Sneaky cameras at red lights need monitoring and identifying...let's start right HERE !

dear fellow drivers and fee-payers all:


I saw a letter to editor and went onliine to find the article, then even wrote a comment #45 at end too....interesting stuff...


I have also recently paid $60 street parking 5 min over time listed on my street, and $50 for parking over the white line in Rose parking lot in Venice, tho handicapped cant fit and open a door in those tight spaces, and almost been run over 2x by a taxi running rapidly THRU a red light w/o looking at Wilshire & Westwood, but the cameras are a threatening robot ready to pounce w/o a human face or mind.


Attached is the LA Weekly article, FYI. If you cant open it, here is the link:
http://www.laweekly.com/2009-12-31/news/los-angeles-red-light-ticket-ripoff/

"The city’s 32 red-light cameras are placed at traffic choke points like Sepulveda and National, Sepulveda and Victory, Western and Washington, Manchester and Airport, Alvarado and Temple, Sunset and Cahuenga and Pico and Bundy. (For a map of all 32 camera-rigged corners, go to lapdonline.org/home/pdf_view/34638"

good to know


(c) 2010 maryjanie

Open letter to Roy Tuckman and Alan Minsky

This letter was emailed to various station staff and management. Seldom does any acknowledgement return to indicate letters are read or cared about even. But the effort to communicate is made, because tho most affiliated with KPFK assume it should be only a 1-way OUT communication, some of us believe we as "stakeholders" and payees and volunteers and members of the non-profit station have something more to contribute than mere money. Tho that is all that is asked for...more money...only.
But if there is no 2-way or more communications, then KPFK is as doomed as the USA govt is when the focus is on acting separately from those they represent.
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To Roy and Alan :


Thank YOU for inserting some more programming about 9 11 this morning, on KPFK. Even if some people are afraid of being mis-labeled or accused as being kooks, conspiracy buffs, or extremely odd thinkers for maintaining our interest in this topic, relevant, believe-able & recent info and output is not so easy to find.


You find it and then you openly share it, w/o detailing what we must think about it. Good exposure of vital info.

KPFK has always been valued for presenting information that is not easily found elsewhere ...and even here while censorship, maybe even self-censorship too, manifests itself - even in such places that claim to honor FREE SPEECH, there has clearly been such critical prohibitions at times.


I have noticed how often violations of that desired freedom continues to exist .


For you to again share new found resources,more information, different points of view and play it for our learning more is what makes KPFK valued, whether we agree or like what is presented. We stakeholders and vintage members of the KPFK community value and pay for this kind of 'service'. Thanx


So if there are staff or management or other pressures - alliances, prejudices, strict rules, fears or whatever - that constricts programmers unduly, let those also be openly known to us all, and admitted - so the community of KPFK stakeholders can help decide how much censorship exists on our station. Or why those deletions, the deliberate not-sharing of available information does occur...


Thank you Roy = for providing such fascinating material that most of us 'out here' do not yet have access to...for us all to learn about divergent, dissident, unusual knowledge that is here exposed - to be explored further - and which is and not just swallowed whole as presented here or anywhere. This is how we learn to be critical thinkers and further disseminators of what we learn and value.


9 11 is a heavy topic still used in many arenas by many varied political viewers to explain or validate whatever they want to emphasize. It is continually being referred to directly or indirectly, so relevant and scared is the USA of being a war-zone, like other ones we see and even help create.


Another point: , please be aware that when money is scarce, some of us, split the cost of the premium and while one person gets the credit more of us gain the knowledge of the gift we receive. Sometimes it is even 3 of us who share in the cost to afford what is offered.


You all may or not want to ever suggest on air such a savings plan that still feeds the station but it works well for all sides. Otherwise, any just 1 of us would have to say "I can't afford it" and then not send in anything at times.


The Homeless program was another unique offering you played on air, that is now by some of us being made known to other van-living home-less folks, which missed it even if AFTER the broadcast.


Did anyone else in LA play that program ? Where is your competition ?
And Eben Ray's interviews are often startling, informative, giving us resources we can choose to pursue or not for more variety of thinking and understanding of what may be 'going on'. Or 'going DOWN' too.


thanks for all your work, and also to all of you receiving this letter of appreciation. After 50 years of listening, pledging ,money and sometimes participating directly. these kind of programs keep some of us with YOU-all.



