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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.
» 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.
» 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.
» Dennis Bernstein: How I Was Arrested on the Air - Dennis Bernstein's article in CounterPunch on his arrest at KPFA.
» 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.
» 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.
» 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.
» 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)
» 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.
» 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.
» Pacifica Reopens KPFA but Discusses its Sale - Pacifica opens KPFA's doors, staffers continue protest and two board members confirm that Pacifica may sell Berkeley station. Current Magazine.
» 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.
» The Coup at KPFA - Article in the Revolutionary Worker on Pacifica's attempted take over of KPFA and the activism in opposition.
» The Taking of KPFA by Pacifica - Full coverage of 1999 dispute at KPFA from San Francisco Bay Guardian newspaper
» 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.