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Screengrab from the Rotary Club of Montecito's virtual awards ceremony, where the club granted scholarships to 11 SBCC students for their achievements during this year.

[Photo] Rotary Club recognizes 11 students from City College with scholarships

May 7, 2021
Photo illustration of The Channels editorial board's favorite stories over the years.

[Photo] Editor's List: Favorite stories from our time on SBCC's The Channels

May 7, 2021
Santa Barbara City College will be hosting its second virtual commencement at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 7. This year's ceremony will be hosted through the Full Measure mobile platform, and all speeches will be prerecorded and available on YouTube.

[Photo] News Briefs: Fraternization policy approved, SBCC commencement

May 3, 2021
The Channels editors' picks for best food in Santa Barbara, starting from top left: Third Window Kitchen, Super Cucas, La Super-Rica Taqueria

[Photo] Editor's List: Favorite restaurants in Santa Barbara with outdoor dining

April 19, 2021
Ezekiel Contreras-Forrest was recently awarded the 2021 Board of Governors Student Leadership Award, and will be speaking at this year's commencement ceremony. Contreras-Forrest said he feels

Student rises from foster care and adversity to statewide recognition

April 12, 2021
Five films featuring local directors, writers and producers comprise the Santa Barbara Features Category at The 36th Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Clockwise from top right, the films include

Santa Barbara Features highlights local filmmakers at SBIFF 2021

April 9, 2021
Screen grab from the April 1 Board of Trustees special meeting, where the board unanimously voted to rescind its decision to layoff three classified employees. The board's decision at its Feb. 25 meeting was met with much criticism from the campus community, which spoke out against the layoffs.

Board reverses layoffs of three staff members after community outrage

April 5, 2021
Photo illustration using Channels file photos from previous events, featuring women's soccer, women's tennis, women's water polo and men's cross country.

[Photo] Four SBCC sports teams awarded for their academic achievements

March 29, 2021
SBCC community 'disregarded and alarmed' after three staff layoffs

SBCC community ‘disregarded and alarmed’ after three staff layoffs

March 15, 2021
Program Manager Grant Dillon sits in front of the New House sober living home on March 14, 2021, at 227 W. Haley St. in Santa Barbara, Calif. Dillion is in recovery after a car accident led to an addiction to painkillers; and now three years sober, he is pursuing a counseling certificate by attending classes in City College's Addictive Disorders Counseling program.

[Photo] From car crash to addict, recovery and school has turned life around

March 15, 2021
Photo Illustration.

[Photo] Cybersecurity keeping SBCC safe online, protecting users and data

March 12, 2021
Illustration by Alloy Zarate, 2020

Cross Currents: Are tiny homes the right start to solve homelessness?

March 5, 2021
File Photo. Sep. 5, 2017 in Santa Barbara, Calif.

City College scrambles to restore systems after latest power outage

March 2, 2021
Photo illustration using Channels file photos from previous Club Day events at City College.

[Photo] Five SBCC campus clubs and how to get involved in a virtual format

March 1, 2021

[Video] Voices: “How big of a role does social media play in your daily life?”

March 1, 2021
File photo of the entrance to City College's main campus taken on Feb. 17, 2021, in Santa Barbara, Calif.

[Photo] City College evaluates its strengths and weaknesses in lengthy report

March 1, 2021
File photo of City College's West Campus Center from Feb 17, 2021 in Santa Barbara, Calif.

[Photo] City College to ‘reduce personnel expenditures’ to balance budget

February 26, 2021
Jonathan

Yona Redz brings a traditional Mexican favorite to Santa Barbara’s thriving State Street promenade

February 26, 2021

[Video] Voices: “Do you believe life will return to ‘normal’ after vaccinations?”

February 22, 2021
The Eli Luria Library on City College's West campus has been closed since last March, but library staff has been working to offer the same resources available to students through rentals, online distribution and more. “We have had a lot more students accessing our collection electronically instead of physically,” said Camerin Poulson, library technician. File photo of Eli Luria Library from Feb 19, 2021, in Santa Barbara, Calif.

[Photo] SBCC library still offering curbside pickup for laptops, Wi-Fi, books

February 22, 2021
Radiography student Mea Escruceria uses a Virtual Reality program to take simulated X-rays on Feb. 19, 2021 in room A-236 in the MacDougall Administration Building at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. Gaming equipment and VR software have transformed the City College radiology lab into an environment that enables students to practice positioning the patient, setting up the X-ray machine and capturing images without the use of radiation.

