On February 1st, Burma declared a state of emergency when the military seized control of the government. KCSB’s Giulia Setola spoke to Wint Myint, a daughter of Burmese immigrants, about her perspective of the coup and how it has affected her family.

The American Radio Archives will be moving to UCSB. The collection, one of the largest in the world, was previously housed in Thousand Oaks. KCSB’s Sierra van der Brug speaks with David Seubert with the UCSB Library Special Collections to find out more.

President Biden has recommitted the U.S. to the Paris Agreement Act. KCSB’s Kylie McCreary has more.

Passengers are now required to wear face coverings when riding on airplanes, trains and buses across the USA. It's a new federal law. Masks have been required on our local buses since last year. KCSB’s Lisa Osborn spoke with Hillary Blackerby, planning and marketing manager with the Santa Barbara MTD to see if the new law will change the way they operate, as well as what's being done to keep their MTD drivers safe.

The California Nurses Association has called for a day of action this Saturday with car caravans in 22 cities across the state to promote single-payer health care. KCSB’s Ray Briare has details on the event in Santa Barbara.

The Santa Barbara Unified School District works to address issues on academic equity, one of these being why LatinX students are more likely to be diagnosed with learning disabilities. Reporter Kali Acquaah speaks with the Vice President of the Santa Barbara School Board.

KCSB's Kali Acquaah speaks with reps from UCSB's Lean on Me, a platform that offers emotional support to other Gauchos via an innovative texting service.

Both Florida and Arizona are seeing some of the nation’s highest summertime temperatures, deeply and disproportionately affecting minority communities. KCSB’s Lekha Sapers delves into the root causes of this disparity.

Despite the rise in cases in the community, Isla Vista continues to be home to many large gatherings, in direct violation of Santa Barbara County’s revised public health order. The current order limits gatherings to outdoors only, with members of no more than three households, with masks and physical distancing required. Still, parties continue to persist - with many of them attributed to repeat offenders. To hear more about IV Foot Patrol’s response and recent developments, KCSB joins Deputy Justin Schroeder, community resource deputy with the sheriff’s department in Isla Vista.

KCSB's Mylee Sumoge speaks with Natalie Herriott with UCSB’s student organization “Life of the Party,” about LOTP's "Just Call 911" educational campaign, which raises awareness for calling 911 when a person is at risk of alcohol poisoning or overdose.