Following the passage of the NCAA's new rule change to allow athletes to profit off of their name and likenesses, Max Kelton interview Senator Hannah Beth Jackson to understand the gravity of this groundbreaking initiative.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Office's Behavioral Science Unit's crisis intervention team has secured a $2 Million grant to continue to fund this program. KCSB's Robert Stark spoke with the Sheriffs Office behavioral service manager Dr. Cherylynn Lee, to find out more about the program - and how the funds will be used.

Pacific Coast Regional Semifinals UCSB vs UCLA Highlights

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A colorful quilt with names of people who have died of AIDS is on display this week at the County Courthouse. The memorial remembers these victims, and commemorates AIDS Awareness Month. KCSB’s Tianyi Huang spoke with Dr. Lynn Fitzgibbons, Medical Director at the County Public Health Department, to get an update on the status of the potentially deadly disease - and resources available to assist HIV/AIDS patients in Santa Barbara County.

Thousands of So Cal Edison customers in Santa Barbara County were warned that power may be cut over the weekend - as critical fire weather was in the forecast. But, the power company monitored the changing weather closely - and NO outages were called for. Still, these preventive power shutoffs are the new normal for California residents.

KCSB’s Kaitlyn Berrospe spoke with UCSB Emergency Manager Jim Caesar to find out how to be better prepared in the case of potentially living without electricity for several hours - or even days.

The UCSB Department of Theatre & Dance opens tonight with its first drama production of the season: Shakespeare's late romance: The Winter's Tale. KCSB’s Harry Lawton sat down with director Irwin Appel to discuss the main themes of the play and its place in the Shakespearean canon.

Recently, there have been Mountain Lion sightings as far as the UCSB Campus. Though wildlife venturing into urban areas is not necessarily a new phenomenon, especially because we continue to build in their environment. KCSBs Thomas Moran spoke with Elaine Ibarra form the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network about the relationship with wildlife and the built environment.

Isla Vista's new Community Center held a ribbon-cutting event on Saturday. KCSB's Tianyi Huang has this report.

To help create a renewable alternative to petroleum, Michelle O’Malley, a professor of chemical engineering at UC Santa Barbara, has turned to the non edible parts of plants. KCSB’s Thomas Moran gets the details.