Real-Time Confessions

Should someone who commits a crime and then takes personal responsibility for it be given any credit or benefit in the criminal justice system?

One Less Spark, One Less Wildfire

Because of a very dry January through May period, with much lower than normal rainfall and snow packs, the wildfire protection agencies in California are experiencing a more severe wildfire season than normal.

Lead Ammo Ban Passes Legislature

Since 2008, lead ammunition has been illegal in the condor ranges in Central and Southern California. After 2019, the ban will go statewide.

State Pension Act Changes

Two bills passed by the Legislature — but yet to be signed by the governor — are making the Santa Barbara’s MTD breathe a sigh of relief over regaining federal funding.

UCSB’s Research Mentorship Program Gives High School Students a Summer Experience to Remember

Whether tromping through the mud of the Carpinteria salt marsh collecting algae, wading through the grasses of the Sedgwick Reserve on a scorching hot day in search of black-legged ticks, or fording the surf at Campus Point to find examples of how mussels attach themselves to rocks, students in UC Santa Barbara’s Research Mentorship Program (RMP) had the hands-on experience of a lifetime.

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