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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK

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VERIFIED COMPLAINT

MITCHEL COHEN, ROBERT GOLDBERG, ALEX STEINBERG, PATTY HEFFLEY, FRANK LeFEVER, JAMES ROSS, GAIL BLASIE, LINDA ZISES and SIDNEY SMITH, Plaintiffs,

--against--

PACIFICA FOUNDATION, a California corporation, d/b/a WBAI RADIO, CASEY PETERS and DALE RATNER, Defendants.

[NES Peters writes:]

The slate mailer sent to WBAI listener sponsors by the faction calling itself ACE (Alliance for Community Elections) has violated rules established by the Pacifica Foundations National Elections Supervisor. The same rules were followed by other organizations sending slate mailers.

Sarv Randhawa (KPFA), Michael Woodson (KPFT), Lisa Davis (WBAI) and Dave Adelson (KPFK) are calling for a special meeting of the PNB, to be held by telephone, on Thursday, November 1st, at 5:30 p.m. PST [probably PDT -editor].

The purpose of the meeting is consideration of

a.) the events leading up to; and,

The Candidate Packet issued to all persons who expressed an interest in running for any of the five Local Station Boards contained a checklist of nomination requirements and copies of Fair Campaign Provisions with guidelines on candidate statements. The checklist reads, in part: In drafting your statement, you may begin with your name, include your experience, skills, and the main theme you want to emphasize in your opening paragraph, as this is all many voters may read.

October 24, 2007

Dear Friends,

Pacifica's local station board elections have taken a particularly nasty turn. A group of candidates running for the KPFA local board have issued statements that contain little more than personal attacks on their opponents and station staff. A candidate at WBAI engages in blatant race-baiting.

by LaVarn Williams as amended, passed without objection 9/30/07:

(1) No later than the close of business on October 1, 2007, the CFO shall report in writing to the PNB on the status of WBAI's restricted funds, including an accounting of the use of the $300,000 in restricted funds listed in the budget documents.

PNB Motions on WBAI, PRA and NO Budgets by LaVarn Williams as amended:

Listen to:

• 1 October 2007.
• 3 October 2007.
• 7 October 2007.

Listener-Sponsor candidates: