Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 20:48:09 -0800
From: Scott Braley
Subject: Re: {FP} Report Back: The "Seize the Books" Campaign

If it is so critical to get the records seized, we should have a
contingent on the AG's doorstep at 9am tomorrow. The group should
include a lawyer or two, some of the complaintants in the suits, and some
elected types if possible.
--Scott Braley

Lyn Gerry wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> The response seems to have been tremendous, and we are getting
> noticed. Keep it up! If you haven't written yet, please do so. For
> complaints to be "formal" they must be in some sort of written form
> (phone calls are not enough)
>
> There is now a web form on the front page of the Free Pacifica site
> http://www.radio4all.org/freepacifica
> that will guide you through the process of submitting a formal
> complaint request to the Attorney General, as well as info on FAX,
> hardcopy, background and talking points.
>
> Initially, I gave out the the wrong phone number for the AG's and
> Julie, a saintly woman in Sacramento was inundated by calls. We
> got lucky. She's a great person, and when she found out what was
> happening, she began giving out the right phone number for the
> Attorney General to callers!
>
> Pacifica historian Matthew Lasar called the Attorney General's toll-
> free number, which can be used by people calling from within
> California. They've been hearing from us ! He wrote:
>
> "I just called that (800) 952-5225 number, stayed on the line for
> rotary phone service, waited for 9 minutes, and finally got a polite
> but slightly exasperated operator. I said I was calling about
> Pacifica. "So I'll bet . . . " she began " . . . that you want us to
> seize Pacifica's financial records before they move them from
> California. Right?" Right, I said. But also emphasized the possible
> sale of a Pacifica station. "
>
> Keep those letters coming and spread the word, Californians
> especially. An AG staff person I spoke with told me that numbers
> matter. If you're not in California don't let that stop you, and make
> sure your friends and relatives in California write on your behalf. The
> actions of the California AG effect WBAI, WPFW, KPFT and
> Democracy Now! listeners too.
>
> Lyn
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