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Western Monarch Butterflies Continue to Decline 
Annual census of monarchs overwintering on the California coast reveals the lowest number of butterflies in recent years....
Posted: Fri, Feb 2, 2018 9:36pm PST
One Year Later, Charges Finally Dropped Against Bay Area Inauguration Day Protesters 
Chief Assistant DA Shannon Woo announced the formal dismissal of charges against 11 activists, known as the J20 Resisters, who participated in protests on last year's Inauguration Day. DA George Gascón has faced harsh criticism for squandering resources in pursuit of this case....
Posted: Sun, Jan 21, 2018 10:47pm PST
The Government Shut Down With AFGE Sec-Treas Hudson and AFGE NPS Council Pres Fitzpatrick 
WorkWeek radio interviews AFGE Secretary Treasurer Eugene Hudson Jr. and AFGE Council President of National Park Service Dave Fitzpatrick talk about the effect of a government shut down on AFGE members, all public workers and the public...
Posted: Fri, Jan 19, 2018 8:55am PST
Why would honest men spread dishonest information about Pacifica's finances? The Pacifica interim executive director and CFA are pushing for Pacifica to go into bankruptcy despite the fact that the majority of the board are against bankruptcy....
Posted: Fri, Jan 5, 2018 11:52am PST
Empire State Realty Trust investors have an interest in feud with the Pacifica Foundation During October 2017, in favor of Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT), Judge Gerald Lebovits ruled with a summary judgement in a lawsuit against WBAI Radio and the Pacifica Foundation, over alleged unfair, unreasonable and exorbitant annual increases in the rent for situating the station’s transmitter at the top of the Empire State Building, in New York City....
Posted: Fri, Jan 5, 2018 8:56am PST
The Fate of KPFA 
January 8th KPFA’s money and property may be seized by the Empire State Realty Trust because of a 1.8 million dollar debt of our sister station WBAI in New York. At that point, our building and our bank account will no longer be under our control....
Posted: Wed, Jan 3, 2018 11:16am PST
Pacifica ED's motion to file for bankruptcy to protect its assets, including KPFA A motion widely circulated on voluntary bankruptcy for Pacifica from the network's interim executive director, in the wake of a $1.8 million judgment against WBAI for failure to pay Empire State tower rent. The Pacifica board voted 11 to 7 to go into closed session 12/28/17 and then failed to take action on this motion....
Posted: Sat, Dec 30, 2017 3:59pm PST
The Imminent Threat to KPFA / Pacifica Radio Message from KPFA general manager, from reprint of a blog by Doug Henwood (who produces KPFA's Behind the News).
https://lbo-news.com/2017/12/27/pacifica-death-watch-this-time-its-really-real/...
Posted: Sat, Dec 30, 2017 3:51pm PST
What The Dickens Is Going On? (Some Slightly More Accurate Info on KPFA/Pacifica) Pacifica should make every effort to remain independent and not be eager to throw up its member-purchased assets for grabs, at the discretion of the federal government and a creditors committee headed by an aggressive capitalist real estate speculator and billionaire. That’s a bad place to be. It would make Lew Hill cringe....
Posted: Sat, Dec 30, 2017 10:24am PST
Real estate mogul Tony Malkin wants KPFA and Pacifica Foundation properties Reportedly, Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., may take control of KPFA Radio - 94.1 FM, and the entities controlled by the Pacifica Foundation as soon as January 8, or January 12!...
Posted: Sat, Dec 30, 2017 7:49am PST
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Pacific Habitat for Humpback Whales Threatened by Fishing Gear, Ship Strikes, Oil Spills 
SAN FRANCISCO— The Center for Biological Diversity, Turtle Island Restoration Network and Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation on December 11 filed a notice of intent to sue the Trump administration for failing to protect humpback whale habitat in the Pacific Ocean, where the animals face threats from fisheries, ship strikes and oil spills....
Posted: Fri, Dec 29, 2017 8:49pm PST
Pacifica Radio on the ropes; may be out of existence by middle of January 
The crisis of the Pacifica Radio network has had a long history and some have created this crisis....
Posted: Fri, Dec 29, 2017 11:13am PST
KPFA radio at risk due to $1.8 million judgment against Pacifica Foundation On the 6:00PM KPFA evening news on December 28, 2017, it has been reported that the Pacifica Foundation board members were deadlocked on a vote this evening to go into foreclosure, or file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, due to over $2 million owed to ESRT because of the unpaid use of the antenna (unpaid tower rent) at the Empire State Building, in New York City!...
Posted: Thu, Dec 28, 2017 8:24pm PST
Song for Net Neutrality (video/quicktime 2.1MB) We Fight for Net Neutrality / March on Verizon...
Posted: Wed, Dec 6, 2017 8:00pm PST
DACA in the shadows The article will focus on the effects and problems 3,000 DACA recipients face in Sonoma County.
Unfortunately, today DACA isn't getting enough recognition from the media nor is receving government action....
Posted: Wed, Nov 29, 2017 6:14pm PST
Mass Campaign to Drive Out Trump and Pence Launches in Bay Area 
The goal is to bring out ever increasing numbers of protesters, “hundreds, then thousands, then millions, day after day, night after night” until “the fascists are removed from the White House.”
Photo by Jonathan Nack
11/4/17 S.F., CA...
Posted: Mon, Nov 6, 2017 12:04am PST
Privatization of Laney and CCSF and "The Fight For 52 cent" On 1934 Minneapolis Gen Strike 
KPFA Pacifica WorkWeek radio looks at the privatization grab of Laney College land by the A's owner John J. Fisher who also is a major union buster and privatizer pushing the K.I.P.P. and the Rocketship charter schools. He wants part of Laney college for a new A's stadium. WorkWeek also looks at the land grab by capitalist developers and SF mayor Ed Lee who wants to turn over public land next to CCSF for developers that would threaten the college and lead to more problems for the working cla...
Posted: Wed, Nov 1, 2017 11:47am PDT
It’s Not Your Father’s DSA 
DSA’s membership has more than tripled since Bernie Sanders’ campaign, ballooning to around 30,000. It is now the largest socialist organization in the USA in 60 years. The new members are of a younger generation, with many being millennials....
Posted: Sun, Oct 22, 2017 11:12pm PDT
Holding Twitter Accountable: Ban Trump 
Last week a group of community members assembled to project words and light onto Twitter headquarters. We are pleased to see the company leadership responding to pressure from activists and media, but these policy changes are not enough....
Posted: Wed, Oct 18, 2017 11:03pm PDT
David Duke campaign contributor Roger Grigsby reopens O’mei restaurant Reportedly last Friday in This Small Planet, during the past week there has been an “Open” sign at the O’mei restaurant in Santa Cruz, in addition to a “Now Hiring” sign....
Posted: Sun, Oct 15, 2017 11:34am PDT
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