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It is a fine kettle of fish. I had planned on asking Jan Goodman a simple question that would be a big help to me as I really don’t understand a lot of the issues with the disbursement of donations. KPFK wants a donation least the very donation I withhold might cause them to tank once and for all. New Day Pacifica needs money for mailing and that is a part of business that I can relate to. I was going to ask Jan about the advisability of splitting the donation between KPFK and New Day Pacifica. Jan and I go way back to about the date of the Pleasure Faire. I trust her to give me advice on how to spend a couple of hundred bucks. However! A new variant was born as I recovered an old fall-back email account. ‘RADIO FREE MOSCOW’. Many of you may not know of whom I speak. It started as a very small low power station (3watts?) in the upstairs of the old abandoned David’s Dept. Store. They had a range of three miles. No one told them it couldn’t be done so they did it. They now have authorization to use MUCH MORE POWER. I understand that they at times they carry some of KPFK’s programing. So now I am thinking of a three way split. Should I lose KPFK and New Day Pacifica. I will still be able to visit RADIO FREE MOSCOW. Who and why are they going to get money from me? I grew up in Moscow Idaho. It is nothing short of an act of perhaps a God that Radio Free Moscow exists. Moscow is a very conservative place exceeded only by driving five miles out of town where you may be holding your life in your hands if you have applied the wrong bumper sticker. I should help them and I know it.
So Jan, please write to me and give me your sage advice. Should it be a three way split or biased towards the past (KPFK) which looks pretty shaky or take a long shot on New Day Pacifica? It isn’t that much money, but I don’t want to feel like I was less than well enough informed on any of the three to do a good job of making a plan. When Radio Free Moscow moves their transmitter to the top of Paridise Ridge they will have maybe aforty or fifty mile reach. This excites me, but I do feel like I should dance with the one who brung me!
Phillip Shelton
Subscribing is too hard. It should be an obvious link at the top of the page.
Also, while you’re flipping the comments to newest first, you should put the new comment field at the top of comments.
I will be interested in seeing how this group evolves.
What is the latest on 2016 audit and the likelihood of Pacifica retaining its non-profit status? Oh, and how is negotiation with ESB coming along?
Just saw this decision come up:
http://www.afjlaw.com/silverman-silverman-v-pacifica-foundation/
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
LEVY, United States Magistrate Judge.
*1 By order dated July 25, 2014, the Honorable Frederic Block, Senior United States District Judge, granted the motions of plaintiff Silverman & Silverman, LLP (“plaintiff”) to strike the counterclaims and strike the answer of defendant Pacifica Foundation (“defendant” or “Pacifica”), as a sanction for failure to comply with the court’s discovery orders. (Order, dated July 25, 2014.) Judge Block directed Pacifica to pay the attorney’s fees and costs incurred by plaintiff in bringing the discovery motion (see Motion for Discovery Order, dated May 9, 2014, Dkt. No. 44), the motion to strike counterclaims (see Motion to Strike Defendant’s Counterclaims, dated May 28, 2014, Dkt. No. 46), and the motion to strike defendant’s answer (see Motion to Strike Answer to Complaint, Counterclaim, dated May 29, 2014, Dkt. No. 47) (collectively, “the Motions”). As a consequence, defendant is in default. I therefore recommend that the Clerk of the Court be directed to note Pacifica’s default.
Judge Block has recommitted this matter to me to conduct an inquest and issue a Report and Recommendation. For the reasons stated below, I respectfully recommend that plaintiff be awarded $65,076 in damages, as well as prejudgment interest at the rate of nine percent per annum, amounting to $5,856.84 per year for the five years from April 20, 2010 to April 20, 2015, and $16.05 per day thereafter until the date of entry of judgment. I further recommend that plaintiff’s request for attorney’s fees and costs be denied with leave to file appropriate documentation within thirty (30) days of the date of this Report and Recommendation.
Hi,
I would like to know what is the beautiful music at the end of Something’s Happening.
Thank you
Ivan
Judy Collins, “Nightingale II’ from “Whales & Nightingales” CD
Hi, I just attempted to give a modest donation and I did not check paypal, and my acc’t number was for Amex which it did indicate, and I end up with a message that my city, state and zip are incorrect! So where can I send a check? Your work is merely extraordinary. Shocking what these bastards are trying to do. Should you have a mailing address?
