The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – January 8, 2020

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.

  • President Trump backs down from escalating tensions with Iran after strike against U.S. forces
  • Lawmakers scrutinize Trump administration’s classified Iran debriefing as inadequate
  • Senate committee considers War Powers Act to limit strikes against Iran
  • Congressional Progressive Caucus announces package of bills to stop war on Iran
  • State lawmakers introduce bill to mandate power to hospitals and others during power outages
  • San Francisco Mayor London Breed inaugurated as city’s first African American woman mayor
  • Trump administration opens 1.2 million acres of California land to fracking
  • State officials consider wildlife corridors to reduce roadkill and traffic collisions

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