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Who Were the Three Victims of the Jacksonville Shooting?

Friday, September 22nd, 2023
KCSB's Rosie Bultman remembers Angela Michelle Carr, "AJ" Laguerre Jr., and Jerrald Gallion, in the wake of America's latest major hate crime. https://soundcloud.com/kcsbfm/who-were-the-three-victims-of-the-jacksonville-shooting?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sha [...]
KCSB's Rosie Bultman remembers Angela Michelle Carr, "AJ" Laguerre Jr., and Jerrald Gallion, in the wake of America's la [...]

Cuyama Valley Residents Fight for Water Rights

Friday, September 22nd, 2023
In the Cuyama Valley, Grimmway and Bolthouse Farms have sued landowners for their right to groundwater. As a result, a "Save the Cuyama Basin" movement sprouted up in the valley, and locals are being encouraged to boycott carrots produced by the two farms. KCSB's Siddarth Chattoraj spoke with Superv [...]
In the Cuyama Valley, Grimmway and Bolthouse Farms have sued landowners for their right to groundwater. As a result, a " [...]

First Amendment Attorney Speaks on Kansas Newspaper Raid in Conversation With KCSB News

Friday, August 25th, 2023
On August 11, 2023, the police force in Marion County, Kansas, raided the Marion County Record on grounds some now consider shaky -- even unconstitutional. To explore why this has become central in the discussion of freedom of the press, KCSB’s Zoha Malik speaks to Jim Wagstaffe, an attorney who spe [...]
On August 11, 2023, the police force in Marion County, Kansas, raided the Marion County Record on grounds some now consi [...]

Performing at Pride: An Interview With Nicole Sophia

Friday, August 25th, 2023
As Santa Barbara's Pacific Pride Festival is coming up on August 26, 2023, KCSB's Joyce Chi spoke with one of the artists, Nicole Sophia performing. Sophia spoke on what it to be playing at Pride as a queer artist, and also performed her upcoming single “Pancakes” live.  https://soundcloud.co [...]
As Santa Barbara's Pacific Pride Festival is coming up on August 26, 2023, KCSB's Joyce Chi spoke with one of the ar [...]

What it’s Like to be Chronically Ill in Santa Barbara

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023
Recovering from the pandemic looks different for those suffering from chronic illnesses like long COVID and ME/CFS. Federal data says that as many as 23 million Americans developed long COVID at some point during the pandemic, while 2.5 million Americans live with ME/CFS – but, these are both mo [...]
Recovering from the pandemic looks different for those suffering from chronic illnesses like long COVID and ME/CFS. [...]

Hundreds Gather in Santa Barbara to Protest Overturn of Roe v. Wade

Friday, July 08th, 2022
https://soundcloud.com/kcsbfm/hundreds-gather-in-santa-barbara-to-protest-overturn-of-roe-v-wade?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Hundreds gathered outside the Santa Barbara Courthouse on Friday, June 24 to protest the Supreme Court's overturn of Roe v. [...]
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Unmasking Isla Vista: University & Students

Monday, August 09th, 2021
KCSB News and Sports · Unmasking Isla Vista: University & Students In episode two of our series, Unmasking Isla Vista: University & Students, KCSB's Ashley Rusch and Daily Nexus reporter Sindhu Ananthavel narrow in on UC Santa Barbara's response to four major topics: academic dishonesty, ment [...]
KCSB News and Sports · Unmasking Isla Vista: University & Students In episode two of our series, Unmasking Isla V [...]

Unmasking Isla Vista: Human Struggle

Sunday, August 01st, 2021
KCSB News and Sports · Unmasking Isla Vista: Human Struggle In our first collaborative project, KCSB and the Daily Nexus have worked together to document the ways in which our community has changed over the past 18 months. As a result, we are proud to bring you the first episode of Unmasking Isla [...]
KCSB News and Sports · Unmasking Isla Vista: Human Struggle In our first collaborative project, KCSB and the Daily Ne [...]

Hannah-Beth Jackson on the Importance of Equal Rights Legislation & Activism

Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
KCSB News and Sports · Hannah-Beth Jackson on the Importance of Equal Rights Legislation & Activism President Biden honored International Women's Day by announcing changes to the way sexual violence on colleges campuses will be handled, vowing to dismantle Trump-era policies that afforded mor [...]
KCSB News and Sports · Hannah-Beth Jackson on the Importance of Equal Rights Legislation & Activism President Bid [...]

How LA Activists Are Making Unoccupied Housing Accessible to Houseless Families

Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
KCSB News and Sports · How LA Activists Are Making Unoccupied Housing Accessible to Houseless Families Independent journalist Zoie Matthew has been chronicling for months the struggle by(mostly)homeless single mothers with children to gain access to nearly 200 houses in the El Sereno area of Los [...]
KCSB News and Sports · How LA Activists Are Making Unoccupied Housing Accessible to Houseless Families Independent jo [...]