The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – March 7, 2018
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays
6:00 PM Pacific Time: Mondays - Fridays
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.
The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – March 6, 2018
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – March 5, 2018
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement announces it arrested 232 undocumented immigrants since Sunday. The Trump Administration says the Justice Department is reviewing whether Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf broke any laws when she warned an ICE sweep was coming.
Florida Republican Marco Rubio proposes gun violence prevention legislation that falls short of demands of high school survivors of the Parkland massacre. In the wake of an I.C.E. immigration sweep of Northern California, efforts to fully fund San Francisco representation of detained immigrants.
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
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
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
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.
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