PG&E Power Outages

PG&E is planning power outages starting 4am Wednesday 10/9. The notice covers 160,000 customers in the counties of San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Alameda and Contra Costa, and about 130,000 in Solano, Sonoma and Napa counties. PG&E will open community resources sites during the shutoffs. Remain informed, be prepared, and stay safe! More info and resources here.


Quarterly GM Report May-August 2019

Quarterly GM Report May-August 2019 By  Quincy McCoy   August 17, 2019   Spring Fund Drive In May we had our Spring Fundraiser with the theme of The Next 70 Years, continuing the promotion KPFA’s 70th anniversary. It was a long 18-day drive that ended 100k short of the 550k goal but we kept our … Continued


The Battle for People’s Park: 50th Anniversary

In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of Bloody Thursday when the University of California retook People’s Park by force, Heyday publisher/executive director Steve Wasserman moderated a panel featuring The Battle for People’s Park, Berkeley 1969 author Tom Dalzell. KPFA brings you the full two hour panel today at 2pm recorded by Larry Bensky and offers Dalzell’s book as a Thank You Gift for your support of KPFA!


The Community of Grace: Addiction Support Services

Interview: Dr. Aislinn Bird, Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless The subject of addiction was one that came up in the course of our reporting on the Community of Grace. We wanted to find out what support services are available in Oakland, especially to people who are unhoused. So producer Lucy Kang spoke with … Continued


PACIFICA RADIO MAY DAY BROADCAST

On May 1st 2019 Pacifica Radio Producers – headed by the First Voice Apprentices at flagship station KPFA in Berkeley, CA – will broadcast 24 hours of reporting on International labor organizing.



KPFA General Manager Report August/September 2018

By Quincy McCoy   There has been lots of activity going on in the past several months. Lets start with programming. PD Kevin Cartwright’s objective in this department is to improve our overall listener experience by developing and introducing fresh, relevant programming that informs and inspires our listeners old and new.   New Program Development:   … Continued