The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – December 12, 2017
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.

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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.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Severe weather hampers firefighting efforts as the mammoth Thomas Fire threatens areas of Santa Barbara and other cities. The Trump Administration faces off against young climate activists who’ve filed suit charging the federal government is depriving them of their rights by siding with the fossil fuel industry and failing to address climate change. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/childrens-climate-lawsuit-argued-in-sf-court
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Senator Al Franken announces he’ll resign in the coming weeks after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. Extreme “purple” conditions prevail in Southern California where winds of up to 80 mph feed the growth of raging wildfires. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/almeghari-on-jeruselum https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/national-pearl-harbor-remembrance-day
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Wind whipped fires ravage parts of Ventura County. The U.S. Supreme Court takes up the case of a Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. Oakland City workers go out on strike.
The U.S. Supreme Court says the Trump Administration can enforce its Muslim travel ban while the case proceeds through the courts. Donald Trump formally endorses Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore. The attorney for the man acquitted in the killing of Kate Steinle on a San Francisco pier says he’ll ask the judge to set aside the … Continued
Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn pleads guilty to making false statements to the FBI and is believed to be cooperating with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into whether Trump campaign officials coordinated with Russian officials during the presidential campaign. Angry reaction from Donald Trump and administration officials to the not guilty verdict for the undocumented … Continued
British Prime Minister Theresa May rebukes Donald Trump for retweeting inflammatory anti-Muslim videos from a far-right British group. Graduate students speak out against a provision in the House tax bill that would tax their tuition waivers as income. A San Francisco jury returns a not guilty verdict in the case of the undocumented man who … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.