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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Recall response: we called it!
SIGN THE PETITION HERE In our last newsletter we pointed out that, when Tracy Rosenberg used a lawsuit to scuttle the count of recall ballots, her own court filings argued that it would cost KPFA very little money to fix the recall’s procedural problems by sending out a new ballot in the same envelope as the general election ballots due to be mailed on November 6. Here’s what Rosenberg’s legal filing says: “It is understood that that PACIFICA has incurred expenses in conducting the present recall….However, the cost to Pacifica of a new election can be mitigated since it is … Continue reading
Posted in KPFA recall, KPFA recall vote, Pacifica, recall Tracy Rosenberg, Tracy Rosenberg, United for Community Radio
Tagged KPFA, Pacifica National Board, petition, recall Tracy Rosenberg, tracy rosenberg
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KPFA’s Fall Fund Drive ends early, short
In an encouraging sign that KPFA’s management is serious about trying to rein in the length of fund drives, KPFA’s Fall Fund Drive ended last Friday, after 19 days of fundraising — five days shorter than the previous year’s. It also ended short of its goal by roughly $140,000. KPFA is trying to make up some of the difference through online pledges — so we encourage you to contribute at kpfa.org. Some context: KPFA was forced to lengthen its fund drives dramatically over the past two years to compensate for the drop in pledging after now-ousted Pacifica executive director Arlene … Continue reading
Posted in Arlene Engelhardt, fund drives, KPFA, Programming, UpFront
Tagged fundraising, KPFA, SaveKPFA, UpFront
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Rosenberg blocks recall vote count
An Alameda County judge has granted Pacifica treasurer Tracy Rosenberg‘s request to block any counting of the thousands of ballots in the recall election against her cast by KPFA members this summer. The election was triggered after more than 800 KPFA listeners who signed petitions seeking Rosenberg’s removal from the Pacifica National Board over her role in killing the Morning Show, misappropriating members’ email addresses, and other abuses. At the time, the Morning Show was the most listened-to program produced at KPFA, and the station’s biggest fundraiser. Rosenberg delays vote, then sues over delay Shortly before the ballot count was … Continue reading
Posted in elections and governance, endorsers, Independents for Community Radio, KPFA, KPFA recall, legal, Matt Ward, recall election, recall Tracy Rosenberg, United for Community Radio
Tagged Independents for Community Radio, KPFA, kpfa recall vote, Pacifica National Board, tracy rosenberg, United for Community Radio
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