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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.
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
Students stage a national walkout on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre. Palestinians take part in a prisoners’ day protest at the Gaza border for the fourth straight week. Israel responds with deadly sniper fire.
New Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel is sworn into office after his election by the National Assembly, marking the first time in nearly six decades that someone outside the Castro family leads the country. A California inmate set to be released after 25 years on death row, following the recantation of doctors who testified he had … Continued
The Trump Administration confirms that C.I.A. Chief and State Department Secretary nominee Mike Pompeo traveled to North Korea for a secret meeting with Kim Jong Un. A state lawmaker announces a step forward in her battle to restrict forced arbitration agreements in workplace sexual harassment claims. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/senate-judiciary-cmte-inquires-into-immigration-court-backlog-policy-changes-and-new-quota-system-for-judges https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/bill-would-bar-forced-arbitration-for-workers
State Senator Nancy Skinner’s legislation to lift the veil of secrecy over misconduct and use of force by California police gets a hearing. It’s the first bill co-sponsored by Black Lives Matter. A separate committee approves net neutrality legislation. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/police-abuse-right-to-know-bill-moves-forward https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/california-net-neutrality-bill-sb-822-passes-its-first-senate-committee-hearing
Donald Trump labels the Syria military strike a “success”. British Prime Minister Theresa May defends her decision to bypass Parliament while Labor Leader Jeremy Corbyn accuses her of being subject to the “whims of the U.S. President.” https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/bill-would-block-federal-offshore-oil-drilling-in-ca
President Trump orders military strikes on Syria; France and Britain join the U.S. In his new book, fired FBI Director James Comey blasts President Donald Trump as unethical and “untethered to truth”, compares Trump to a mafia don and describes how he cautioned Trump against ordering the FBI to investigate the “dossier” that claimed he … Continued
Donald Trump issues seemingly contradictory statements about how soon the U.S. will decide on a military response to the suspected poison gas attack in Syria. State Department Secretary Designate Mike Pompeo is questioned at his confirmation hearing — which is interrupted by Code Pink protesters. San Francisco Supervisors consider a living wage ordinance to raise … Continued
Donald Trump taunts Russia via twitter of an imminent missile strike on Syria. Environmental groups say they may boycott Governor Jerry Brown’s fall climate change summit in San Francisco if he doesn’t “step up” his administration’s plan to transition California off of fossil fuels. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/trump-appeals-order-blocking-attack-on-sanctuary-cities https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/zuckerberg-to-congress-its-inevitable-his-industry-will-be-regulated-but-the-question-remains-how
Mark Zuckerberg on the hot seat as the Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees question him on Facebook privacy breaches and more. San Francisco activists call on Senator Dianne Feinstein to vote against confirmation of Donald Trump’s C.I.A. nominee Mike Pompeo. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/facebook-ceo-testifies-before-a-joint-senate-hearing-on-cambridge-analytica
