And if Pacifica is paying, how can they justify lack of funds as a reason for having no local news at KPFT and WPFW for the last 3 years. MF Berry comes to Berkeley and holds an invitation-only press conference , attempting to keep out reporters from media who have been critical. Dennis Bernstein broadcasts press conference where the Palmer memo is discussed. He is pursued by Pacifica's armed goons into the newsroom where his tussle with the goons is broadcast, interrupting the evening news. Garland Ganter, KPFT manager brought in to enforce the gag rule throws the switch and takes KPFA off the air.
Tapes begin playing as hundreds converge on the station.
52 staff and community members, including Dennis Bernstein and the news staff, are arrested. Democracy Now covers the story - and is again censored from Pacifica stations. Class action lawsuit filed to reverse hostile takeover of Pacifica Daily protests continue as Communications Workers of America sets up picket around KPFA transmitter to prevent installation of an ISDN line that would allow programming to be fed in from another station. Camp is back the following day. Statements of solidarity come from many groups, protests continue.