[Kzyxtalk] Kzyxtalk Digest, Vol 28, Issue 14

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Thank you Dennis for making that effort. --beth bosk

On Mon, 9 May 2016 20:33:43 +0000 (UTC), <dennisobrien at sharejerusalem.com>
wrote:
> Thank you all for the suggestions re Safe Harbor and Prior Restraint.
> 
> I have given the Board of Directors of MCPB/KZYX until June 8 to
initiate
> changes to the bylaws that will revoke the recent selection of a
> Programmer-Director and restore the right of the Members to elect all
> Directors.  If the Safe Harbor is not also restored by then, I will add
it
> to the Petition for Writ of Mandate that I will file in Superior Court
in
> support of Members' rights.  The statutes and related cases are so
> supportive that it is worth the effort.  If nothing else, the prior PD
did
> not follow our Programming Policy, which requires consultation before
any
> such action.
> 
> I will note here that the current GM and PD could on their own authority
> restore the Safe Harbor immediately, as it is the revocation of of a
> decision improperly made by the prior PD.  I have already requested that
> they restore the status quo pending review, which is very common when an
> action has not been properly taken.
> 
> Thanks also for the suggestions of researching CPB regulations.  It
> appears that the prior PD stood the regs on their head by using them to
> stifle the discussion of local issues rather than encouraging it.  It is
> only when candidates are involved in a contested election that we need
to
> be careful about how much time we give to any one of them.  Otherwise
there
> are no limits on how much we can explore issues and encourage
discussion.
> 
> When I shared this with an out-of-area friend, she was astounded: "How
can
> this happen in Mendocino County?"  We have a reputation far and wide for
> being a leader in political discourse.  Our public community radio
station
> should reflect those values.
> 
> Dennis
> 
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> On Mon, 5/9/16, kzyxtalk-request at lists.mcn.org
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>  Subject: Kzyxtalk Digest, Vol 28, Issue 14
>  To: kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org
>  Date: Monday, May 9, 2016, 12:00 PM
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>     1.  Restoration of Safe Harbor at
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>  Message: 1
>  Date: Mon, 9 May 2016 19:00:01 +0000
>  From: Scott Peterson <scottmartinpeterson at hotmail.com>
>  Subject: [Kzyxtalk]  Restoration of Safe Harbor at
>  KZYX&Z
>  To: "kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org"
>  <kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org>
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>  
>  check this out:
>  
>  http://media.kzyx.org/mp3/KZYX%20License%20Renewal%20Granted.pdf
>  
>  it's the FCC's final decision over the license challenge ..
>  look at the last addressee .. 
>  
>  it's Garvey Schubert Barer .. a pricey law firm in
>  Washington, DC .. 
>  
>  http://www.gsblaw.com/offices/washington_dc/
>  
>  which is undoubtedly the destination of the $29,164 in legal
>  fees paid in 2014 .. and possibly 
>  
>  more in 2015 .. 
>  
>  if CPB ever decides to review MCPB's sketchy practices, it
>  won't get the chance to hire GSB again .. 
>  
>  too bad .. they seem like such nice people ;>) .. 
>  
>  
>  - - - - - - - - - - - 
>  
>  I also feel like, while the BoD of MCPB may choose to
>  operate like 
>  a privately owned entity, the CPB is a "state actor" and
>  this notion 
>  of "prior restraint" may effect, at least, the station's
>  ability to 
>  use that grant. 
>  
>  Doug
>  
>  Sent from my iPhone    
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