during the IV ‘Year of Rebellion’ (1969-70) (Santa Barbara, CA) — During the month of February, KCSB-FM […]

With the country’s first Environmental Studies program and the birthplace of Earth Day, leadership is no stranger here in Santa Barbara. But that doesn’t stop UCSB faculty and students from pursuing innovation in the field. Robert Stark talks to UCSB Professor Simone Pulver about her new environmental leadership incubator class.

KCSB’s Edward Colmenares visits the weekly Friday night event and delves into the group’s local religious affiliations.

KCSB’s Daisy Kershaw gives a rundown of the latest political moves being made by states in hopes that their abortion ban will be the one to challenge supreme court precedent set by Roe v. Wade.

As oil giant ExxonMobil seeks permission to move oil by truck along the central coast – new information reveals the company’s offshore oil platforms were in violation of federal standards at the time of the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill. KCSB’s Bryndon Madison has the story.

KCSB’s Harry Lawton speaks with Chuck Flacks, director of PATH (PEOPLE ASSISTING THE HOMELESS), about his organization’s work in providing housing and medical services to the homeless.

Cigarette butts are the most commonly littered item, thus this new bill is seeking to ban filter cigarettes. KCSB’s Hayden Harris has the story.

Reports released this month reveal ExxonMobil’s oil platforms off of Santa Barbara’s coast were found to be out of compliance with federal regulations at the time of the Refugio Oil Spill back in 2015. Now, four years later, Exxon is seeking to ramp up production while the federal safety agency […]

An online exhibition has been created honoring the acts of love and compassion that emerged in Isla Vista and on the UCSB campus following the deadly tragedy in Isla Vista in 2014. KCSB’s Lisa Osborn spoke with UCSB librarian Annie Platoff to find out more.

The oil company found criminally responsible has been slapped with more than 3-million dollars in fines. Now, another oil company is making an effort to restart oil production operations in the area. As KCSB’s Bryndon Madison, reports – the plan is getting some support from leaders in north county.

KCSB’s Timothy Motte recaps the events leading up to the renewed tension between Iran and U.S.

Since this past week, the U.S. has been in a state of political divide over abortion legislation on the state level. KCSBs Daisy Kershaw takes a look back at the history of the fight for legal abortion in the US as well as at the current abortion debate.

KCSB’s Lizzy Mau speaks with clinical psychologist Eric Nelson from Westmont College about the rise in anxiety diagnoses in students.

With the recent presidential veto, the U.S. will continue participating in an unauthorized war. KCSB’s Nassef Mohsen Ali covers a panel discussion on the war in Yemen.

At the end of April, KCSB News profiled several sexual assault cases at UCSB that were overturned at the beginning of the 2018 2019 school year. While the three cases differed in their respective details, the university-determined ruling in each case was reversed in an appellate court, which found a […]

The United States is currently experiencing its worst outbreak of the measles virus in decades. KCSB’s Megan Stafford spoke with Dr. Ali Javanbacht of UCSB Student Health for more information about the symptoms of the virus, its spread, and how students can stay safe against it.

UC Santa Barbara has been recognized for educational excellence. KCSB’s Jessica Reincke has the story.

KCSB reporter Hayden Harris gives an update on the progress the city of Santa Barbara has made towards its 2020 climate goals, and what the city is doing that makes the most impact.

A recent study released by the University of California, Riverside shows that Juuling could be damaging your cells. KCSB reporter Lizzy Mau has more on the study’s findings.

KCSB’s Dorothy Tang interviews the author of this year’s UCSB Reads pick The Best We Could Do, Thi Bui.

KCSB Reporter Anita Carraher spoke to Linda Krop, legal council for the Environmental Defense Center on last week’s sentencing of Plains All American for the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill.   Photo provided courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ventura

Mexico has had a new president since January, so how have things changed, for better or worse? KCSB’s Harry Lawton talked with an American commentator in Mexico City to assess the progress the new President has made in dealing with the many problems facing his country and administration.

A report aiming to capture the magnitude of the US’s teacher shortage was released by the Economic Policy Institute last month. Tine Sloan, an associate teaching professor at the university of California, Santa Barabara, talked to KCSB about the shortage and its causes, as well as how organizations and legislators […]