Hard Knock Radio - January 22, 2004

Calls today for a wider investigation into alledged voter intimidation by the Gavin Newsome campaign during San Francisco’s mayoral run-off last month – several members of the Department of Public Works have charged they were coerced by their bosses into walking precincts for Newsome
A crucial debate underway in New Hampshire between the remaining seven candidates for the Democratic Nomination for President – The performance of embattled Howard Dean may determine the fate of his campaign
A landmark move by the California Public Utilities commission as it adopts an energy procurement framework for the State’s private utilities – it’s a compromise that includes alternative sources of energy
California’s salmon farming industry facing a lawsuit for failing to tell consumers the fish contain potentially dangerous levels of PCBs
The U.S. forest service announces it will spend 50 million dollars a year to thin Sierra Nevada forests, tripling the amount of logging allowed under the Clinton Administration
It’s the 31st anniversary of the historic Roe versus Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion

Hard Knock Radio – January 22, 2004