Links:

*  If you are in SF this weekend, consider stopping by the Why Tuesday SF? kickoff event. They are launching a campaign to get elections on Saturdays so that everybody can vote. They’re trying to get a huge crew of volunteers together to gather the signatures necessary as quickly as possible. More details here.

*  Don’t throw away that Furlough Friday screenplay just yet, judges have put a stay on the order. That means that the furloughs will remain in place pending appeal.

*  David Onek, of Berkeley’s Center for Criminal Justice, has an interesting podcast series going. He interviews people who are involved in public safety. It’s wonky, but has that ever stopped us before?

*  Karl Rove made a book tour swing through California. While his goal was to sell some books, he ended up writing emails for various campaigns, particularly Senator Boxer, who Rove called an “obnoxious left-wing ideologue who doesn¹t deliver for California.”.