Aaron Glantz Reports From the U.S.A

Before becoming an international journalist Aaron Glantz served as California State Capitol reporter for Pacifica’s flag-ship station KPFA. Below are links to his work from pre-Arnold Sacramento.
No Power For the People
As the economic losses caused by California's energy deregulation plan pile up, it's hard to find anyone these days who would disagree with California Gov. Gray Davis' declaration that the state's 1996 electricity deregulation scheme "is a colossal and dangerous failure."
No Dump at Ward Valley
When Gray Davis was elected governor last November, opponents of the Ward Valley nuclear waste dump in the Mojave Desert thought they had finally found their knight in shining armor. They hoped Davis would ride in and slay the dump, whose major backer was former Republican governor Pete Wilson.
Veterans Groups Urge California Governor to Spare Manny Babbitt
Veterans groups in the United States are going to bat for California death row inmate Manny Babbitt, who is set to be executed Tuesday. Babbitt was sentenced to death for murdering one elderly woman and beating another senseless. The veterans groups are urging California Governor Gray Davis to spare Babbitt's life, saying the Vietnam War permanently damaged him. Aaron Glantz reports.

 

 


 

 


 
 

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