This February, Santa Barbara County’s Second District Supervisor Laura Capps will continue to implement her 8-step bluff safety plan, including plans to raise fence heights. KCSB’s Clarissa Hom has the story.

Uganda’s campaign against H.I.V has been exemplary for decades, reducing the country’s death rate by nearly 90 percent from 1990 to 2019. However, the new legislation passed in May 2023, threatens to renew the epidemic back to the LGBTQ+ community. Lena Cen with KCSB News has more.

Planning to throw a party in Isla Vista? There are some new rules to follow. IV's social host and festival ordinances had not been updated in years. Find out what's new as KCSB's Clarissa Hom speaks with the head of the IV Foot Patrol, SBSO Lt. Garrett TeSlaa and also with Noozhawk's Rebecca Caraway to learn more.

Saturday, February 10th, was the Santa Barbara Film Festival’s Virtuosos Awards, during which noteworthy talent was recognized and representation was discussed. KCSB’s Zoha Malik attended the red carpet alongside Yas Tsipena, speaking with talent including honoree Charles Melton, then covered the ceremony.

This football season, Taylor Swift’s association with the Kansas City Chiefs has led to an increase in female viewership. On Sunday, Feb 11, she made an appearance at the Super Bowl. KCSB’s Lily Ulrich talked with UCSB Feminist Studies Professor Eileen Boris to learn more this female presence in the traditionally male-dominated league.

This football season, Taylor Swift’s association with the Kansas City Chiefs has led to an increase in female viewership. On Sunday, Feb 11, she made an appearance at the Super Bowl. KCSB’s Lily Ulrich talked with UCSB Feminist Studies Professor Eileen Boris to learn more this female presence in the traditionally male-dominated league.

Recent documents from The Department of Health and Human Services suggest the marijuana should be reclassified from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug. KCSB’s Kelly Darroch has the story.

At Cal Poly Humboldt, students have demanded change and an opportunity to sleep in their car on school grounds. KCSB’s Mariela Vargas has the story.

On Saturday, February 10th, organizations including Jewish Voice for Peace, CODEPINK, and the Central Coast Antiwar Coalition held a rally on Hollister and Storke to push local officials to call for a ceasefire.

A new documentary examining the Black mortality crisis and racial inequities in healthcare debuts at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on February 11th at 12 PM and February 13th at 2 PM. To learn more, KCSB’s Joyce Chi spoke with Micere Keels, the director and producer of The Fight For Black Lives.

For more information --

blacklivesdocumentary.com

sbiff.org