Gavin Newsom prepares to take the reins of SF after winning a close mayor’s race against Green Party candidate Matt Gonzalez Kamala Harris will become SF’s first female District Attorney after beating incumbent Terence Hallinan International reaction is swift and angry after the Pentagon announces it won’t accept bids for construction projects in Iraq by … Continued
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Former Vice President Al Gore endoreses Howard Dean’s bid for teh Democratic presidential nomination, praising Dean’s fervent opposition to the Iraq war which Gore calls the US’s biggest foreign policy blunder in over 200 years – Gore says that to beat president Bush Democrats don’t have the luxury of fighting among themselves SF voters are … Continued
The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – December 8, 2003
On election eve, former President Bill Clinton flies to town to endorse the candidacy of SF mayoral candidate Gavin Newsom – rival Matt Gonzalez urges a strong turnout at the polls, which could produce the first Green Party member to lead a major US city Former Vice President Al Gore to announce his support of … Continued
The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – December 7, 2003
Secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld meets with senior US commanders in Iraq and is assured that a recent switch to more aggressive counter-insurgency tactics is starting to pay of Israel rejects an agreement by Palestinian factions to halt suicide bombings inside Israel without stopping attacks on Israeli soldiers or settlers in the occupied territories In … Continued
The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – December 6, 2003
Secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld meets with senior US commanders in Iraq and is assured that a recent switch to more aggressive counter-insurgency tactics is starting to pay of Israel rejects an agreement by Palestinian factions to halt suicide bombings inside Israel without stopping attacks on Israeli soldiers or settlers in the occupied territories In … Continued
The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – December 5, 2003
3 days before SF voters are to elect a new mayor – signs of desperation from the Gavin Newsome camp as it appeals to former president Bill Clinton for help – and outgoing mayor Willie Brown has reportedly swung a weekend endorsement for Newsome from Jesse Jackson – meanwhile a poll by a labor union … Continued
The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – December 4, 2003
President Bush reverses field and removes US tarriffs on steel imports – the decision avoids a trade war with the Europian Union and Japan but may cost his re-election campaign votes next fall in the key steel-making states of Pennsylvania and Ohio Democrats in the State House offer alternatives to Gov. Schwarzenegger’s financial plan – … Continued
The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – December 3, 2003
The Bush administration rolling back another Clinton era environmental protection as it proposes new rules on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants – critics call it another gift to polluters President Bush signs a landmark rewrite of forest rules – he says the Healthy Forest Restoration Act will prevent wildfires like the devestating ones this … Continued
The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – December 2, 2003
Russia deals the Kyoto global warming pact a devastating blow when it announces it will not ratify it. The Bush Administration pulled the U.S. out of the pact in 2001. Former Vice President Al Gore rallies Democratic party support for San Francisco mayoral candidate Gavin Newsom, locked in a tough run off election against Green … Continued
The KPFA Evening News, Weekdays – December 1, 2003
The California Assembly joins the Senate in voting to repeal a law that would have allowed undocumented immigrants to apply for driver’s licenses Advocates for children say Governor Schwarzenegger’s plan to cap enrollment in the state’s Healthy Families Program could put tens of thousands of low income children on a waiting list for health insurance … Continued