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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

In a 6-3 decision on June 24, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the half-century old ruling protecting the federal right to abortion. See KCSB's coverage below. KCSB News · Why A Local Surgeon Is Calling For A Women's Health Task Force KCSB News · UCSF Study Correlates Abortion Acces [...]

Last Weekend, KCSB's own Aidan Manousos and Ryan Miller travelled to San Bernardino for Hard Summer, an annual dance and electronic music festival put on my Insomniac Events. With excitement and open ears they saw several familiar and unfamiliar artists play throughout the three days of performances [...]

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. [...]

https://soundcloud.com/kcsbfm/inside-iv-munger-hall-campus-community-forum Happening June 1: “Munger Hall: Student and Public Response Panels." Organizers say this event, at UCSB's Campbell Hall, will provide an opportunity for diverse stakeholders to participate in a forum on the controversial p [...]

https://soundcloud.com/kcsbfm/inside-iv-champ-on-proposed-munger-hall Campus Housing Alternatives to Munger Hall, Please (CHAMP), a new coalition, recently united with several UCSB orgs and others who are concerned about UC Santa Barbara's plans to build 'the world's largest dormitory' at UCSB. K [...]

https://soundcloud.com/kcsbfm/beyond-timely-warnings-episode-2-policy?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing KCSB News brings you Beyond Timely Warnings, a new feature series investigating sexual assault at UC Santa Barbara. In the second episode of Beyond Timely [...]