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Tragedy at Yountville, Plus: Brexit talks stuck over Ireland

7:36 – Paul Liem is the Board Chairperson of the Korea Policy Institute, based in Berkeley 7:52 – State Senator Bill Dodd represents California State Senate District 3, which includes Yountville, where Afghanistan war veteran Albert Wong killed three hostages on Friday 8:08 – Declan Kearney is the Chair of Sinn Fein, the left-wing Irish republican party advocating … Continued


Veronica Faisant

It is with great sadness we share this most unfortunate news. Veronica Faisant, host of KPFA’s, The Week Starts Here, made her transition on Monday, March 5th. This was unforeseen and sudden and as you would expect the family is devastated. Veronica started at KPFA in the First Voice Apprenticeship program. She also completed the … Continued


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From Afghanistan to the Philippines to Mexico to Spain, women across the globe are taking to the streets today to mark International Women’s Day. In South Korea, International Women’s Day rallies were held in Seoul as the #MeToo movement sweeps the country. Filipino women rallied in Manila to protest the policies of Philippine President Rodrigo … Continued