KCSB News and Sports · Family of Angelo Quinto Pushes for Police Reform
Wednesday, June 23rd marked the 6-month anniversary of 30-year old Angelo Quinto being killed after police knelt on his neck. KCSB’s Ashley Rusch speaks with Diana Collins Puente, Angelo’s aunt, about…
KCSB News and Sports · Save the San Marcos Foothills Reaches Fundraising Goal of $18.6 Million
A large patch of Santa Barbara open space will remain undeveloped thanks to the dedicated efforts of volunteers and community organizers. Save the San Marcos Foothills has reached…
KCSB News and Sports · Juneteenth SB: Celebrating Black Joy & Liberation in Santa Barbara
President Biden has signed a bill to establish Juneteenth (June 19th) as a federal holiday, making it the first new holiday since MLK Jr. Day in 1983. Juneteenth commemorates…
KCSB News and Sports · Solidarity In The Park in Isla Vista
On Saturday, May 29th, Red Jooce Project hosted its very first Solidarity in the Park event here in Isla Vista. There were vendors, DJ’s, ucsb organizations from 1pm until sunset, all for…
KCSB News and Sports · UC-AFT Strike
Just as the University of California is preparing to welcome students back into classrooms on campus this fall, the union representing faculty lecturers is preparing to walk out of those classrooms on strike. KCSB’s Ray Briare tells…
KCSB News and Sports · UCSB's New Classroom Building Project
UC Santa Barbara is working to expand the number of lecture halls and classrooms on campus as seen by the New Classroom Building project which began construction in 2020. However, the construction led to…
KCSB's Finnegan Smith sat down with the genre-bending trio known as Kero Kero Bonito to discuss the band's musical influences, exciting creative visions, and more. Read the interview below!
Finnegan: The past year and a half has been a roller coaster for everyone. How…
KCSB News and Sports · Jewish Students Respond to A.S. Senate’s Rejection of Divestment Resolution
UCSB’s Associated Students Senate has failed to pass a divestment resolution for the seventh time in nine years. The final vote consisted of 13 noes, 12 yeses, and zero…
UCSB Arts & Lectures announces the return of ticketless screeenings all through summer- from July 1st through August 12th -at West Wind Drive in Santa Barbara. Enjoy family-friendly classics from your car, under the stars, every Thursday at 8:30 p.m. Details listed below.
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In February 2020, right before the pandemic, a Zimbabwean-born opera singer visited the University of California, Santa Barbara. She collaborated with Dr. Mhoze Chikowero, an associate professor of African history here at UCSB. Together, they adapted Ms. Tawengwa's senior thesis from Princeton, 'Dawn of…