(c) 2010 akpfker

BBC shows some fancy photos of 9-11 from sky view

have you seen these ?


nothing is visible about any foul play or even the planes are
hardly visible, but these are "pretty' smoke filled pictures
displayed only 9 years later, how long is that to be sure they
do not 'incriminate' or 'investigate' or :indicate" anything "new"
...but these can be added to our repertory and collection of fancy
fotos of a devastating local USA event.


Worse can be found in many other nation states with smaller
buildings and less dramatic ways of blowing up people and buildings,
to start a new war for oil almost 'legally'. Not quite so.


Enjoy the views, FYI anyhow. See below.


(c) 2010 akpfker


http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/8508817.st

LA Indymedia uses censorship for dissident opinions ! no Free Speech there

did you know that www.la.indymedia.org can actually block anyone whose comments they dont agree with ?



yes, it has happened to our office computer....even writings w/o any curse words or hate speech included, but just having a different opinion than they have... is hidden or not allowed to be published at all ...this is called CENSORSHIP

and tho we have also emailed & written to them various times, about these actions they apparently have our computer ID number and so even comments cannot go on their site ...because someone with authority at IndymediaLA is labeling writings they disagree opinion with as spam "spam" spam - so what comes up is their automatic reply...and the writings are just deleted !


wow !


we think that this is not China, that this is America and "indymedia" and free speech is honored by our people ? huh?

we h ope that those who demand free speech allow free speech, but instead they also can stop those whose opinions, views, differences, they dont happen to agree with and so we can be PUT OUT and deleted from their website...

even while their own mission statement says :


"Principles of Unity: Los Angeles Independent Media Center

1. We strive to provide an information infrastructure for people and opinions who do not have access to the airwaves, tools and resources of corporate media. This includes audio, video, photography, internet distribution and any other communication medium.
2. We support local, regional and global struggles against exploitation and oppression.
3. We function as a non-commercial, non-corporate, anti-capitalist collective."




But talking and writing things is cheap and easy. Publish here is implied. We honor different views. hmmmm? Yet reality and the walk is clearly very very different. And who would know or believe this if it did not actually happen to them ?



and yet we are not the hated Republicans, or Fox, or tea-partying right-wingers either ! so why not allow us to comment or publish what is ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW that is stated w/o any insults, w/o anger or venom, w/o 'hate' or diseas...as so many other dissident and rebels do too ? hummmmmmmmm It seems that some people who volunteer or own the la.indymedia.org website decide just who they allow to voice a view not just like their own.

What else is this called besides avoidance,prejudice, bias, censorship, hypocrisy and just plain old not-living-up-to-what-they-claim-to-be.



is this more of the factionalization in the Left - the so-called-Freedom-loving wingers way then ?


We are obviously astounded at such maneuvers by those who seem to stand by us at protests and meetings and places where people who want and believe in American Free Speech and access to open sites exists, and all that democracy is suppose to include....or says it does...


and the 'volunteers' at indymedia hide behind their own dark curtains, never to be known or found, only claiming their 'dedicated work' as martyrs for 'the cause' ...whatever cause they chose not to name but still like to censor and limit themselves to include only their own views and friends.


Plain old HYPOCRISY saying and trying to have a liberal image and acting as meanly and selfishly as any of the other 'them' they hate and speak against too.


shame on the Los Angeles version of what was an idealistic independent website.

(C) 2010

KPFK factions try to do further divisions and retaliations

This is also to be found at this posting:
http://la.indymedia.org/comment.php?top_id=234018



A faction-dissident-group of KPFK adherents had a meeting they announced on Indymedia and was not viewed in time for our attendance. However, the website they advertise clearly indicates the attempt to demand reparations, do retaliations, and insist on some rights to remain on air or on staff for infinity at least. No changes seem to be acceptable or allowed by demanding [vehemently and in no kind ways] their RETURN to their assumed owned-spots at KPFK.


