Denunciations pouring in after Donald Trump refers to African nations with a vulgar expletive and asks why the U.S. should allow more immigrants from those countries. A State Assembly Committee kills an effort to repeal the Costa-Hawkins legislation which bars cities from adopting rent control on properties built after 1995. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/rent-control-bill-fails-in-assembly-sparks-protest-initiative https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/activists-deliver-petition-demanding-blackrock-to-stop-financing-oil-companies https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/united-states-post-office-vs-city-of-berkeley


The death toll climbs to 17 in the Montecito mudslide, with 13 people still missing. New York City sues five major oil companies, charging they contributed to global warming. California Governor Jerry Brown unveils his final budget before leaving office next year with a warning that the good financial times won’t last forever. Featured Stories: https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/governor-brown-boosts-reserve-in-state-budget-plan https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/oakland-responds-to-ice-deportation-threats-moves-to-strengthen-sanctuary-city-laws


Donald Trump’s lawyer sends a cease and desist letter to the publisher and author of a scathing new book about the president. The publisher says it’s releasing the book tomorrow — four days early. The Trump Administration moves to open vast tracts of previously protected oceans to offshore drilling and to renew a crackdown on marijuana … Continued


The Trump Administration praises anti-government protests in Iran while the country’s  Ayatollah Khameini says foreign powers are instigating the protests.  The acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement says politicians who run sanctuary cities should be charged with crimes and he’s coming after California. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/2020-census-faces-new-questions   https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/pacifica-financial-crisis-threatens-to-sink-network