The Santa Barbara Unified School District is embarking on a massive plan to install solar energy, battery storage, and electric vehicle charging stations at school sites districtwide. KCSB’s Jacob Martin gives us the latest in the district’s push to set an example in the evolving climate crisis.

Liberte: A Call to Spy, was the recipient of the Anti Defamation League's Stand Up Award at this year's Santa Barbara International Film Festival. It was produced, written, and directed by Sarah Thomas, directed by Lydia Pincher, and stars Linus Roachie. It te; the story of British women spies recruited to liaise with the French underground. After the fall of France in World War II. KCSB’s Harry Lawton spoke with the cast and crew to learn more about their award winning film.

In response to stop the spread of misinformation, Facebook's head of global policy management, Monika Bickert, announced a new policy banning AI manipulated or deepfake videos from Facebook and Instagram.This decision can be seen as a proactive initiative to limit the spread of fake and heavily altered videos of politicians ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. KCSB’s Angeline Duong has the story.

Two environmental movies were screened this week at the SB International Film Festival: The Nature Makers by Scott Saunders and Overland by husband & wife team: Elizabeth Havilland James & Revere Le Noue. Harry Lawton talked to all the directors before the screenings. The conversations follow.

The United States has an ambitious launch scheduled for this year, but we’re not the only ones. Countries around the world are stepping in with manned and unmanned projects, putting developments in technology to the test. KCSB’s Elizabeth Gould fills us in with the latest in the multi-national space race.

A Worm in The Heart will be showing this weekend at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The film follows two gay filmmakers across Russia and the Trans Siberian Railway, speaking with members of the gay community about their lives and the difficulties they face. KCSB's Harry Lawton sat down with the filmmakers to learn more.

As the largest scandel hits baseball since the steroid era, Max Kelton and Patrick McGlynn break down the on-going sign-stealing saga that has plagued two out of the last three World Series Champions.

KCSB's Harry Lawton spoke with the film students behind Mother of Chernobyl, a short film featured in the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

California is going to lose some congressional seats due to the large number of Californians leaving for other states such as Texas, Arizona, Colorado, and Oregon. KCSB's Isaac Tung tells us more.

KCSB's Riley Esguerra sat down with UCSB Sociology Professor, Kevin Anderson, about the misrepresentation of US - Middle East relations.