This attitude is sometimes difficult to accept or even understand. No improvements or changes are possible without the ones who had a chance to do their thing giving space and time to other dedicated people to do the same but differently. Possessiveness seems to arise out of both fear and greediness and selfishness too.


That's hard to understand and accept.


It is apparent that those who are no longer on-air at KPFK resent this displacement, regardless of how much gain and access they have had in previous times. They insist that they are to remain in place forever, ownership demanded and space fought for with bad-mouthing anyone and discrediting everyone who is not agreeing with their 'rights' and their views. Somehow this does not sound like real democracy, FAIR-sharing, being cooperative with New Voices, givings others an EQUAL opportunity.


Their attitudes, words and actions sound just like any business establishment wanting only it's own benefits, profits, fame, access, air-time, and selfishly only whatever they think they "must have forever after" just because....they are so .....??? what ???? repetitive ???

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just look at the names of those who are featured... [in the article that this comment was part of...many other comments were in article : http://la.indymedia.org/news/2010/01/234018.php ]



those who held for a very-very-very-long-time a program space and now never want to share never want to give up that powered position or

never think of being fair and giving others "a chance"

never stop their retaliation for being moved

never share

never give up an inch to others who also have as much to say and just as well...maybe differently tho

never stop trying to self-aggrandize via KPFK never go elsewhere instead to prove they have merit

never go away some of us dont like them any more, and want SOMETHING DIFFERENT, something else, something more relevant to the current times....

yet these same people insist they OWN something at KPFK ?

or thought they did ?

Or want to ?



these same people[listed on their website] are not nice generous sharing people but self-centered and often insulting other groups that are not of same minded as they are these people are trying to "get back" revenge anyone who ever tells them "you've already had your time, you need to share and give someone else a chance too" oh noo...


these demanding folk seem to repeat that all programming needs to be repetitive and the same old same old boring booooooring stuff they spewed out


why cant KPFK be innovative ?

why cant KPFK staff try new voices and opinions ?

why cant KPFK programmers shift and change ?

why cant KPFK create better programs than the same old ones that have died on the vine already from repeating themselves for so long ?

why cant KPFK change

why cant KPFK improve ??????


because the same old repetitive old timers want to keep it all,,,,, for themselves... just the same as they had it... when they had it... greedy needy people who cant prove their worth elsewhere so want to come back to roost in same used up nest ?


thank goodness they are GONE now
and
now some experiments can be tried,
some new attempts and discoveries made
some new programs aired ,
maybe even new views and opinions,
and new programmers can enrich and enliven this staid old station that WAS much more relevant 10-20-30-40 years ago - when it was more educational and innovative and varied...


a station that in more recent years has again gotten stuck with the few demanding-claimants who insist and want ONLY their program time forever and ever after. for their own reasons and benefits. while claiming they are acclaimed by everyone else.. ha !


these same old people make fake ego claims of popularity - in that they promote their programs and views to look- like it is 'others who want us back when it is They who are doing PR and self-promotions amongst their special groups and friends... and selling their pitiful rejected stories to get a 'following'.... as if only those listeners of these people were the whole of KPFK stakeholders and these followers could pledge enough to keep the station stable financially too ...huh ???



give us a break ~~~ huh ?
Forget the listeners or the real financial state of the station.
These people just want what THEY WANT.
Forget the times and changes and money concerns of Pacifica.
Forget us, who pay and pay and then tune out turn away because of the same repetitious malarkey and insulting jibes of those very same unwanted any more programmers ...those listed above...from the past ..want to "return" to their old assumed glory. huh ???



Please... let CHANGE HAPPEN finally. Stop trying to revert reactionarily to the past. Get Present and get real.


Try something else than what was-before for a CHANGE.

NOW.



(C) 2010 akpfker

CENSUS WORK available - info needs to be aired on KPFK too ..why not?

Here is an that article gives some info and it seems like a responsible and community-sharing idea that some programmer at KPFK can do. All it takes is a 15" time slot to do 5" of an interview with someone at Census about the getting of work at Census and how to do it...and 10" of phone call-in's ....for all who prefer objecting...even objecting to working for pay if it is the USA govt [ a reflexive reaction of rebellious attitudes ]. This occurs even if the same listeners complain of no money to send to station who keeps begging about needing money to survive too.

