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#LakeFire EVACUATION ORDER:
The area east of La Brea Creek and Forest Route 10N06, south of the Los Padres National Forest boundary, and north of the Sisquoc River.
For a full list of all Evacuation Orders and Warnings: https://t.co/2T3MsEKzV7

https://t.co/28lq8sYrBs

[Santa Barbara County Fire Department @SBCFireInfo]

#LakeFire: 7/11/24 UPDATES:
Acres- 34,015
Percent - 16%
Personnel- 3,034

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To learn more about the Lake Fire, the largest currently burning wildfire in California, KCSB’s Joyce Chi speaks with Kelly Hubbard, Director of the Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management.

(📸 : Scott Safechuck/SBC Fire Department)

https://t.co/b8qKN2vBVh

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To learn more about the Lake Fire, the largest currently burning wildfire in California, KCSB’s Joyce Chi speaks with Kelly Hubbard, Director of the Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management.

(📸 : Scott Safechuck/SBC Fire Department)

https://t.co/b8qKN2vBVh

[SB Sheriff's Office @sbsheriff]

An EVACUATION ORDER has been issued for parts of the Figueroa Mountain area, south of Tunnel House at Sisquoc River, east of Figueroa Creek, north of the southern end of Cachuma Mountain, and west of Los Padres National Forest areas, due to the Lake Fire. (Mainly forest) 🌳

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#LakeFire EVACUATION WARNING issued for the Goat Rock area, east of Figueroa Creek, north of the US Forest Service entrance at Happy Canyon Road, and south of Cachuma Mountain, due to the Lake Fire. Be prepared to leave. Map: https://t.co/sqU5C8oKXk

[Santa Barbara County Fire Department @SBCFireInfo]

#LakeFire: Figueroa Mtn. Rd. 3:10pm. Grass Mountain.

[Santa Barbara County @countyofsb]

EVACUATION ORDER for the area of Figueroa Mntn Rd at Junction Camp (inc Tunnel Rd) to Chamberlin Ranch and all areas from Zaca Lake Rd at Foxen Canyon Rd north to the Sisquoc River including east of Foxen Canyon Rd to the 9000 block. Visit for more info and map. #LakeFire

[Santa Barbara County Fire Department @SBCFireInfo]

#LakeFire: 20,330 acres, 8 % containment, 1,162 personnel. For Evacuation Warnings/Orders and emergency alerts go to https://t.co/cuNG0w8ZWZ.

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Three candidates are running to be the student body president of UCSB. KCSB’s Joyce Chi talked to one of those candidates, Jaz’myne Gates.

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The CDC estimates that 1% of the world’s population has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. To learn more, KCSB New's Ashley Segat spoke with Anna Krasno, the Clinical Director of the Koegel Autism Center at UCSB.
https://t.co/bter07uWSz

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The CDC estimates that 1 percent of the world’s population has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. To learn more, KCSB New's Ashley Segat spoke with Anna Krasno, the Clinical Director of the Koegel Autism Center at UCSB (Full version)

https://t.co/bter07uWSz

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California jails are holding thousands of fewer people but death rates are at historic highs. KCSB’s Naya Reyes has the story.

https://t.co/gAtgvfL4R3

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American chemical company DuPont was looking to open an abortion clinic in the Beverly Hills area, considered to be pro-choice, but their lease was denied, and a court battle ensued. Devon Szalva with KCSB News has the story.
https://t.co/bter07uWSz

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Metropolitan Theatres faces extreme financial struggles, the future of Santa Barbara’s Fiesta 5 location is up in the air. However, The Santa Barbara International Film Festival may be a potential lease transfer opportunity. KCSB's Ginger Thomas has more.

https://t.co/bter07vuI7

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KCSB's Elizabeth Truong and Brandon Yi discuss Asian American mental health in IV with Professor Erin Ninh and author Mimi Khúc, talk with new AS rep Owen Meyers, and cover SB County’s bike and pedestrian safety plans in IV.
https://t.co/aSSu86gFLm

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UCSB Students for Electoral Reform is the first campus chapter of Californians for Electoral Reform and advocates for rank-choice voting in California. KCSB's Annabelle Hurst spoke with founding members Isabelle Benetti and Jeanne Broome to learn more.

https://t.co/ZmuVToQ2E1

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Universities all over the country have set up encampments for Palestine,including UC Campuses, demanding university divestment, which has resulted in police backlash, violence, and arrests. KCSB's Kelly Darroch recaps the encampments and the responses.
https://t.co/Cpm4CvCHyS

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UCSB doctoral student Charlene Macharia emailed UCSB stakeholders about their representation of students as the climate campus intensifies. KCSB's Ashley Segat explained the content of her past two emails.
https://t.co/u5sUchStCQ

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As student protests against the war on Gaza grow, so are calls for Divestment. KCSB's Annabelle Hurst talks about what university divestment is, and student calls for divestment.

https://t.co/Ghy9CNPfGU