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The Pacifica Evening News is a collaboration of KPFA and KPFK in Los Angeles and KFCF in Fresno. The hour-long newscast airs on all three stations each weeknight at 6:00 PM. KPFA News broadcasts news headlines throughout the day at 5:55, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 12:00 and 4:00. Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Donald Trump addresses the National Rifle Association after changing his story once again on the hush money payment to former adult film star Stormy Daniels. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf holds a town hall meeting on housing and homelessness. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/oakland-mayor-hosts-town-hall-on-homeless-crisis
New Donald Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani contradictsTrump’s past claims that he didn’t know about the 130 thousand dollars in hush money that personal attorney and fixer Michael Cohen paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels days before the 2016 presidential election. Kenneth Humphrey, whose case sparked a court decision reforming bail, is released after spending a … Continued
Cambridge Analytica, the Trump-affiliated data firm at the center of Facebook’s worst privacy scandal in history, is declaring bankruptcy and shutting down. State lawmakers debate requiring hotels give their cleaning crew access to “panic buttons” to report sexual assault or other dangerous situations. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/hotel-housekeeper-protection-act-passes-hurdle
California Governor Jerry Brown pledges to use every resource at the state’s disposal to fight the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to roll back standards on auto emissions and gas mileage. May Day protests around the Bay Area promote immigrant, worker and tenant rights. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/california-sues-epa-over-clean-car-rules
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims evidence of a secret Iranian atomic archive. Former students of now-bankrupt Corinthian College go to court to win return of Obama-era loan forgiveness, canceled by the Trump Administration.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Donald Trump warns Iran against restarting its nuclear program, as the Iranian President warns Trump against abandoning the international Iran nuclear deal. Domestic violence survivor advocates and civil liberties proponents face off against a California measure to toughen restrictions on gun ownership. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/bill-aims-to-rein-in-military-equipment-for-police https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/organization-demand-transparency-over-detention-and-ban-of-filipino-activist-at-sfo
Four are dead in a shooting at a Tennessee Waffle House. California tenants rights groups are hoping to win at the ballot box a measure they couldn’t get through the legislature. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/tenant-activists-submit-petitions-for-costa-hawkins-repeal-initiative https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/senate-foreign-relations-committee-advances-pompeo-nomination