This article below [see link for full info] appeared on Los Angeles' Indymedia for the purpose of SHARING INFO and to encourage people who want to earn money - because they need it now - to assist those willing to try this Part Time and temporary work source. They might even learn something in the doing.


"CENSUS needs part time workers...wanna take the test ? by " just did it anyhow" 2010-01-08

Census is late but trying to recruit everyone especially people who can speak other languages too...here are the how-to-apply details I encountered doing it today "



It is obviously in the radio station's interest to have it's dedicated following also earn/ work for more money so they can then also pledge or tithe some monies back to KPFK - during fund drives or any other time.


We have never heard any helpful information on KPFK about where or how to survive on bare subsistence levels, or other practical day to day things - other than perhaps on the Pantry show, Healthy Planet and Car Show or occasionally on Access Unltd... or sometimes the programmer may offer info that is actually helpful about buying using stuff, but less about how to get money to buy the stuff......doesn't mean it has never ever been on air , but hardly and not enough anyhow.


Do we not care about assisting our community when they too are unemployed, not like the KPFK staff, who are paid, however much and unionized already ?


How about those outside the station listeners who are afraid, hesitate, doubt, rebel against doing establishment ordinary work - all the while complaining and whining - about 'never having enough' etc etc....


This would be giving stakeholders a bit of info, a hand up and yet NOT endorsing the USA govt, but still providing a service to all who need to work and listen to this station too.



We dont know if this is of interest to anyone who has a program, or a producer of shows on KPFK or why not. Wouldn't you too love to know how the business plan of this non-profit corporate also includes helping OTHERS with actual contacts to earn a bit of money when the economy has corroded and been dumped on the majority 'rest of us'... the staff and programmers may still have employment but what about the others who 'now have time' to listen but not pay up ????


Here's hoping someone INSIDE KPFK cares enough to take some action to HELP. Not just agitate and complain abut everything else, or continue to fear-monger some more, like most media does constantly and repeatedly. KPFK does it too.


KPFK programs are often so anti-so-much that instead of being POSITIVE or helpful, the purpose of programs here appear mostly intended not just to alert, to provoke, to organize at time, but also to elicit fear - and, of course, to send money in again and some more and again. But what money ? Earned from where ? Not everyone is able to earn a living nor pay for services as before.


And here is an opportunity to apply for a bit of easy work... not fun... but maybe necessary work !


Isn't it time for something different on OUR station for just a moment now ?


(c) akpfker 2010

open letter to KPFK re no human response back possible..again

OPEN LETTER TO "PROGRAM COMMENTS" KPFK 's EMAIL SITE:

when anyone write to "comments@kpfk.org" as listed on KPFK website, there is a frequent response that there is a "mail failure" and it is not possible to Get Through to express a suggestion, an opinion, ask a question, or make any inquiry. This is the 3-4th time that the same dysfunction occurrs. Why is it incumbent on the sender of any email to then have to telephone, write another location or follow thru to try so hard to be heard - back ????


the continual problems that arise in a radio station that continually tries to elicit more money from it's usual loyal stakeholders or even new liseners is defeated when there is NO RESPONSE POSSIBLE EVER from anyone at this radio station. All efforts to contact the staff or even many of the programers that are even listed on their website is deflected and there is a deadening effect. This discourages anyone from wanting to pay for such uncaring, distanced, and dysfunctional [in the real world of communications, not just on-air-out-broadcasting ] business.


And never forget that KPFK is and must be a business or else fail, collapse, disappear or keep on sputtering about 'no money!'

the email resent to "Program Comments" and other staff, none which ever respond, but the desire to IMPROVE and help this radio station's workaworld's functioning is here :


ALL THE WORK I DO THAT IS NOT ON YOUR SALARIED JOB TIME IS MY CONTRIBUTION FOR WHICH NO ONE AT KPFK GIVES ME ANY CREDIT OR THANKS...

WHY IS THIS ?

I HAVE 3X BEFORE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND ADVISED YOU ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH MAIL FAILURES AT THIS ADDRESS THAT YOU LIST ON YOUR WEB PAGE.

