Daniel's Free Speech Zone

Reports on political activism in the San Francisco Bay Area, on the struggle to keep KPFA 94.1 in the Pacifica network, and on the Occupy movement
current issue: KPFA Local Station Board Election Season
Vote: United for Community Radio
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The Middle East

Passing through Afghanistan & Pakistan--lands of the Pashtuns

Afghanistan's Road Less Traveled

Zarqawi's death, Bush's loss

Dave's Middle East Study Group

  • The Death of Sgt. Van Dale Todd by Daniel Borgström
  • "Clean Coal"
    (black lung & sinkholes)
    by Daniel Borgström
  • "Please don't ask any more questions about . . ."
    Between the Minutes     at KPFA's Local Station Board on December 1, 2012     by Daniel Borgström
  • Transcript of JR Valrey's broadcast
    of February 6, 2013
    for which he was suspended from KPFA without due process
  • Well, let's do a head count, shall we? The KPFA war that never ends & JR's Town Hall of April 11 by Richard Chen
  • Laurence Shoup:
    My analysis of the KPFA election & what is to be done
  • The Death of Aaron Swartz The extraordinarily gifted and effective computer programmer and progressive activist who committed suicide on Jan 11, 2013
  • shotgun incident
    OPD confirms & exonerates
  • Brian Edwards-Tiekert endorsed cuts excerpts from Brian's report to the Pacifica National Board in September 2008
  • Civil Suit -- in court of appeal
    The case of SaveKPFA's competing fund drive. -- SaveKPFA members attempt to avoid liability for disloyalty denied by the Court of Appeal --     by Richard Phelps, former Chair KPFA LSB
  • The Blame Game at KPFA
    by Tracy Rosenberg
  • United for Community Radio our platform in the upcoming
    KPFA board election
    what we stand for
  • Thoughts on Our Campaign
    and remembering
    Les Radke
    by Adrienne Lauby
  • Response to SaveKPFA's claim that the suit for breach of loyalty was intended to ban dissent. by Richard Phelps
  • Daniel's Recommendations
    for KPFA's Local Station Board
  • "Help!"
    Carol Spooner's exchange with a friend who asks about the KPFA election
  • Siegel & WBAI "Dan Siegel does not begin his account of WBAI's travails until 2009 -- I wonder why?" by Mitchel Cohen, Chair, WBAI Local Station Board
  • Democracy at KPFA/Pacifica--Why? by Robbie Osman, of Across the Great Divide Note: "Management" here indicates time BEFORE elected Pacifica Executive Director Arlene Engelhardt, then Andrew Phillips and Carrie Core at KPFA finally stepped in to begin to turn things around.
  • Bringing Peace to KPFA-Pacifica [Don’t Shoot the Messenger – Vote NO on the Recall!]
    by Akio Tanaka
  • What does KPFA's board do? Responsibilities of a board member by Adrienne Lauby
  • Dan Siegel, Fiction Writer
    Siegel creates a false narrative which he attempts to pass off as Pacifica history
  • SaveKPFA's Latest,
    & responses from United for Community Radio
  • Tracy Rosenberg responds
    to the recall
  • Occupy’s Stake in KPFA’s Board Election --a video
  • KPFA & Pacifica
    a strategic asset for social movements
    by Daniel Borgström
  • UPSO an organization representing the unpaid staff at KPFA
    by Adrienne Lauby
  • We need to endorse Tracy Rosenberg
  • Judge Halts Ballot Count in KPFA Recall Election
    August 2, 2012
  • Save KPFA’s Spin Unspun
    Q & A brought to mind by the Spin as well as by the Audit
    by Virginia Browning & allies
  • "Me first" politics & financial irresponsibility
    "SaveKPFA" again puts its members jobs before the survival of KPFA/Pacifica
    by Richard Phelps
  • The Magic Minutes of Mark Hernandez
    SaveKPFA Candidate Mark Hernandez, Caught with his "Hand In the LSB Minutes Jar"
    by Richard Phelps
  • without due process
    by Richard Phelps
  • Why We're Voting NO
    on the recall
    by Bob English and Linda Hewitt
  • Kernighan's Tool Kit
    by Daniel Borgström
  • Surviving Typhoon Louise
    on Okinawa in October 1945
    by Howard Keylor
  • My May Day Highlight: The loving embrace of Black Bloc by Isis Feral
  • Oakland Occupies May Day by Daniel Borgström
  • Occupying the farm below Albany Hill by Daniel Borgström
  • videos of Forums on the Recall at KPFA Pacifia
    Jan 30 & Feb 6 2012
  • Stop the KPFA Recall! Let's keep Tracy Rosenberg
  • SaveKPFA’s Quan Connection at Occupy Oakland by Daniel Borgström
  • a different story for this day
     “Columbus Day”
    by Daniel Borgström
  • Veterans for Peace supports Occupy Oakland
    VfP East Bay Chapter #162
  • about this website

