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Surfers look past politics to help fellow wave riders

2/8/2010 9:36am    Download MP3

They were Israeli, and Palestinian surfers who cared more about the waves than politics. KCLU's Lance Orozco talks to an American filmmaker who documented this unique effort, and turned it into a movie showing at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

Memory loss focus of community forum

2/5/2010 11:30am    Download MP3

Is someone you know losing things, becoming confused frequently, or becoming lost while making routine trips?

KCLU's Lance Orozco was on hand at a Ventura County conference looking at the issue of memory loss, and reports on some of the signs of when it may be a serious issue.

Top local high school football players sign with major colleges

2/4/2010 10:53am    Download MP3

They're some of the nation's top high school football players, and they live here, on the South Coast.

KCLU's Lance Orozco was on hand as about two dozen players to part in ceremonies to sign letters of intent to play for schools like USC, UCLA, and Notre Dame.

Santa Barbara County tries to tackle homeless concerns

2/3/2010 8:55am    Download MP3

Santa Barbara County is trying to answer calls to do more to help some of its chronically homeless, after six deaths from that community have been reported since the first of the year.

KCLU's Lance Orozco reports county leaders are asking a task force to investigate the deaths, while they've also committed support for some emergency warming shelters.

Two dozen Oscar nominees set to appear at SB International Film Festival

2/2/2010 8:34am    Download MP3

The Oscar nominations are out, and it's not just exciting news for the nominees. It's big news for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which received word that actors, and filmmakers coming to the 25th annual festival received a grand total of 30 Oscar nominations. KCLU's Lance Orozco gives us a preview of the festival, which opens Feburary 4th.

A complete rundown of festival events is available at sbfilmfestival.org

Reagan Library puts never before publically seen items on display

2/1/2010 10:19am    Download MP3

Some never before publically seen mementos, and artifacts from President Ronald Reagan's life, and especially his time in office are now on display in a new exhibition in Ventura County.

KCLU's Lance Orozco reports it opened just in time for the celebration of what would have been Reagan's 99th birthday on February 6th.