I, LILY MAYUMI KIMURA, A FOURTH YEAR MEMBER OF THE KPFA LOCAL STATION BOARD, AND A MEMBER OF THE PACIFICA ELECTIONS COMMITTEE, ASK, FOR YOUR CONTINUING SUPPORT AND VOTE.
WITH MY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, I HOPE TO CONTINE TO WORK TO ADDRESS THE PRESSING AND IMMEDIATE ISSUES FACING NOT ONLY KPFA BUT ALSO PACIFICA, OUR NATIONAL ORGANIZATION.
I AM A SELF EMPLOYED ASIAN AMERICAN FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY, WHO HAS BEEN PRACTICING IN AND RESIDING IN THE BAY AREA FOR DECADES.I HAVE PARTICIPATE ON NUMEROUS NON PROFIT BOARDS AT THE CITY, COUNTY, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL, INCLUDING THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, I AM A PAST PRESIDENT OF THE ALAMEDA COUNTY BAR ASSN AND HAVE PARTICIPATED ON NUMEROUS COMMITTEES WITH THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSN, AND AMERICAN BAR ASSN. I AM ALSO A PAST MEMBER OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND PUBLIC ETHICS COMMISSION, AND HAVE BEEN A SPEAKER ON THE TOPIC OF ETHICS FOR SOLO AND SMALL FIRM ATTORNEYS AT STATE BAR CONVENTIONS.
THE MAJOR ISSUES CONFRONTING KPFA AND PACIFICA CENTER ON PACIFICA'S EXTREME FINANCIAL CRISIS AND ITS RECENT APPROVAL OF COMMERCIAL UNERWRITING. AS A KPFA LSB MEMBER, I AM CONSTANTLY ASKED BY DONORS IF THEIR DONATIONS CAN BE EAR MARKED EXCLUSIVELY FOR KPFA OPERATIONS. THESE REQUESTS ARE PROMPTED BY KPFA ASSETS BE LEVIED UPON FOR OVER $300K TO SATISFY A DEFAMATION JUDGMENT AGAINST A LESSER PERFORMING STATION AND BY KPFA FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS HAVING TO SUBSIDIZE LESSER PERFORMING STATIONS, WHO HAVE FRANKLY REFUSED TO CONFRONT THEIR FINANCIAL SHORTCOMINGS.
ONE OFTHE MORE EXTEME AND TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE SOLUTIONS TO THESE SHORTCOMNGS AND TO PACIFICA'S FINANCIAL CRISIS IN GENERAL IS COMMERCIAL UNDERWRITING. THIS OPTION IS THE FIRST STEP IN A SLIPPERY DESCENT INTO UNDERMINING THE PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS OF KPFA AS A DIVERSE AND OPEN NON-PROFIT FORUM FOR IDEAS.
PACIFICA MAY REQUIRE RADICAL RESTRUCTURING TO RESOLVE ITS DIRE FINANCIAL ISSUES, INCLDING DECREASING THE SIZE OF BOARDS FROM 24 MEMBERS TO A MORE FUNCTIONAL NUMBER, AND ADOPTING PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION ON THE NATIONAL BOARD, SO THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS WILL REFLECT AND REPRESENT THE LISTENSHIP OF THE INDIVIDUAL STATIONS, WITH EMPHASIS ON DIRECTORS SKILLED IN NOT ONLY BROADCASTING BUT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.
I WAS ASKED TO CONTINUE TO BE A KPFA LSB BOARD MEMBER TO HELP PROTECT KPFA'S AND PACIFICA'S FUTURE BY UTILIZING MY SKILLS WITH PROGRESSIVE MEDIA FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, AND WITH GOVERNING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ISSUES.
I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE FOR MYSELF AND FOR THE KPFA PROTECTORATE ENDORSED CANDIDATES. I AM ENDORSED BY AILEEN ALFANDARY, SASHA LILY, BRIAN EDWARDS TIEKERT, AMONG OTHERS..