[Photo] SBCC students use virtual reality in class to learn medical procedures

February 22, 2021
City College's West campus on Feb. 19, 2021 in Santa Barbara, Calif. City College has extended deadlines for FAFSA/Dream Act and scholarship applications to allow for more students to take advantage of these resources.

[Photo] SBCC financial aid—FAFSA and scholarship deadlines approaching

February 22, 2021
Board of Trustees denies Gallardo's nomination for state-level position

Board of Trustees denies Gallardo’s nomination for state-level position

February 17, 2021
Screengrab from the official website for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. This year's festival will include free drive-in showings from March 31 to April 10.

SBCC teams up with film festival to host oceanside drive-in screenings

February 16, 2021
Jean Nell, right, smiles while being serenaded by the barbershop quartet 'Modern Nostalgia' at her 96th birthday party on Friday Feb. 14 2020 at Beach City in Santa Barbara, Calif. Nell lived at her apartment with an ocean view at Beach City for nearly 30 years. She originally moved into the apartments before they were converted into student housing.

Beloved ‘surrogate grandmother’ of Beach City residents dead at 96

February 15, 2021
The Goleta Valley Community Center on Feb. 7, 2021, in Goleta, Calif. The community center is a free COVID-19 testing site offered through the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department.

Public health officials unsure when current tier will be fully vaccinated

February 8, 2021
City Colleges Wake Campus on Turnpike Road in Goleta, Calif. on Feb. 7, 2021. City College’s Construction Technology program is known for providing jobs and opportunities to students straight out of college, and is one of the few departments holding in-person classes at the Wake Campus.

[Photo] Construction course builds student success with safe in-person classes

February 8, 2021
$11.8M in COVID-19 relief funding could help SBCC with budget woes

$11.8M in COVID-19 relief funding could help SBCC with budget woes

January 30, 2021
For some students, their desk at home is where they spend most of their time attending Zoom classes, working on assignments and trying to stay sane during the pandemic. Reading and journaling daily is a great way to keep your mental and emotional well-being strong during long hours at home.

[Photo] Self-care matters: three ways to stay centered during quarantine

January 29, 2021
The City College campus is mostly vacant, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Employees may receive vaccinations as early as February. File photo from August 2020.

SBCC employees to receive COVID vaccinations as early as February

January 25, 2021
News briefs: Newsom lifts stay-at-home order, COVID-19 vaccine near

News briefs: Newsom lifts stay-at-home order, COVID-19 vaccine near

January 25, 2021
Dave Loveton stands for the national anthem before the City College soccer game against Moorepark on Friday, Nov. 8, at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif.

SBCC fall sports will not play any games this year due to COVID-19

December 3, 2020
The Administration Building at City College on Thursday, Oct. 25, in Santa Barbara, Calif.

SBCC moves to formally ban sexual employee-student relationships

November 24, 2020
Board cautions students against gathering as COVID-19 cases spike

Board cautions students against gathering as COVID-19 cases spike

November 16, 2020
Screengrabs from the Editorial Board's Youtube favorites.

[Photo] Editor's List: Favorite YouTube Videos

November 13, 2020
Some of The Channels award-winning photos, video and stories that were recognized at the Fall 2020 JACC Conference on Sunday, Nov. 8. The Channels Staff received over 20 awards and honorable mentions, both from submitted work over the past year and on-the-spot contests that took place during the conference.

[Photo] The Channels staff wins over 20 awards at journalism conference

November 10, 2020
Cross Currents: Could Trump take a challenge to the Supreme Court?

Cross Currents: Could Trump take a challenge to the Supreme Court?

November 9, 2020
City College Board of Trustees Candidates Veronica Gallardo (left) and Erin Guereña (right) are neck-and-neck in the race for Area 3. Gallardo is in the lead by a narrow margin with 50% of the votes on the first night against Guereña's 49%.

Gallardo holds narrow lead with 50% of votes in neck-and-neck race

November 3, 2020
Representative Salud Carbajal speaks during the

[Photo] Democrats Carbajal and Bennett both win big on election night

November 3, 2020
Photo Illustration.

[Photo] Video Game Club scores with all-inclusive student engagement

October 30, 2020
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