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Pacifica opens KPFA's doors, staffers continue protest and two board members confirm that Pacifica
may sell Berkeley station. Current Magazine.
http://www.current.org/rad/rad914p.html
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Hundreds Protest for KPFA After Tussle on the Air
KPFA sits boarded up and padlocked. Pacifica's national management put KPFA's entire staff on
administrative leave and filled its air with archival material. Current Online.
http://www.current.org/rad/rad913p.html
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Pacifica Board Ousts KPFA Staff
KPFA's entire staff was ejected from the radio station's building, and riot police were called in
to forcibly disperse a crowd estimated at 500 protesters gathered in support. Pigdog Journal.
http://www.pigdog.org/auto/jabber_streams/shortfeature/606.html
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Shadow Falling on Beacon of Independent Radio
In late March, a crisis exploded at KPFA when Pacifica abruptly fired station manager Nicole
Sawaya, a leader who had unified the station's diverse staff and volunteers. CorpWatch.
http://www.corpwatch.org/trac/corner/alert/pacifica-kpfa.html
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A Fight - Berkeley-Style - Over Radio's Future
A lockout at the oldest public radio station spurs concern that a crusading liberal voice will be
silenced. Christian Science Monitor.
http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/1999/08/02/p2s1.htm
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Nearly Half a Million Spent During KPFA Lockout
The Pacifica Foundation spent nearly $500,000 to hire armed security guards and a public relations
firm during a prolonged showdown with employees radio station KPFA. SF Chronicle.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/09/08/MN4696.DTL
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Berkeley KPFA Radio Staff Won Battle, But War Goes On
When Pacifica Foundation returned control of the radio station KPFA to staff , it lifted its
"gag rule," but also left staff with an ultimatum to increase diversity and audience
size. Sacramento Bee.
http://www.sacbee.com/news/news/old/local04_19990825.html
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KPFA Listeners Protest Pacifica
More than 500 KPFA radio supporters rallied to demand the protection of the radio station's
employees and a review of its finances. The Daily Californian.
http://archive.dailycal.org/archive/1999/5/10/kpfa.html
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KPFA: Statement from 1999-SEIU Healthcare Workers Union Local 250
Supporting the activists fighting the Pacifica's takeover and calling for the Foundation's Board to
halt its unfair labor practices and negotiate in good faith with the bargaining committee at KPFA.
http://www.sfbg.com/kpfa/union.html
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Bensky bounced
Bensky's firing came fewer than 10 days after the termination of popular KPFA general manager
Nicole Sawaya. The network fired Bensky because of his on-air comments in support of Sawaya. SF Bay
Guardian.
http://www.sfbg.com/News/33/28/OnGuard/media.html
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The Coup at KPFA
Article in the Revolutionary Worker on Pacifica's attempted take over of KPFA and the activism in
opposition.
http://www.rwor.org/a/v21/1010-019/1015/kpfa.htm
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Trouble in Texas
Pacifica's board wanted to discuss the network's future in secret. KPFA staff and supporters wanted
them to resign. A report from the San Francisco Bay Guardian.
http://www.sfbg.com/News/34/05/5pac.html
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The Taking of KPFA by Pacifica
Full coverage of 1999 dispute at KPFA from San Francisco Bay Guardian newspaper
http://www.sfbg.com/kpfa/index.html
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Dennis Bernstein: How I Was Arrested on the Air
Dennis Bernstein's article in CounterPunch on his arrest at KPFA.
http://www.counterpunch.org/bernstein.html
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Love Underground Vision Radio - Coverage of KPFA Protest
Audio files of the 1999 protests and teach-ins against the Pacifica Network at Berkeley's KPFA
radio station. (requires RealAudio player)
http://www.eroplay.com/kpfa/index.html
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