WHY DOES NO ONE EVER NOTICE THAT THEY DONT GET MAIL AT THIS ADDRESS SINCE I PRESUME ALL MAIL IS RETURNED, NOT SELECTIVELY ONLY MINE...

YOUR PROGRAM ER HOPEFULLY DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE, OR DO YOU ALL ????

THE ILL WILL GENERATED BY THESE CONTINUAL FAILURES AND LACK OF RESPONSE TO EMAILS SENT TO THE STATION CREATE THE IMPRESSION THAT 'NO ONE IS HOME AND NO ONE CARES' THEN THE SENDER WILL ALSO SAY ' WHY SHOULD I SEND THEM ANY MONEY IF THEY DONT CARE OR ARE THIS DISORGANIZED ? "

AND THE BAD REPUTATION OF THE STATION BEING NOT UP TO PAR IS EXTENDED AS PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THESE FAILURES TO MAINTAIN BASIC SERVICES


THAT THERE IS NO RESPONSES EVER EVER EVER TO COMMENTS IS ALWAYS EXPLAINED BY 'NOT ENOUGH STAFF' WHICH MAY BE TRUE BUT IS INADEQUATE TO INSURE A GOOD PUBLIC IMAGE AND PUBLIC PLEDGE SUPPORT BACK


BESIDES THE FEAR MONGERING THAT KPFK ALSO INDULGES IN WELL DURING PLEDGE DRIVES, WE DONT NEED OTHER MEDIA, WE HAVE OUR VERY OWN TOO.


THERE COULD BE SOME TRUSTED LOYAL VOLUNTEERS WHO COULD FILTER OR SORT COMMENTS AND DIRECT THEM APPROPRIATELY, NOT JUST THE PROGRAM COMMENTS SECTION THAT MAY [AS HAS HAPPENED RECENTLY ALSO] BE SENT TO THE WRONG STAFF WHO CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT TOPIC DISCUSSED.


THERE COULD BE A P.T. PERSON WHO IS PROFESSIONAL ENOUGH AND WANTS TO GET PLEDGE $$ CREDIT FOR THEIR WORK AND DO SOMETHING TO HELP THE STATION HAVE A BETTER RELATIONSHIP WITH IT'S LISTENERS, NOT JUST THE ONE WAY OUT FROM THOSE HOLY PRIESTS ON THE INSIDE...


THAT THERE IS NONE IS A SHAME, AND POOR RELATIONS WITH ALL KPFK STAKEHOLDERS.


ALSO THERE IS NO COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD THAT REPORTS TO CPB AND IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT THE FUNDING SOURCE HAS BEEN SO NOTIFIED TO ENFORCE IT'S RULES THAT THE COMMUNITY INPUT BE ACTUALLY REC'D AND UTILIZED, NOT A PRETEND 1 X YR MEETING OF INFIGHTIING.


PLEASE PASS THIS LETTER ON TO WHOMEVER IS 'IN CHARGE' AND IF THEY DONT CARE OR CANT DO MORE EITHER
OH WELLL
DOWN WE ALL GO
YOU FIRST THO

SORRY TO KEEP REPEATING COMPLAINTS, SUGGESTIONS, AND PROBLEMS OVER MANY YEARS, REPEATED, REPEATED, AND NO CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS EVER DONE AND NO RESPONSES EVER RECEIVED EITHER. HARD COPY LETTERS, VOICE MAILS, MESSAGES LEFT, IN-PERSON REQUESTS, NOTHING EFFECTS THE IMPROVEMENTS SO OBVIOUSLY NEEDED.

WHAT A POOR BUSINESS PLAN IS IN EFFECT THAT BECOMES 'INEFFECTIVE' AFTER ALL THAT WAYS KPFK EXHORTS PEOPLE TO PAY PAY SEND MONEY AND THEN....LOOK BEHIND THE CURTAIN OF OZ....AND SEE........

oh welll


here it is anyhow.

New Pacifica Fdtn Executive Director

[this is a repost from http://pacificana.org/]

"The Pacifica National Board has selected Arlene Engelhardt to be the new Executive Director of Pacifica. She has been involved with WMNF, a community radio station in Tampa, Florida for almost 20 years – as a programmer, a board member and as President of the Board.

