The community of Isla Vista is facing an unprecedented housing shortage ahead of the fall quarter, leaving many students to consider drastic options such as commuting several hours or even living in their cars. Many factors are playing into the crisis, including high enrollment rates at the universi [...]

KCSB News · The Equal Rights Amendment's Present and Future Santa Barbara Women’s Political Committee ERA Ad Hoc co-chairs Pam Flint Tambo and Moira Gill join KCSB News for a conversation about the current status and future implications of the Equal Rights Amendment. KCSB's Alexandra Goldber [...]

KCSB News · Unmasking Isla Vista: Local Business & Essential Workers In episode four of our series, Unmasking Isla Vista: Local Business & Essential Workers, KCSB's Alexandra Goldberg, and the Daily Nexus' Katherine Swartz assess the pandemic’s toll on businesses here in Isla Vista, highlight [...]

KCSB News · Unmasking Isla Vista: Testing & Vaccines In episode three of our series, Unmasking Isla Vista: Testing & Vaccines, KCSB's Yulene Teagle and the Daily Nexus' Atmika Iyer examine the efforts of the Santa Barbara Public Health Department and UC Santa Barbara in mitigating the spread [...]

A special election set for September 14 will decide the fate of California Governor Gavin Newsom. KCSB’s Ashley Rusch speaks with Santa Barbara County Registrar of Voters Joseph Holland for what Santa Barbara voters should know about the recall election. KCSB News and Sports · What SB Voters Sh [...]

In the thick of COVID-19, while it felt like everything was on pause, 9-year-old Savannah Hoover spent her days practicing her Flamenco dance routine at home. She devoted countless hours all adding up to her big moment of performing for this year's Miss Spirit competition. Prior to the flurry of can [...]

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: 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 [...]

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, UC Santa Barbara and Isla Vista community members have had to adjust almost all aspects of their lives to help mitigate the spread of the virus. As Isla Vista slowly re-opens, KCSB and the Daily Nexus have decided to work together to document the ways in [...]

The following is a transcript of an aired PSA, produced by KCSB's Production Coordinator.  Microplastics are plastic debris that are less than 5 millimeters in length. The increasing amount of microplastics in the environment pose a danger to ocean and aquatic life. Consumers are growingly becomi [...]