    topics include
    - Occupy Oakland
    -The fight for KPFA 94.1
    - soldiers once
    - Port of Oakland
    - Privatizers, 1%
    - Between the Minutes
    - Lake Merritt
    - The Middle East
    - watching those who watch us
    & more

    • High Noon & the West Coast Docks
      by Daniel Borgström
    • A New Life – Papua New Guinea
      by Andrew Leslie Phillips
      iGM of KPFA 94.1 FM
    • The Story Behind the Charge
      by Arlene Engelhardt
    • Occupying a House Auction
      by Daniel Borgström
    • The Entrepreneur's Story, as told to Daniel on April 1st
    • Occupy Oakland press release: police violence on January 28
    • reflecting on J28, mass arrests in Oakland
    • Occupy claims success in West Coast Port Shutdown of Dec 12, 2011
    • The Documents: ILWU Local 21 Longview contract with EGT
    • Comments on ILWU Local 21 Longview contract with EGT, LLC
      by Howard Keylor
    • Notes from Occupy Oakland
      2011 by Dave Welsh
    • The Port and the Plaza The raid that sparked the Nov 2nd General Strike in Oakland by Daniel Borgström
    • Christmas Song for Occupy
      by Kitty Costello
    • from Andrew Phillips, Mgr. of KPFA 94.1
    • The Occupocalypse of Nov 14th at Occupy Oakland by Daniel Borgström
    • Paris 1968, Oakland 2011 by Daniel Borgström
    • Eight days in May Truckers closed the Port of Oakland
       by Daniel Borgström
    • Whose Port? Police attack in the Port of Oakland on April 7, 2003, & Protesters response in weeks that followed
      by Daniel Borgström
    • Iraq War Veterans, casualties at Occupy Oakland statement by Steve Morse of Veterans for Peace
    • MoveOn.org--control freaks, or what? An incident in Oakland
    • Dear Oakland City Council a letter from Virginia Browning
    • KPFA's Republican Activist by Daniel Borgström
    • The Triumph of the Necrophiles
      A Critique of the Mechanical World View
      by John Modrow
    • the crisis of insolvency at KPFA by Akio Tanaka
    • SaveKPFA and the Truth are Seldom on the Same Page
      by Richard Phelps
    • "Save KPFA" Eliminates Rank and File Input in Managerial Evaluations by Tracy Rosenberg
    • soldiers once remembering Jim Ketola; The death of Sgt. Van Dale Todd; Veterans for Peace: ARTICLES
    • soldiers on Okinawa, 1945
      by former Corporal Howard Keylor
    • Petition Call for On-Air Fairness at KPFA 94.1 fm
    • Report from the spring fund drive -- KPFA 94.1 FM
    • KPFA's Working Majority Gets Screwed by CWA Job Trust by Isis Feral
    • Statement of Purpose by KPFA/Pacifica Action

    • Port of Oakland pickets, shutdowns, & sit-ins: ARTICLES
    • Our homes--Obama's gift to Wall Street by Daniel Borgström

    * book reviews *

    • book review Rulers & Rebels: A People's History of Early California by Laurence H. Shoup
    • From the Jaws of Victory New Book on the Destruction from the inside of the United Farm Workers Union by Matt Garcia
      a review by Howard Keylor

