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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Rosenberg sues over KPFA recall, ballot count delayed
It’s been almost a year since SaveKPFA submitted over 800 signatures from KPFA listener-members seeking the removal of Pacifica Treasurer Tracy Rosenberg — the architect of Pacifica’s purge of the Morning Show. Against our wishes, and over our repeated protests, Pacifica delayed the recall election past December 31 — which was the date called for in its own rules and bylaws. That bought Rosenberg’s supporters six months to raise money for a “no” campaign mailing. In a bizarre turn of events, Rosenberg has now sued Pacifica over that very delay. Her legal argument? That the gap between the voter eligibility deadline … Continue reading
Rosenberg faction walks out of LSB meeting in attempt to spike budget
What’s Tracy Rosenberg doing with the extra time her lawsuit has bought her? While chairing Pacifica’s Finance Committee, she led a new charge to get Pacifica to impose massive staff cuts on KPFA and other stations. This Saturday, August 4, Rosenberg led her Independents for Community Radio faction in a quorum-busting walkout from KPFA’s Local Station Board (LSB) meeting, with the explicit goal of blocking the board from approving KPFA’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Without an approved budget, Rosenberg could use her position as Pacifica treasurer to draw a budget up for KPFA — and impose layoffs that … Continue reading
Posted in Akio Tanaka, budget, elections and governance, Henry Norr, Janet Kobren, Kate Tanaka, recall Tracy Rosenberg, Tracy Rosenberg
Tagged budget, KPFA board meeting recording, LSB walkout, recall Tracy Rosenberg
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KPFA’s fund drive beats its goal by $45K, budget has surplus
KPFA’s Summer Mini-Fund Drive was the first in recent memory to finish on time, and on goal. Ahead of goal, actually: by the time the pledge room closed at 7 PM last Thursday, KPFA had exceeded its $285,000 goal by a whopping $45,000 — bringing in a total of $330,000. More donations continue to trickle in online. A hearty congratulations to all, and a big THANK YOU to everyone who pledged! What accounts for the turnaround? For one thing, good news. On day two of the fund drive, word got out via this SaveKPFA newsletter and elsewhere that the Pacifica National … Continue reading
Posted in Aileen Alfandary, Arlene Engelhardt, Brian Edwards-Tiekert, budget, fund drives, KPFA, recall Tracy Rosenberg, UpFront
Tagged fund drive, fundraising, UpFront
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