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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.
Louisiana’s Attorney General says he’ll file no criminal charges against the two police officers who shot dead Alton Sterling outside a convenience store in Baton Rouge. California’s Attorney General says he’ll oversee an independent investigation into the death of 23 year old unarmed Stephon Clark, shot dead by two officers in his grandmother’s back yard … Continued
The Trump Administration expels 60 Russian diplomats. Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump calls for accountability for the Sacramento police officers who shot dead 22 year old Stephon Clark in a hail of bullets. Hundreds of thousands rally all over the country in March for Our Lives anti-gun violence demonstrations. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/thousands-join-march-for-our-lives-in-san-francisco https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/trump-administration-revisits-transgender-military-ban https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/fresnos-march-for-our-lives-calls-for-gun-law-reform
Donald Trump signs a 1.3 trillion dollar spending bill into law hours after threatening a veto. It contains record amounts of military spending. Sacramento Black Lives Matter activists block fans trying to attend a professional basketball game to protest Sunday’s fatal police shooting of unarmed 22 year old African American Stephon Clark in his grandmother’s back … Continued
A bi-partisan house vote approves a 1.3 trillion dollar budget bill to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year. San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell talks safety with Uber following the fatal collision between a self-driving car and pedestrian in Phoenix. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/lead-paint-legislation-builds-on-court-victory
A young white man who railed against homosexuality and abortions is identified as the suspect who terrorized Austin with a series of package bombs. He blows himself up as police close in. A San Francisco judge holds a teach-in on climate change in his courtroom as he considers climate change lawsuits from San Francisco and … Continued
Saudi Arabia’s young crown prince meets with Donald Trump as Mohamed bin Salman opens a marathon tour of the U.S — aimed at burnishing the country’s image and upending the Iran nuclear deal. San Francisco announces plans to confiscate guns from those barred from owning them. The U.S. Supreme Court deemed likely to overturn a … Continued
Donald Trump calls for the death penalty for some drug traffickers as a means of fighting the opioid epidemic. State Treasurer John Chiang and sometimes family members of victims of gun violence urge the CALPERS Board to divest from holdings in retailers that sell assault weapons and bump stock devices. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/ca-treasurer-wants-gun-divestment-by-big-investors https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/baba-drug-policy
Thousands of civilians flee the besieged Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta, in what is believed to be the largest exodus in one day in the country’s seven-year war. A bi-partisan proposal in the state Assembly to decrease state taxes on marijuana after growers and sellers say high taxes are driving consumers to the black market. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/new-california-bill-lowers-marijuana-taxes … Continued
The Trump Administration implemented its toughest charges and actions against Russia to date. Advocates introduce a package of legislation to move California towards universal health care — including for undocumented immigrants — but it falls short of the single payer health care proposal the California Nurses Association wants. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/care4all-california-campaign-backs-broad-legislative-package
Students mark the one month anniversary of the Parkland, Florida high school massacre with a nationwide walkout from schools to dramatize their agenda against gun violence. Democrat Conor Lamb hanging onto a slim lead against the Republican incumbent in a Pennsylvania Congressional race that could foretell trouble for Republicans in the November midterm elections. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/nationwide-student-walkout-protests-gun-violence
