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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.
More deaths and injuries in the seventh week of Palestinian protests at the Gaza border. Immigrants rights groups in San Francisco denounce San Francisco mayoral candidate Angela Alioto’s proposed ballot measure to repeal key portions of the city’s sanctuary ordinance. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/governor-brown-releases-budget-plan-avoiding-new-spending
Donald Trump announces plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next month in Singapore. San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell announces an extra 30 million dollar investment in homelessness prevention and support. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/the-2nd-annual-national-black-mamas-bail-out-day-raises-money-to-reunite-families-on-mothers-day
Senators spar with Gina Haspel over her willingness to defy a potential order from Donald Trump to carry out waterboarding at her confirmation hearing to be C.I.A. Director. California becomes the first state to order virtually all new residential construction to include solar panels. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/gina-haspel-confronted-with-her-record-on-torture-during-senate-confirmation-for-cia-director https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/teachers-pension-fund-approves-assault-weapon-divestment-proposal https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/amputations-rise-in-gaza-from-israeli-sniper-fire
Donald Trump announces he’ll rescind the Iran nuclear deal — Iran’s president seeks to reassure his country that the repercussions won’t be too severe or longlasting. Immigrant mothers sheltering sanctuary churches share the painful experience of being separated from their families. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/trump-dumps-iran-nuke-agreement
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is the latest European leader to come to Washington, hoping to convince Donald Trump to keep the U.S. in the Iran nuclear deal. California Republicans fret about their political prospects. Hondurans and supporters rally in San Francisco against the Trump Administration decision to rescind temporary protected status for 100,000 Honduran … Continued
Donald Trump addresses the National Rifle Association after changing his story once again on the hush money payment to former adult film star Stormy Daniels. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf holds a town hall meeting on housing and homelessness. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/oakland-mayor-hosts-town-hall-on-homeless-crisis
New Donald Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani contradictsTrump’s past claims that he didn’t know about the 130 thousand dollars in hush money that personal attorney and fixer Michael Cohen paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels days before the 2016 presidential election. Kenneth Humphrey, whose case sparked a court decision reforming bail, is released after spending a … Continued
Cambridge Analytica, the Trump-affiliated data firm at the center of Facebook’s worst privacy scandal in history, is declaring bankruptcy and shutting down. State lawmakers debate requiring hotels give their cleaning crew access to “panic buttons” to report sexual assault or other dangerous situations. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/hotel-housekeeper-protection-act-passes-hurdle
California Governor Jerry Brown pledges to use every resource at the state’s disposal to fight the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to roll back standards on auto emissions and gas mileage. May Day protests around the Bay Area promote immigrant, worker and tenant rights. https://soundcloud.com/kpfa-fm-94-1-berkeley/california-sues-epa-over-clean-car-rules
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims evidence of a secret Iranian atomic archive. Former students of now-bankrupt Corinthian College go to court to win return of Obama-era loan forgiveness, canceled by the Trump Administration.