"Arlene has a background in both non-profit and for-profit m"anagement, as Executive Director of United Cerebral Palsy and as Vice President of Product Development at a multimedia publishing company. She has been a lifelong peace activist and believes passionately that Pacifica is one of the most important institutions of our time, a time of exciting challenges.

"She says, “In these turbulent economic times, whether you call it a recession or the beginning of a depression, I am concerned about the effect on people. People will be reaching out for personal connections, for human warmth and compassion, and no other medium can meet these needs like radio. Radio at its best is the most personal of all communicative mediums.”

Arlene will be starting on December 1st. "

KPFK-LSB disruptions continue on and on ....and on

Audio from the KPFK LSB meeting of November 21, 2009 is available for
download for a limited time from any of the following links. Some may
require entry of a confirmation code which will appear next to the
field into which the code is to be entered. (22 MB)

http://www.sendspac e.com/file/ hrrzi1
http://www.easy- share.com/ 1908529234/ klsb091121. mp3
http://www.megauplo ad.com/?d= DZN1M2A4

===================================================================


The latest KPFK website election results appear to list an alternate as #16 when other people are stating that he is the next person up to be on the board - once he acknowledges he is present at an LSB meeting roll call . This alternate apparently did not do in the 11/21/09 LSB chaotic event. That meeting occurred with much difficulty because a quorum was delayed for a few hours before sufficient LSB members responded to their name being called out by the Chairman. It was not clear whether some members chose to not attend deliberately to prevent a quorum from being formed so the group could continue working or it was just by chance that not enough LSB members were present at the 1pm beginning time.



The above audio can be listened to to hear the dramatic plays that were in effect to prevent the LSB from 'working' at the agenda many intended to accomplish.



Repeated below is the copy of the LSB recent election results which show #16 as an alternate and yet it has been stated that Reyes is the next person to be admitted to the board upon his attendance as a member.

from KPFK website copied here:

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"KPFK LSB Listener Election Results 9 SEATS TO FILL:

1). Bree Walker ELECTED 1ST Round 2). Ken Aaron ELECTED 15TH Round 3). Ian Johnston ELECTED 22ND Round 4). John Wenger ELECTED 24TH Round 5). Dutch Merrick ELECTED 26TH Round 6). Kim Kaufman ELECTED 26TH Round 7). Fred Klunder ELECTED 29TH Round 8). Sequoia Olivia Mercier ELECTED 29TH Round 9). John Parker ELECTED 29TH Round 10). Luis R. Cabrales 1ST Alt. 11). Margie Murray 2nd Alt. 12). Christopher Bayard Condon 3rd Alt. 13). Chuck Anderson 4th Alt. 14). Luis A. Garcia 5th Alt. 15). Dr. Chipasha Luchembe 6th Alt. 16). Lawrence Reyes"

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To clarify where Reyes is on the elected list, this quote below was provided as information, so that other KPFK stakeholders can also stay updated:



"The KPFK website info is correct - those are the latest election results. The candidates listed as elected have not yet been seated (unless they are incumbents) and the unelected candidates listed only qualify (in sequence) as substitutes for vacancies that occur after the date of the election's certification. The vacancy that Lawrence Reyes qualifies or qualified for occurred prior to this election. "



How confusing for the rest of us ordinary folks who hope for fairness, for having responsible behaviors and for some work actually getting DONE during LSB meetings... instead of the many recent shows of rebelliousness and disruption. Maybe the LSB can have a decent reasonable meeting happen next month ?
Maybe not.



Those who are elected already or who attend as "public" members, and who chose to act-out their demands for more positions and more power and who want to force the political slants only of their own choosing seem to have had an easier way to prevent effective LSB meetings . So the LSB meeting results, instead of adding helpfully to make KPFK stronger, more vital, and improved, or even unified in some ways has be stopped up instead.
Frustrating many members and public attendees to the LSB meetings.



But it is well known that is always easier to prevent and protest and destroy than it is to create, and construct and be positive.


Just a few people can disrupt a large group easily and prevent whatever intentions or agendas were in place by the meeting group. This is not a new tactic, but one that is well known and used for preventing any others from any accomplishments, even if nothing else worthwhile happens then. The disrupters accomplish their aim - to limit anyone else from doing their intended work. Time is wasted. Angers aroused. Havoc and chaos result.


oh, well, what else is new at this station ?

