Independent journalist Zoie Matthew has been chronicling for months the struggle by(mostly)homeless single mothers with children to gain access to nearly 200 houses in the El Sereno area of Los Angeles. The houses have been left vacant since an aborted plan by Caltrans to extend the 710 Freeway. Harry Lawton discusses with the journalist a way to grant the activists access to homes they need.

The fight for amending the Equal Rights Amendment into the Constitution can be dated back as far as the 1920s and is still fought for today. However, last Friday night – a federal judge ruled that the recent ratification of the proposed amendment came too late to officially become a part of the Constitution. KCSB's Yulene Teagle takes a closer look into the history of the amendment and the recent updates concerning its potential ratification almost 40 years after its deadline.

The COVID-19 pandemic has fostered many conflicting, life-changing decisions among all people. Studies have estimated that there will be a rapid drop in the number of pregnancies and childbirths in the U.S. for 2021. KCSB’s Kiely Chang speaks with Katie Rusch, an expecting mother, who tells us more about her pregnancy experience during COVID-19.

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President Joe Biden’s new federal administration is beginning to form with the addition of many University of California alumni and faculty as nominees. KCSB's Shaye Miller has the story.

Highway 1 near Big Sur collapsed late January and fell into the ocean during the past winter storm. Though Calttrans is taking action to repair the damage, connections are being made to climate change, with predictions that this could happen again in the near future. KCSB’s Kate Cobarrubia investigates what this means for the tourist destination, as it could cost millions of dollars and a year long road closure to rebuild Highway 1, just for it to come crumbling down soon again.

On the third edition of “UCSB Reads 2021” on KCSB-FM (Thursday, February 25th), we welcome Aaron Jones, Director of UCSB’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) and Interim Director of our MultiCultural Center (MCC). Aaron is reading When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir, Chapter 3: “Bloodlines.”

On Thursday, February 25, eight people were arrested during a protest against the development of high end luxury homes on the West Mesa of the San Marcos Foothills. The Santa Barbara Independent reported that of the eight arrested, four were Chumash women. KCSB's Aubrey Valerio spoke to protestors who were there that day about what their experience was and why blocking the development on the land is important.

A Senate panel voted to advance Merrick Garland for attorney general prior to a full senate vote. KCSB’s Robert Stark speaks with journalist Michael Tracey about the civil liberty implications of Merrick Garland’s nomination.

Schools within the Los Angeles Unified School District are finally shifting to fully reopening their doors to thousands of students. KCSB's Pricila Flores has more on the story.