The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

10.20.17 - 6:00pm

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A study published in Lancet Medical Journal says environmental pollution kills more people every year than wars, hunger, smoking or natural disasters. The Bay Area bids for new Amazon headquarters which could bring 50,000 new jobs — and intensify gentrification. Health care workers protest Dignity Health’s plans to cut their health benefits.

10.19.17 - 6:00pm

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Senate Republicans ready to jam through a four trillion dollar budget plan to set the stage for their tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón says he won’t prosecute the police officer who shot dead unarmed African American woman Jessica Williams — a shooting that caused the resignation of former … Continued

10.18.17 - 6:00pm

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra goes to court to preserve the cost sharing subsidies that allow moderate income people to afford their health premiums less than a week after President Trump announced he would end them. A pretrial hearing today on the case of Kayla Moore, who died in Berkeley police custody after a mental … Continued

10.17.17 - 6:00pm

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The Senate votes to move ahead on a Republican budget plan, setting the stage for massive tax cuts for the wealthy. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders denounces the proposals. Firefighters jump on a new fire in the Santa Cruz mountains as containment figures increase on blazes in the North Bay’s wine country. Featured Stories: https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/new-laws-affect-civil-rights-and-environment https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/undocumented-immigrants-seek-aid-in-north-bay-fires … Continued