Join host Lata Murti as she speaks with members of the Uplift Central Coast Coalition, Project Director, Quinn Brady, and Project Manager, Lady Freire. They will discuss this six-county partnership working to attract investment and expand opportunities for Central Coast residents.You are invited to listen, learn, and participate in the conversation on Thursday, between 1-2 pm. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855.Broadcast date: 9/21/23Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.

Polling the People is a five-part series from the KCBX newsroom, focusing on voting rights, access and engagement in Santa Barbara County. You'll hear the first three episodes. Also, Dan Sheehan of Good Vibez Presents chats with Marisa Waddell about the company’s community-oriented principles and green practices. And finally, KCBX's Sal España speaks with musician Al Stewart ahead of his appearance at the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara.

Chris Burkard is an award-winning American photographer, explorer, author, filmmaker, father and husband to his high school sweetheart, Breanne. Tune in for a raw and honest conversation about how they've grown together in life and in their marriage

A Santa Barbara non-profit is working on ways to help the region prepare for extreme climate events, and one idea is to create neighborhood resilience hubs.

Take a walk around the downtowns of San Luis Obispo or Santa Barbara, and you may notice how much electric vehicles have gone mainstream. The state is now shifting its rebate programs to make these vehicles more affordable for lower-income Californians.

Some people vote in hopes of making their voices heard. Others are ineligible to vote, because of age, citizenship and other reasons. But there are ways non-voters can participate in the political process, from activism to protesting to community organizing.

Pismo Beach was dubbed the “Clam Capital of the World” in the 1940s, but the clams were nearly fished to extinction.Now, they're making a return, and a Cal Poly Biology professor is trying to figure out why.

Join Fred Munroe as he speaks with guests with the Central Coast Coalition for Inclusive Schools (CCC4IS), Chair, Doug J. Heumann, Esq., and Secretary, Leigh Livick. They will discuss the mission of CCC4IS to actively support the development of safe and affirming school communities and the work they are currently doing in the community to achieve their mission.You are invited to listen, learn, and participate in the conversation on Thursday, between 1-2 pm. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855.Broadcast date: 9/14/23Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX.

The tuition increases were forecast earlier this year, when a Cal State task force concluded the system needs at least $1.5 billion annually in new revenue to afford student services and bolster its academic offerings.

Tomorrow, a new community event called the Mariposa Festival is honoring the migration of the Western Monarch Butterfly to the Central Coast. The festival is a collaboration between the Central Coast State Parks Association and the Latino Outreach Council to honor the Latino culture’s connection to the declining species.