KPFA - The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays

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KPFA - The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays episodes

August 11UN holds hearing on escalating violence against Palestinians in Occupied West Bank; House Dem leader Jeffries calls for closure of Delaney Hall immigrant detention center – August 11, 2026
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
UN holds hearing on escalating violence against Palestinians in Occupied West Bank, official says it’s “advancing de-facto annexation”;
House Dem leader Jeffries calls for closure of Delaney Hall immigrant detention center, blasts “violent mass deportation machine”;
Food banks, immigrants, activists in Sacramento blast federal food aid cuts, urge state action for immigrants and vulnerable residents;
3 CA lakes – Clear Lake, Tahoe, and Salton Sea – in trouble from natural and human sources;
3 states – Tennessee, Alabama, and Oklahoma – are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the US since 2010;
Lebanon becomes first country in Middle East and Arab world to ban capital punishment
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August 10Russian strikes hit humanitarian supplies in Ukraine as UN Security council hears about torture of POWs – August 10, 2026
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Russian strikes hit civilians, humanitarian supplies in Ukraine as UN Security council hears about torture of POWs, abuses of civilians in Russian prisons;
Lawmakers urge state funding to protect public hospitals from trillion-dollar federal Medicaid cuts;
Trump announces massive investments in mining, wants to “make mining great again”;
CA congressmembers Schiff, Khanna reintroduce bill on AI use in politics, as Dem congressional candidate Wiener uses campaign chatbot;
Congressional Democrats launch probe into efforts to deport US military members and their families
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August 09Iran issues ultimatum to US over Hormuz; Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed responds to Trump; California wins injunction against Shasta County voter ID measure; Nagasaki commemorates the 1945 US atomic bombing
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Iran issues ultimatum to US, says will not open Hormuz unless US “corrects its behavior” — Israel refuses to withdraw from Gaza
Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed responds to Donald Trump’s post about him, as progressives nationwide gain visibility
California wins preliminary injunction blocking Shasta County from requiring ID to vote, in a week that marks the passage of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act.
A moment of silence and protest in Nagasaki, Japan as the city’s Peace Bell rings out to commemorate the US bombing of the city in 1965. The mayor says nuclear weapons are “absolute evil” and opposes the government’s pro-nuclear moves.
And we speak with historian Ron Suny about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine
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August 08 The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 8, 2026
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
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August 07CA’s coastal management under threat by unprecedented Federal review; Lawsuit challenges San Jose use of Flock license plate readers – August 7, 2026
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
State Scientific Prioritization and Review Committee (SPARC) considering pesticide evaluation;
CA’s coastal management under threat by unprecedented Federal review, plans to ramp up offshore drilling;
Privacy activists blast license plate readers and other surveillance technologies, as lawsuit challenges San Jose use of Flock license plate readers;
Appeals court rules Trump can’t build $400 million White House ballroom without congressional approval;
Sunday marks UN’s International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, this year celebrating indigenous midwives as knowledge holders and leaders
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August 06Climate scientists warn Super El Nino could bring heavy storms, wildfires to CA; Senate committee moves to hold Fauci in contempt of congress – August 6, 2026
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Climate scientists warn rare Super El Niño could bring heavy storms, wildfires to state;
Senate committee moves to hold Fauci in contempt of congress, 3 state Attorneys General subpoena retired immunologist;
Senate committee considering task force on Social Security solvency, Dems urge higher SS tax on rich;
FCC votes to let cell phones connect to satellites, expand high-speed internet for rural clinics and hospitals;
Astronauts complete US’s 96th space walk outside International Space Station, day after SpaceX rocket crashes into moon;
Hiroshima marks 81st anniversary of US atomic bombing of Hiroshima;
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act on this date in 1965
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August 05Trump, Iran say close to deal to open Hormuz Strait; Activists rally for $30 minimum wage in Alameda County, submit petitions to put it on November Ballot – August 5, 2026
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Trump, Iran say close to deal to open Hormuz, Prime Minister Netanyahu says Israel’s existence not up for negotiation despite agreement;
Reporter asks British Foreign Minister if he still thinks Trump is idiot, racist, misogynist;
Senate committee discusses “surveillance pricing” using AI to charge difference prices to different customers;
Progressive Dems win primaries in multiple states, including El Sayed for Michigan senate seat;
Activists rally to press Alameda County supervisors to enact $30 minimum wage, submit petitions to put it on November Ballot;
East bay congressmember Lateefah Simon discusses Trump administration, Iran war, immigration, progressive Dem wins in primaries
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August 04Senate Judiciary Committee advances Blanche’s attorney general nomination – August 4, 2026
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Iran, Oman make progress on Strait of Hormuz deal, officials say.
Palestinians hold mass funeral for those killed a devastating strike early in the war.
Israeli court halts plan to install crocodile-filled moats around prison for Palestinians.
Primaries held in five states.
President Trump signs order creating commission on military spouse quality-of-life issues.
Senate Judiciary Committee advances Blanche’s attorney general nomination after GOP holdouts strike deal.
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August 03Trump says Hormuz Strait to open Tuesday; Trump keeps up pressure for controversial election bill – August 3, 2026
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Trump says Hormuz to open Tuesday, as he signs order creating Military Spouse Commission;
Trump continues push for SAVE Act requiring Voter ID, limiting mail-in ballots;
Progressive Dem Al Sayed, “electable” Stevens, face off in nation’s most expensive Demp Senate primary in Michigan;
CA, other states sue Trump over move to get personal info on people on TANF welfare program
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August 02 The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays – August 2, 2026
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
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The Pacifica Evening News is a collaboration of KPFA and KPFK in Los Angeles and KFCF in Fresno. The hour-long newscast airs on all three stations each weeknight at 6:00 PM. KPFA News broadcasts news headlines throughout the day at 5:55, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 12:00 and 4:00.