2+ week, 2+ day ago  (915+ words) We're in the homestretch! We only have until June 30 to raise $10,000. Will you chip in to support us during a critical election year? A San Marcos High School student is blasting the Santa Barbara Unified School District for banning YouTube…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (901+ words) Our summer fundraising campaign has begun! Every dollar helps us grow our local public-service reporting. Recently at a Santa Barbara County public school, two students held another student in the restroom against his will, threatened him, insulted him and asked…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (539+ words) The average daily YouTube usage per account is roughly 90 minutes per day. In Santa Barbara classrooms, that number is about to be zero. The Santa Barbara Unified School District has banned YouTube at junior high and high schools. Steve Venz,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1437+ words) Is AI the solution or the problem? Depends on who you ask. The Santa Barbara Unified School District is locked in a battle over the future of AI in its classrooms, and the issue has erupted into a high-stakes tech…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1380+ words) The headlines you need to start your day There’s an old saying in Santa Barbara: Keep LA 100 Miles Away. …unless it’s about tech policy at schools. The conversations surrounding how iPads are used at Santa Barbara Unified schools and the…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (687+ words) Darcél Elliott is back in the groove. Elliott is the new director of Strategic Initiatives at Domestic Violence Solutions. Elliott, who shared her personal story with Josh Molina a year ago, said she was in a domestic violence shelter when…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (422+ words) Dada — play with me. More than 150 countries around the world celebrate Mother’s Day — usually in May. In most of these countries, there’s a bearing-down “mmmm” word to name this Goddess: Mamá in Spanish, Mamusia in Ukrainian, Mamãe in Portuguese, Mamma in…...