Actually, I don't know if it is or isn't germane and I probably don't *need* to find out. But I also need not justify asking a simple question. The mention of New College jogged my memory of several meetings back in a past life at which there was much debate about whether or not KPFA should be paying for construction of a studio at New College. I believe you were involved with the new media program there as well as on the LSB. In fact, when reading about New College's apparent disaccreditation, that made me think about it too but not enough to bother posting a question at the time. Your assumption that I know any more about it than what was presented in public LSB session is false. Don't read too much into it, Joe. I would like to find out the disposition of that proposal made to the LSB since it was brought up several meetings in a row in public session. I'm just curious, especially in light of New College's latest difficulties. --Deb --- wanzala@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > You clearly know/remember more about this than I do. > I did hear conflicting rumors (ie, uncomfirmed > reports) about the nature of the arrangement. And > again, I think you would be better off calling the > igm yourself to find out what it is you need to find > out. > > I could see how this information may of course be > germane to the current controversy, but you have not > explained how or why you think so. I think it may go > to the question of whether New College would be > viewed as a different organization under its > apparent rules restricting public radio stations > from fundraising for other organizations. > > Joe w. > > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > -----Original Message----- > From: Deborah Speer <SatrnGrl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 11:21:54 > To:NewPacifica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [NewPacifica] Re: Fwd: Francisco > Herrera Air Ban > > > I'm at work and won't have time to dig through the > old > minutes/audio archives but I distinctly remember > Roy > Campanella bringing up the issue of a contract to > construct a radio studio at New College as an > "outreach" tool. You were also on the LSB with me > at > that time so it wasn't exactly a "rumor." > > I recall Max being rather upset about Roy doing > this > outside the purview of the LSB -- and that was when > Roy told the board that the contract would include > repayment by New College for the studio's > construction. I believe Roy also said it would be > available for the Flaspoints team at the time. > > Since the GM who initiated and negotiated the > contract > brought the issue to the LSB as a business matter, > I > see this is a more appropriate inquiry to a board > member than I do that of an individual programming > dispute. > > Regardless, I think it would behoove our LSB to > look > into the outcome of that studio proposal and > contract > that Roy reported to the LSB here: > > http://lsb.kpfa. > <http://lsb.kpfa.org/january-7th-2006> > org/january-7th-2006 > > General Manager Report to the LSB - January ?06 > > Brief Overview: Financially, KPFA enters this new > calendar year in a relatively strong position with > a > checking account balance of approximately $600,000 > and > a savings fund balance of $700,000. >>Regarding the > contract with New College, we are still finalizing > the > language on this agreement. As stated previously, I > will present it to the LSB before the final > signing.<< > > I imagine the discussion around the issue will be > included in the audio archive for the 01/06 LSB > meeting, and possibly in the budget approved by the > LSB for FY 2007, no? > > thanks, > Deb > > --- wanzala@gmail. <mailto:wanzala%40gmail.com> com > wrote: > > > I only heard vague and inconsistent rumors about > > such an arrangement, but I have never heard or > seen > > anything officially. I don't think the Creamery, > > where they currently broadcast from has any > > connection to kpfa. I think KPFA management would > be > > in the best position to answer your question. > > > > Joe w. > > > > > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Deborah Speer <SatrnGrl@sbcglobal. > <mailto:SatrnGrl%40sbcglobal.net> net> > > > > Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 10:10:02 > > To:NewPacifica@ > <mailto:NewPacifica%40yahoogroups.com> > yahoogroups.com > > Subject: Re: [NewPacifica] Re: Fwd: Francisco > > Herrera Air Ban > > > > > > Joe, perhaps you can answer a question for me. > > > > Is this the studio facility at New College that > > KPFA > > agreed to fund and build with the understanding > > that > > the cost would be reimbursed to KPFA by New > > College? > > As I recall, this occurred during Roy > Campanella's > > tenure as GM, and at his request. > > > > If so, was the cost for that studio ever repaid, > > and > > is that the one that FP is now broadcasting from? > > > > > I don't remember hearing another thing about that > > studio after Roy left. Thanks. > > > > --Deb > > > > --- wanzala@gmail. <mailto:wanzala%40gmail.com> > com > > wrote: > > > > > Flashpoints and La Onda Bajita who share some > > > personell (Miguel Molina and Francisco Herrera > > among > > > others) has been broadcasting from New College > > for > > > over a year now. Their prescence at New College > > was > > > seems to have backed by one of the factions at > > New > > > College, but not necessarily by another. > > > > > > New College seems to have been embroiled in > > > Pacifica-like infighting which reached a major > > > crisis point which may result in the college > > losing > > > its accreditation. > > > > > > On Friday 21, La Onda did a special show live > > from > > > New College on the crisis at New College. It > > seems > > > to have been attended mainly by one of the New > > > College factions. During the broadcast > Francisco, > > > who was hosting the show, referred people to a > > > website set up to support New College and also > > made > > > personal pledge of his own. At some point > during > > the > > > show one of the audience members made a pledge > of > > > $1000 to New College. > > > > > > During the following week the kpfa lsb received > a > > > couple of complaints from New College > complaining > > > about the broadcast. > > > > > > At around 4.00pm on Friday 28 I receive a call > > from > > > Dennis saying that he and the Flashpoints team > > have > > > just been told that Francisco cannot be on the > > show > > > pending an investigation of possible FCC > > violations > > > during La Onda's broadcast from New College. > > Dennis > > > was of course outraged because of the last > minute > > > nature of the order which threatened to derail > > their > > > special Cesar Chavez memorial program, the fact > > that > > > it occured on another program, not Flashpoints, > > > because the allegedly offending program had not > > > heard from management, and because of the lack > of > === message truncated ===