October 19, 2001: Pacifica Foundation officers have told KPFA management that the organization is out of money, having spent over two million dollars over the past three years on corporate law firms, security services, and public relations agencies. KPFA now has over $100,000 in unpaid and overdue bills, including $9,400 to PG&E for electricity. The station may go off the air if the PG&E bill is not paid by Monday, Oct. 22. Pacifica has also ordered KPFA to undertake an immediate on-air fundraising drive, and has threatened to send in scab broadcasters to do on-air fundraising should KPFA staff refuse. AN EMERGENCY FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN BY FRIENDS OF FREE SPEECH RADIO TO KEEP KPFA ON THE AIR, AND PAY ITS MOST URGENT BILLS! (see story link for more)