A law was passed in New York that increased access to late term abortions, or abortions performed after the 22 to 24th week of pregnancy. A similar bill was defeated in the Virginia legislature. KCSB's Eric Wang summarizes what this says about our current political landscape.

WORKING MAN is the first film by Robert Jury, and will be in the Santa Barbara International Film Festival this coming Saturday. The story about a factory closure and the attempt of the workers to keep it afloat comes out of the financial collapse of 2008. Its continued relevance today still surpr [...]

An effort to bring books to state street is underway... And, artists are encouraged to submit their design ideas for the ‘tiny libraries project.’ The winning idea will earn a ten thousand dollar award. KCSB's Edward Colmenares spoke with Sarah York Rubin, Executive Director of the Santa Barbara O [...]

Rami Malek and Joe Mazzello share what they learned about enigmatic Queen frontman Freddie Mercury during the making of the film Bohemian Rhapsody. On the red carpet of the 34th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Malek received the 'outstanding performer of the year award' for hi [...]

Tornillo detention center is shut down due to improper conditions and treatment of migrant children. KCSB's Robert Stark has more.

KCSB News Presents: Unnatural Disasters & Environmental Racism The public is invited to attend Unnatural Disasters and Environmental Racism, a panel discussion, on Monday, February 25, at 5PM, in the Graduate Student (GSA) Lounge located on the second floor of the MultiCultural [...]

While Fentanyl use in the U.S. continues to climb, hitting new milestones, some are having a hard time trying to play the active bystander. KCSB's Edward Colmenares reports.

"The Bird Catcher" is a film based on real event during the Nazi occupation of Norway in WW2. The Norwegian/UK film follows the plight of a Jewish girl hiding out in the farm of a Nazi sympathizer and premiered at the Lobero Theater on Feb. 2.

According to studies using wage data from both 2016 and 2017, Latina workers have to work an extra ten months to make the same that their white male counterparts do in a year. KCSB's Rodrigo Calderon has more.

Exxon and Shell have joined forces in a proposal to drill more wells and increase oil production in Santa Barbara County. One week ago tonight the County's Planning department held a public hearing in Santa Maria for citizen comment on the draft of an environmental impact report. KCSB's Ray Briare [...]