Suggestion: why are not the latest comments coming up first? Seems useful to reverse the order as I thought the comments were now a year old and therefore this part of your site out-of-date.
Hi Lucille,
I emailed you privately with the check information. I’m sorry you had a problem with the online donation button. Drat
I’ll take at look at the comment posting module and see if the order can be flipped. Good idea.
Hi, this is now Feb 20 2018 and my birthday and want to make another too small donation to a major project but I cannot enter a figure. Thanks tons for your so amazing blog!! I am so grateful that you have such heart to do this–and a strong stomach too.
I can’t vote because I became a member after 6/30?
What’s that BS about? After years of frustration became a member again just to vote out the fools.
Oh geez. I’m sorry Joseph (being an advocate of voting out the fools here). The date of record on the election was June 30, so yes the donation had to be in by that date.
Why is ANSWER the only KPFK source publishing a Pacifica Elections slate?
ANSWER is not the only KPFK source publishing a Pacifica elections candidate slate. The Committee to Strengthen KPFK (our preferred slate of candidates) is located here: http://candidateslate.org/Pages/KPFK/Main-Page.html and sent a postcard to KPFK’s voter list.
??? KPFK – WHO CAN I VOTE FOR –
TO SUPPORT ROY of HOLLYWOOD ? ? ?
The ANSWER people are not
proving to offer successful leadership
as far as I can tell
yet theyre the only KPFK source publishing a slate
Hi Leo,
No, don’t vote for the ANSWER candidates. The slate that Roy of Hollywood endorses can be found here.
http://candidateslate.org/Pages/KPFK/Main-Page.html
Most of these candidates are also endorsed by Pacifica in Exile. You can find our endorsements on the front page of the website.
I had been following the non-filing of required reports by the AG’s office (KPFK not providing accounting, etc.) and out of curiosity I went to the Registry site again and found something new. Since it will require attachments, I’ll send it to the email address.
So you took off intelligent programming with the likes of Ralph Nader to put the hateful, foulmouthed freaks on “safe harbour”. Hope you go off the air soon and for good. The show is evil.
I think a lot of people agree with you .
Donate button not working!
Hiya,
We just tested it and it *seemed* to be working fine. Uh-oh. For now, try it in a different browser and we’ll keep trying to figure it out. Also if you can tell us via an email to [email protected] exactly what went wrong for you, it might help to identify the issue…
I would like to donate by mailing a check. What is the mailing address for Pacifica in Exile?
Thanks,
R Gaura-Vila
What were the results of the WBAI election?
I love Roy of Hollywood – am a devoted NightOwl and devoted KPFK listener and supporter since 2001. I do not support the decision to replace “Something’s Happening”.
Hear,hear! I completely agree. Roy is a pearl. The folks we need to write our criticisms or congratulations to are the decision makers:
General Manager Leslie Redford [email protected]
Interim Program Director Alan Minsky [email protected]
Phone: 818-985-2711 ext. 0 for operator.
Mail: c/o KPFK, 3729 Cahuenga Blvd. West, North Hollywood, CA 91604.
On the time shows air between 12:00 Am and 3:00 AM…
Can we just go back to Roy of Hollywood and the “Something’s Happening Show” ?
The “Safe Harbor” programming does not offer anything different from the stuff that airs Saturdays and Sundays during early morning hours. There is too much redundancy in “Safe Harbor’s” programming and nothing of value to KPFK and its listeners.
Will there be an audit of the election results by Pacifica in exile?
If so, is there a private email I an send my receipt with votes to?
Hi Chris,
Yes, there will be an audit. I’ll have some people contact you privately with info about how to document your ballot for a double check.
The Calif Atty Gen will not rescue Pacifica, whose Board is purposely mis-managing the foundation into bankruptcy. The only way to save it is with a lawsuit, asking that a Manager be appointed by the Court to manage it, restore its finances, and provide for the legal election of a legal Board. Has a suit been filed? Who is interested in joining [email protected] to file one?