KCSB News presented a panel on Monday , February 25th, 2019 regarding the implications of (un)natural disasters on marginalized communities due to non-inclusive and outdated policies. The panel featured representatives from the UCSB Environmental Studies Department, UCSB Students for Environmental Justice, Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP), Central Coast Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE) and the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. This event focused on case studies and their impact on communities, as well as collaborative efforts in moving forward - envisioning how policy makers and government responses can include marginalized communities.

Jimmy Friery, Ashton Llanez

Jimmy Friery, Ashton Llanez

Jimmy Friery, Tyler Chin, Phillip Mitchell

Jimmy Friery, Tyler Chin, Phillip Mitchell

KCSB's Kat Swift speaks with Joe Lauria, editor in chief of Consortium News, about the significance of the collapse of the Mueller investigation for Wikileaks and Chelsea Manning. He also provides insights into activities involving Julian Assange.

KCSB's Kat Swift speaks with Joe Lauria, editor in chief of Consortium News, about the significance of the collapse of the Mueller investigation for Wikileaks and Chelsea Manning. He also provides insights into activities involving Julian Assange.

Students from UCSB will be volunteering and working the streets of IV this weekend during Deltopia, IV's annual unofficial Spring street party. EVPLA, Jeike Meijer, and AS Isla Vista advisor, Diana Collins Puente, join KCSB's Lisa Osborn to explain the ways that UCSB students and volunteers will be pitching in to keep the party safe.

Students from UCSB will be volunteering and working the streets of IV this weekend during Deltopia, IV's annual unofficial Spring street party. EVPLA, Jeike Meijer, and AS Isla Vista advisor, Diana Collins Puente, join KCSB's Lisa Osborn to explain the ways that UCSB students and volunteers will be pitching in to keep the party safe.

The oil platform off the Goleta coast, known affectionately as platform Holly, has been the source of inspiration of many who venture to Santa Barbara’s coastline. But since the bankruptcy of the platform’s owner and the 2015 Refugio oil spill, the platform, sitting on top of one of the most naturally active oil fields, has been dormant, flagged for permanent decomissioning. KCSB’s Harry Lawton interviews L.A. Times reporter Tom Curwen, who recently covered the platform’s legacy in a series of columns for the newspaper.