In January of 1997, KPFA-FM's management announced a series of focus groups for listeners would be held at various locations in the San Francisco Bay Area. FreePacificans attended these meetings and filed these reports:

The Questions asked                         
report by Jeff Blankfort                    

Palo Alto, Jan 13, 1997
report by Hebard Olsen
report by Ray Meyer

San Francisco, Jan 27, 1997
report by Maria Gilardin
report by Josh Greenland

San Rafael, Jan 30, 1997
report by Maria Gilardin
report by Sharon Tremble
report by Mary Moore

Oakland, February 3, 1997
report by Doug Faunt

Berkeley, February 5, 1997
report by Marianne Torres

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KPFA Focus Groups Stir Rebellion in SF and Marin by Jeff Blankfort

 The Facilitator Responds: Tomas Moran

San Francisco Bay Guardian Article on management attempts to "spin" focus groups---and the actual letter from KPFA management to the "major donors"

The Official Report on the Forum Results, by Tomas Moran, facilitator