California Gubernatorial Candidate Open to Moratorium 

    Richard Riordan, a Republican currently campaigning for Governor of California, recently stated that he supports the death penalty but would be open to halting executions in the state if it were shown that they were being unfairly imposed.  "Are we applying the death penalty fairly, honestly?" asked Riordan, the former mayor of Los Angeles.  "You can't be afraid to look at things like that."  (San Jose Mercury News, 1/24/02) California currently has the largest death row population in the nation, with more than 600 inmates.