Has it always had plenty of members who acted as factionalized, as power-driven forces who like to fight for a place on-air ?

Has KPFK always been this ineffective and internally divided ?

Can improvements ever occur at such a fragmented and ambitiously populated place?

Listeners on-air also get the clear impression of the internal conflicts and strife too.

Is this helpful for the station and it's sincere missions ?

How can KPFK thrive financially when so much inside conflict leaks out visibly, audibly, and the stakeholders all know that strife and 'protesters' are the ones who can prevent the station's effectiveness even if they can't tear down the whole establishment ?


Is there any way to hope for a better working KPFK world ?



(c) akpfker 2009

KPFK to meet to discuss programming and needed are Public Members to attend too

Straight from the KPFK website:

"Listener Forum, Programming Oversight Committee
Sunday, November 22 2009, 5:00pm - 7:00pm by tgoodman Hits : 72

"The Programming Oversight Committee (PrOC) of the KPFK Local Station Board (LSB) will be convening a Listener Forum to discuss the recent programming changes instituted at KPFK. Following a brief presentation by the Interim Program Director, Alan Minsky, the floor will be open for listener questions and comments.

"Sunday, November 22, 2009, 5 - 7:00 pm
Echo Park United Methodist Church
1226 North Alvarado, Los Angeles 90026"

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Remember that PUBLIC MEMBERS can attend LSB open meetings and have a brief time space given in which to voice their comments, concerns, suggestions. The time is shared by how many voices there are that want to speak to those officials who PRETEND they represent US sponsors. [ they are called LSB members]

Since it appears that the LSB crowd doesnt do much of any outreach to get actual information from those who pay for the station's survival, and they dont do surveys, nor polls, nor have any group meetings to gather information from KPFK sponsors and listeners....

and since it appears that each LSB person voices mostly [if not only] their personal views and desires / demands at meetings, it is very IMPORTANT for more interested stakeholders, sponsors, and those of us involved in KPFK, attend and say something of value.

The usual way is that a bit of time, like 30 min is alotted and spread amongst those Public Members who want to have their say divided up equally. Sometimes, it may be 2X 30" periods interspersed within the meeting time. Hopefully the comments given are helpful, relevant and clear.

But dont expect action to be taken on your voiced views ! as this may hardly ever happen.

But just "TO BE HEARD" instead of just be 'passively listening" to those more powerful ones who demand to be heard [on air] is a feat in itself.

I encourage anyone who can refrain from angry outbursts, irrelevant topics and scapegoating acts to attend and see what happens at LSB meetings and to say what is necessary and useful.

Try it, you may not like it ....but you may feel better for having tried to improve OUR STATION as a community coming together anyway.

(c) akpfker 2009

change means: ......

see http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/change or elsewhere

"(countable) the process of becoming different.
The product is undergoing a change in order to improve it.

[snip]

Synonyms the process of becoming different
transition
transformation

[snip]

See also modification
mutation
evolution
exchange
reorganization"

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Ok. so change and all that displeases those who want to keep everything where it WAS BEFORE and how it WAS BEFORE and every decision must be the same old repetitious one or else many will object....

change requires realignments

change may require new learning

change may include mistakes and errors

change may lose some and gain some

change requires thought and attention

change requires courage and trust

and more change and more ...

but at KPFK ? well, who knows what can happen ?

if your favorite program has changed time or been eliminated, does that mean the whole station has failed you ????
or
you just dont get 'what you want when you want it ??? or
you were used to getting what you got and then you habituated to it and refuse to have anything else ???

yes, the old same familiar is so much easier to take than having to risk, to try, to evaluate and even to like some unknown or untried or unconventional different program or programmer at KPFK.

but many of us thought that was exactly what KPFK stood for - the variety, the unheard, the unusual, the innovative, and the dissident....

yet change is refused, resisted and resented.

so much for open-minded KPFKers,
or can they too make a change and not be stuck with it or their old reactions ?

if there are no changes, there may soon also be no KPFK at all left

(C) akpfker 2009