ACLU Senior Staff Attorney Minju Cho talked to KCSB's Joyce Chi about how many major constitutional protections extend to everybody -- not just citizens -- and about the broader implications of the Trump administration's crackdown on free speech.

Song credit: County Seat by Blue Dot Sessions

A whistleblower complaint claims that Elon Musk’s team of technologists may be responsible for a “significant cybersecurity breach”. In an affidavit, the whistleblower claims that DOGE staffers were given access into the National Labor Relations Board's system that houses sensitive case files as early as the beginning of March. KCSB's Emily Kimmel has the story.

KCSB's Joyce Chi brings you the latest in public health news.

UCSB Associated Students elections are less than a week away. As the elections grow closer, students have raised concerns around how some AS senators have handled the elections process. KCSB’s Rosie Bultman and Joyce Chi have more.

KCSB's Emerson Good reports on the new mural at Virginia Commonwealth University which honors the memory of Bruce Tucker, a victim of a nonconsensual heart transplant in the 1960s. A story of injustice and legacy, his medical mistreatment resonates deeply in a time when conversations about racial equity are more urgent than ever.

Multiple reports of a black bear wandering around UCSB has prompted the university to notify its students through an emergency alert. The Santa Barbara Independent’s Christina McDermott has more.

KCSB's Emily Kimmel brings you the latest in labor & activism.

KCSB's Annabelle Hurst brings you the latest in political news.

Dennis Mitchell with Carpinteria Valley Radio brings you the latest from Carpinteria.

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KCSB's Joyce Chi brings you the headlines in local, national, and international news from the Monday, April 7 Newscast.

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Tonight's headlines were written by Annabelle Hurst and Joyce Chi.

Photo description: The California Coastal Commission approves UCSB's proposed San Benito housing project. (Courtesy)