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Gain Free Entry to National Parks in Honor of the National Park Service’s 110th Birthday
Free National Parks and Public Land access days are right around the corner. Next Tuesday is the 110th birthday of the National Park Service...
Measles Cases Hit National Record High Amid Decreasing Vaccination Rate
A case of measles was reported in Santa Barbara county last week, contracted while the individual was out of the county. Health officials sa...
UCSB Is Putting AI Guidelines in Place. What Does the Tech Mean for the Future of Academia?
UC Santa Barbara is looking to extend and establish more Artificial Intelligence Guidelines for academia across campus. There are still seve...
Settlement Is Reached to Protect Santa Barbara’s East Beach From Pollutants, Waste Runoff
Santa Barbara’s East Beach is found to have consistently high levels of bacteria such as E. Coli and other pollutants. The Sierra Club found...
One Year Later, the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Makes Health Care Harder to Reach
Since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law by President Donald Trump last July, it’s had an impact on healthcare within Santa...
California’s Prisons are Using Prison Personnel to Replace Malfunctioning Fire Alarms
California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is hiring personnel to serve as “fire watch” for prison facilities with malfunctio...
UCSB Lecturer Is Inducted Into the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame
UC Santa Barbara lecturer Deborah Williams joined the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame, an award dedicated to honoring women whose significant ac...
UCI Chancellor Suspends Tenured Professor Willoughby-Herard After Participation in Protest Condemning Genocide in Palestine
On May 15th, 2024, hundreds of law enforcement officers were called to UC Irvine to disperse a peaceful protest on the 76th anniversary of t...
Camarillo Community Remembers Glass House Farms ICE Raids and the Hundreds Taken by ICE
Last year on July 10th, one of the largest immigration raids on the Central Coast was carried out by federal agents at the Glass House Farms...
How Can the Office of the Student Advocate Support You?
The UC Santa Barbara Office of the Student Advocate is a resource that helps students navigate disputes with the university through confiden...
Sable Offshore Asks Feds for Eminent Domain to Bypass California Jurisdiction
Sable Offshore Oil Corp. reportedly sent a letter to the Trump administration asking to exercise eminent domain over public and private land...
How NorCal Resist is Aiding Communities Impacted by ICE
To learn more about Sacramento-based immigration advocacy, and the conditions of immigrant detention centers across the country, KCSB's Tati...
Inside IV: What to Know about Rental Security Deposits
When tenants secure housing in Isla Vista, most landlords will ask for a security deposit. AS-UCSB Legal Advisor Robin Unander shares inform...
Santa Barbara Sheriff Reports Back on Annual TRUTH Act at the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Meeting, Community Members and Advocates Push Back on ICE Transfers
On Tuesday June 23rd, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors heard a presentation from the Sheriff’s Department regarding the number...
UC Santa Barbara Welcomes Dr. Elena Irwin as New Dean of the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
UCSB has announced a new Dean of the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management starting during the 2026-2027 academic year. KCSB’s...
Inside IV: All About Deltopia - Soltopia Part 2
A ban on loud music over the traditional Deltopia 2026 weekend prompted IV’s local government to create a new street festival with live musi...
Inside IV: All About Deltopia, Part 1
The story behind Isla Vista’s new spring festival, Soltopia. Reps from IV’s local government organized the inaugural 2026 event as a safer,...
Inside IV: Legal Info You Need to Know for Move Out Season in Isla Vista
KCSB's Malia Guy speaks with Robin Unander, attorney in the Associated Students of UCSB Legal Resource Center, about what tenants need to kn...
Geo Group-owned Immigrant Detention Facilities Across the US are Hunger Striking to Protest Inhumane Living Conditions
Continuing our coverage on hunger and labor strikes in immigrant detention centers, KCSB's Tatiana Jacquez brings you the latest from Califo...