The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

02.28.18 - 6:00pm

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Donald Trump holds a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers on gun safety legislation and school safety. Immigrants rights advocates stage civil disobedience in front of I.C.E. headquarters in San Francisco after immigration officials report 150 Northern California arrests. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/hundreds-rally-in-sf-to-denounce-ice-arrests-over-150-since-sunday-in-northern-ca https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/family-of-man-killed-by-sfpd-officers-met-with-sf-da-gascon https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/metropolitan-water-district-bids-for-waterfix-bailout

02.27.18 - 6:00pm

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Donald Trump reportedly is backing away from his initial call to raise the age for all gun purchases to 21; some Democrats say the activism by Parkland, Florida high school students may mark a tipping point in winning significant gun safety legislation. California lawmakers introduce a package to make the state’s gun laws even tougher. … Continued

02.26.18 - 6:00pm

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Congress returns to work for the first time since the Parkland Florida school massacre, with Democrats pressing for strict gun safety measures. The U.S. Supreme Court rejects the Trump Administration’s request that it bypass a federal appeals court and directly hear a DACA case.   https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/us-supreme-court-rejects-trumps-latest-daca-move https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/immigration-judge-postpones-his-decision-on-fernando-carrillos-fate

02.23.18 - 6:00pm

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Donald Trump delivers a campaign style speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference. Prisoner rights attorneys return to federal court to say California authorities are violating the terms of an agreement that was supposed to end most solitary confinement.

02.22.18 - 6:00pm

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The longtime leader of the National Rifle Association comes out swinging against the F.B.I.  and what he calls Democratic party and media elites he says are smearing the NRA in the wake of the Parkland, Florida school massacre. The family of Sahleem Tindle and supporters attend a BART Board meeting to demand justice for the … Continued

02.21.18 - 6:00pm

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Donald Trump holds listening session at the White House with those affected by school massacres; he suggests arming school teachers. California mayors and lawmakers seek 1.5 billion dollars in state funds to tackle the homelessness crisis. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/mayors-lawmakers-seek-15-billion-for-homelessness

02.19.18 - 6:00pm

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Survivors of the Florida high school massacre throw down the gauntlet on gun control — challenging Donald Trump and other Republicans. Washington State youth file suit against the state for failing to take measures to protect them against the ravages of climate change.

02.16.18 - 6:00pm

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Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicts 13 Russians for interfering with 2016 presidential campaign.  South Africa’s new president, Cyril Ramaphosa, promises to work to attack the problems of poverty and unemployment. Bay Area lawmakers introduce statewide tenant protection measures. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/three-california-assembly-bills-introduced-to-halt-evictions https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/politicians-try-to-implement-gun-safety-laws-because-thoughts-and-prayers-are-not-enough

02.15.18 - 6:00pm

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The fate of hundreds of thousands of the young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers remains in limbo after the Senate defeated three measures yesterday. Officials charge accused Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz with 18 counts of premeditated murder. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/daca-in-limbo-as-senate-votes-down-immigration-proposals https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/the-americans-with-disabilities-act-could-be-reformed