KCSB News and Sports · How Will the Biden Administration Handle Guantanamo? January 11, 2021 marks the 19th anniversary of the opening of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center. Created under the administration of President George W. Bush in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Guantanamo continues to hold […]
KCSB News covers the candidates. KCSB reporters spoke to Salud Carbajal and Andy Caldwell, running to represent the 24th District in Congress, which covers Santa Barbara County and portions of Ventura County. KCSB’s Alexandra Goldberg interviews current representative of California’s 24th district – Congressman Salud Carbajal. KCSB’s Robert Stark speaks […]
KCSB News, The Bottom Line & Associated Students Media Center present an enriching series of journalism workshops this October 2020! These online workshops will be held on several Wednesdays, and will cover many topics: Oct. 7th – Where do stories come from? (with Leah Bartos), and Solutions Journalism: Break the Fear-Based […]
“We have been surrounded by the bad news for so long that people are forgetting that this is a long term situation, and… taking care of ourselves for the long term is not unproductive and not selfish.” KCSB’s Jonathan Ya interviews Karen Ho about the phenomenon of “Doom Scrolling”, the […]
“His legacy is that if we remember him and do the kinds of things he did, and if we hear his voice in our heads as we go forward through this next period of months–we might avert the end of democracy in America.” Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights leader […]
“I’m working very hard to convince my colleagues to use the powers that we have to make sure more kids are connected, they say no child left behind, I say no child left offline.” With some parts of Santa Barbara County not having access to internet connectivity, state and county […]
“A lot of racial and ethnic dynamics are bigger than particular individuals right now, so there’s systemic issues that have to be addressed through the political system, the legal system, and putting the burden on specific individuals to fight these issues is a lot to ask.” – Kyle Ratner KCSB’s […]
“Now’s the time. Let’s take advantage of the fact that there is a great need. And let’s come together as a community and say yes to new development and housing.” A report by the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury details the need for affordable housing in Santa Barbara in order […]
COVID-19 Outbreak at Lompoc Federal Prison “He fears that he’s going to die in prison. It’s just painful – it’s painful for the families that are outside, and knowing what they’re going through is just heartbreaking on a daily basis.” Lompoc’s Federal Prison was ground zero in COVID-19 cases in […]