    KPFA 94.1 Pacifica Radio under Attack

    • Brian's famous email of 2005 "how do we make our enemies own the problems that are to come?"
    • Pacifica Foundation vindicated on all labor issues at KPFA
    • NLRB finds CWA complaints without merit--a memo from the Office of the General Counsel
    • recent articles by Carol Spooner
      "Russian Roulette," "Who runs KPFA," & more
    • Grumbling over the bedside manner of WBAI Program Director Tony Bates?
      by Steve Brown
    • Save KPFA's Grover Norquist Solution by Daniel Borgström
    • What's Really Happening at KPFA 94.1 fm: A Labor Perspective
    • The Best & the Brightest, at KPFA by Daniel Borgström
    • links Pacifica & Grassroots Radio topics, etc., including: Pacifica auditor's report for the year ended September 30, 2010
    • Support Our KPFA & Pacifica! by Akio Tanaka
    • Between the Minutes
      scenes & sketches from KPFA board meetings
      a series from 2006 to 2011 by Daniel Borgström
    • "Honk for Peace" every Sunday at Lake Merritt: ARTICLES
    • privatizers, corporatizers: ARTICLES
    • The Middle East: ARTICLES
    • watching those who watch us: ARTICLES
    • False Reports about Underwriting
      by Carol Spooner
    • History, Finance, & Business 101 --applied to KPFA
    • The CL in a Nutshell by Richard Phelps
    • email accusations, a comment by Brian Shiratsuki
    • The "Gag Rule" critiqued by Terry Goodman
    • Missing Comments from Mara Rivera
    • Merrill Lynch no longer exists. Nevertheless … A report from Tracy Rosenberg
    • paved with bad decisions: KPFA's Road to Hell
    • Staying friends with the Crocodile by Curt Gray
    • Pacifica Radio Network carries Al Jazeera English
    • Pacifica Radio Board Elections Terry Goodman critiques Matthew Lasar
    • Brian Edwards-Tiekert rehired, spins "Victory" What really happened?
    • Distortions & Factual Errors CL'ers' "facts" vs. reality at KPFA
    • KPFA financial status & layoffs/bumps by Arlene Engelhardt & Carrie Core
    • The Layoffs, by Terry Goodman
    • Better Bad News--Reports on KPFA
    • Chandra Hauptman: The truth about "Concerned Listeners-Savekpfa's" latest misinformation
    • Do the bylaws apply to Dan Siegel? Memos from Carol Spooner & Richard Phelps
    • Analysis by Tracy Rosenberg of KPFA 1st quarter financial report
    • Scenarios of bankruptcy & sale of Pacifica stations by Steve Brown, WBAI
    • A Few Comments on the Financial Crisis at Pacifica by Max Blanchet
    • KPFA election report 2010 by Oriana Saportas
    • Pacifica Election Report 2010 by Renée Asteria Peñaloza
    • False History & Current Myths about KPFA & Its Union
    • Morning Mix airs from 8-9 am on KPFA 94.1 This week's advance highlights
    • Driving a Wedge by Sally Sommer
    • The Patronage Culture at KPFA by Curt Gray
    • CWA kills the Morning Show --a revealing email
    • Why are CWA and the "left" trying to take down KPFA? by Carol Spooner
    • Dangling off the Cliff: Commentary on Current KPFA Crisis, by Adrienne Lauby
    • Hate Week In the home of the Free Speech Movement, on Free Speech Radio, by Curt Gray
    • What is at stake at KPFA? by George Reiter, Chair, Pacifica National Board
    • A Response to KPFAworker.org by Akio Tanaka
    • Support KPFA by Virginia Browning
    • A letter to the Berkeley City Council by Steve Gilmartin
    • A letter from Arlene Engelhardt, Executive Director of Pacifica Radio
    • The Current Brouhaha at KPFA by Max Blanchet, Former LSB member
    • The Magic of Illusion, by Marc Sapir Ten statements about KPFA: some true, some false
    • Playing the Union Card by Richard Phelps
    • KPFA should learn from New Agers by Daniel Borgström
    • On the Road Today letters & updates from Tracy Rosenberg, dismantling myths about the budgets & layoffs
    • What’s Happening at KPFA? by Carol Spooner
    • CWA-KPFA collective bargaining agreement April 30, 2010
    • Gaza Flotilla survivor runs for KPFA's board
    • Lords & Ladies vs. the Peasants at KPFA
    • Insights & Experiences on the KPFA board by Sasha Futran
    • Save KPFA -- hijacking a legendary name
    • Stealing Save KPFA: erasing history by Jeffrey Blankfort, Maria Gilardin, Curt Gray, Marianne Torres, & Sasha Futran
    • KPFA Workers & Community step up, GM "Resigns" by Bob English
    • A Disinformation Professional

