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Candidates
for 2006
Local Station Board

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Program

A Program Council that is accountable to listeners and their representatives, and open to listeners' evaluation of programming and suggestions for new programs

More coverage of movements for progressive social change throughout the KPFA listening area

An immediate end to the Program Council's one-year moratorium on Labor Collective program proposals

More programming that reflects the diversity and changing demographics of our listening area, including more focus on young people and immigrant communities

Return of the monthly Folio as a monthly program guide and listener forum

A strong Unpaid Staff Organization
to represent the community volunteer "worker bees," the heart and soul of the station

More training for community members in order to encourage grassroots programming

Transparency and accountability
in key station decision-making, including finances, contracts, job postings, and hiring and termination

Civility and fairness, mutual respect on the Local Station Board and throughout the station, for diversity, and towards the rights of others

The hiring of a qualified General Manager
committed to accountability, transparency, democracy, and respect for Pacifica's Mission Statement and By-laws

Listener Representative
Regina Carey
Bob English
Sasha Futran
Dave Heller
Henry Norr
Akio Tanaka
Steve Zeltzer*
*Candidacy challenged by KPFA

Staff Representative
Maxine Doogan