Pacifica Drama Continues

Summer Reese

Summer Reese, the fired head of the Pacifica foundation that runs the Berkeley's 's iconic KPFA radio station and four other stations, including troubled WBAI in NYC,  around the country is refusing to go and is living in her office with her mother and supporters, according to mercurynews.com.

Air mattresses line the hallways of the Pacifica Foundation Radio headquarters in Berkeley where former Executive Director Summer Reese cut a lock and re-entered the building March 17 after being fired four days earlier by a majority of the 22 member national board.

"We have no idea what's going on over there," said board chair Margy Wilkinson from the KPFA offices which are next door to the Pacifica Foundation offices on Martin Luther King Jr. Way, adding that she has not been let inside since Reese cut the lock. "They've been sleeping there 24-7 as far as I know."

Police arrived on the scene Monday after Wilkinson said a Reese supporter began yelling at her on the sidewalk in front of the two offices. Wilkinson said she noticed employees bringing documents out to a mobile shredding service and began to ask questions. No injuries or arrests were reported.

The 40-year-old Reese said it was routine shredding, and in any case, all records are available on computer drives in the office.

Reese was a little over a month into her three-year, $105,000 a year contract when she was fired and given no reason, she said. Wilkinson declined to say why Reese was fired, saying it was a personnel matter.

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