    Between the Minutes

    • Siegel Stuff --after the minutes at the Jan 13th LSB, by Daniel Borgström
    • Intimidation between the minutes March 7, 2010 by Daniel Borgström
    • Siegel: "You're suing me!" by Daniel Borgström
    • The "RAID" August 8, 2009 by Daniel Borgström
    • The Split Between the Minutes Dec 5, 2009 & Jan 11, 2010 by Daniel Borgström
    • Parliamentary Addiction: Roberts Abuse at the LSB by Daniel Borgström
    • KPFA's manager attends a board meeting: March 14, 2009 by Daniel Borgström
    • Between the Minutes: Scenes from Jan 10, 2009 by Daniel Borgström
    • Between the Minutes: Scenes from June 14, 2008 by Daniel Borgström
    • Between the Minutes--March 24, 2007 by Daniel Borgström
    • NOTES from February 24, 2007 by Daniel Borgström
    • Notes from January 13, 2007 by Daniel Borgström

      • Listener Democracy: The long Struggle

    • The Old Regime's Legacy at KPFA by Maria Gilardin
    • Ten years after the 1999 Hijack Attempt by Richard Phelps, July 2009
    • a 2001 article by Gregory Wonderwheel Still relevant today in 2010
    • The Gray-haired Forty: Sasha Lilley attacks listener democracy, disses listener activists
    • The struggle for transparency at Pacifica by Richard Phelps
    • Countering Kéllia: debating listener democracy at KPFA, by Virginia Brownng
    • The Battle of the Board at KPFA 2007
    • The Pacifica financial Crisis by Richard Phelps
    • a bad budget: the Minority Report of September 17, 2005
    • New Leadership in Pacifica Radio

      • violations & abuse of KPFA's air time

    • Disinformation & abuse of airwaves during the 2010 KPFA board elections by Felipe Messina
    • Bogus News Broadcasts by the bogus Save KPFA
    • Transcripts from September 30, 2010 For the Record by Felipe Messina

      • Cheating in past elections at KPFA

    • When Progressives Cheat --the KPFA election, 2007
    • Conn Hallinan Misinforms Doug Henwood: an intriguing email exchange
    • Responding to Dan Siegel's intervention in the LSB election--letters from Virginia Browning and Steve Gilmartin
    • Open Letter from the Committee on Fair Elections Bylaws & Rules Violated in KPFA Board Election of 2007
    • Dan Siegel at Pacifica Radio: excerpts from the elections report by Casey Peters

      • Miscellaneous

    • The Sorceress at Pacifica Radio by Daniel Borgström
    • KPFA: Let's Get Real by Sasha Futran
    • Statement re Dec. 5, 2009 by 13 members of the LSB
    • Daniel's Recommendations for KPFA's board election 2010
    • Daniel's Recommendations for KPFA's Board 2009
    • Recommendations for KPFA's Board 2007
    • KPFA's Election & Green Sunday

    The Middle East

    • Passing through Afghanistan & Pakistan--lands of the Pashtuns
    • Afghanistan's Road Less Traveled
    • Zarqawi's death, Bush's loss
    • Dave's Middle East Study Group

    watching those who watch us

    • The Spymaster's Tale
    • My Favorite Infiltrator
    • A Death Threat for Daniel

    Life in the Bay Area

    • CRAWL SPACE--a dream-allegory of our times
    • Moving to the San Antonio District
    • The hit

    Sundays at Lake Merritt

    • "Honk for Peace" at Lake Merritt--now in its 10th year by Daniel Borgström
    • a downwinder's story by Steve Wagner
    • A brief history of LMNOP by Steve & Beth Wagner
    • Honk for Single Payer by Linda Riewe
    • Berkeley Daily Planet Under Attack by Marin Sanders
    • "Honk for a New Deal"
    • Yumi, a Japanese reporter, visits
    • Photos at the Lake by Nils
    • Bruce Bortin's video
    • Vern and his contraption

      • Laura Wells--Green Party candidate for governor

      • Laura Wells was arrested in San Rafael

      privatizers, corporatizers

      • On the waterfront -- Oak to Ninth
      • Oak to Ninth & Eminent Domain
      • Oak to Ninth hearing of 3/15/2006
      • History for Sale at Jack London Square
      • Barry Goldwater, Social Security & My Mother
      • Privatizers reach for our public lands
      • Resurrection of Care at Bohemian Grove
        by Daniel Borgström
      • Strangeloves & Globalizers the 25th Vigil at Bohemian Grove by Daniel Borgström
      • Pitto's Place by Daniel Borgström
      • Protesting BIO 2004 in San Francisco

      politicians of a bad sort

      • Short pieces
      • Judge Alito - Like a Bar of Soap
      • Arnie Under Siege
      • A "Grassroots Survey"?

      Port of Oakland: Attack of April 7, 2003 & follow-up



      • ILWU hold sit-in at PMA office April 12, 2011
      • On the Line in the Port of Oakland Spring of 2007
      • United Nations report on the 2003 police attack
      • What caused the Port Chicago disaster? by Howard Keylor, retired longshoreman
      • Pre-trial hearings of the Oakland 25
      • SSA Marine--profile of a profiteer
      • "Remember the shots? Return to the docks!"
      • The unexpected ending of the case against the Oakland 25
      • Port Protest 2007
      • Picket war profiteers in the Port of Oakland on Saturday, May 19
      • A letter from Bellingham --Port actions in the Pacific North West
      • Port Activists from Puget Sound visiting Bay Area, will speak in San Francisco on Friday, March 28

      Temescal & North Oakland Neighbors

      • STAND Mission Statement——— Standing Together for Accountable Neighborhood Development
      • Key Zoning Points
      • Reply to the glossy mailer
      • STAND's response to Proposed Zoning Guidelines
      • Design Guidelines for Temescal
      • Appeal Points 4801 Shattuck
      • Stop the Condo-Glomeration in North Oakland

        • soldiers once

        • remembering Jim Ketola, Vietnam veteran, antiwar & labor activist
        • Veteran Occupiers 1971 & 1972
        • Between the Crosses by Daniel Borgström
        • Zwischen den Kreuzen
        • Ask a Marine --at the recruiting office in Berkeley
        • "Take us instead!" -- Grannies at the recruiting office on Valentine's Day
        • My Four Years in the USMC
        • Coup in Haiti, Corps in Haiti, Rally in San Francisco
        • Support the Troops; Jail a Veteran
        • Charges dropped against Vermont Peace Activist
        • Our Country was Founded by Protesters

        From 2003

        • January 2003: we said "NO"
        • The Franklin St. Mass Arrest of March 21, 2003
        • Point Richmond on September 9th 2003

        From Way Back

        • A trip to Nicaragua in 1984

        Past Elections

        • The Nov. 3rd rally: A spirited antiwar rally ended a bleak day in San Francisco
        • "Daniel -- What a crock!"
        • Is Karl Rove in Oakland?

        Also in this Free Speech Zone

          Dave's Middle East Study Group

          Tae a Haggis: Poetry by Leonard Irving

          Cuauhtémoc & me: a novel by Daniel Borgström

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