{"id":11397,"date":"2010-04-01T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-03-31T22:53:16","modified_gmt":"2010-03-31T22:53:16","slug":"march-31-open-thread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/2010\/04\/01\/march-31-open-thread\/","title":{"rendered":"March 31 Open Thread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Links:<\/p>\n<p>* &nbsp;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&#8217;re trying to get a huge crew of volunteers together to gather the signatures necessary as quickly as possible. <a href=\"http:\/\/whytuesdaysf.org\/?page_id=345\">More details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* &nbsp;Don&#8217;t throw away that Furlough Friday screenplay just yet, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2010\/03\/30\/BAG31CNCU8.DTL&#038;feed=rss.bayarea\">judges have put a stay on the order<\/a>. That means that the furloughs will remain in place pending appeal.<\/p>\n<p>* &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.berkeley.edu\/alumni\/transcript\/spring_07\/forefront-onek.html\">David Onek<\/a>, of Berkeley&#8217;s Center for Criminal Justice, has an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.berkeley.edu\/cjconversations.htm\">interesting podcast series going<\/a>. He interviews people who are involved in public safety. It&#8217;s wonky, but has that ever stopped us before?<\/p>\n<p>* &nbsp;Karl Rove <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2010\/03\/30\/MNQS1CNJ2V.DTL&#038;feed=rss.news\">made a book tour swing through California<\/a>. While his goal was to sell some books, he ended up writing emails for various campaigns, particularly Senator Boxer, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/2010\/03\/30\/1878355\/rove-draws-big-audience-in-fresno.html\">who Rove called an &#8220;obnoxious left-wing ideologue who doesn\u00b9t deliver for California.&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Links:<\/p>\n<p>* &nbsp;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&#8217;re trying to get a huge crew of volunteers together to gather the signatures necessary as quickly as possible. <a href=\"http:\/\/whytuesdaysf.org\/?page_id=345\">More details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* &nbsp;Don&#8217;t throw away that Furlough Friday screenplay just yet, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2010\/03\/30\/BAG31CNCU8.DTL&#038;feed=rss.bayarea\">judges have put a stay on the order<\/a>. That means that the furloughs will remain in place pending appeal.<\/p>\n<p>* &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.berkeley.edu\/alumni\/transcript\/spring_07\/forefront-onek.html\">David Onek<\/a>, of Berkeley&#8217;s Center for Criminal Justice, has an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.law.berkeley.edu\/cjconversations.htm\">interesting podcast series going<\/a>. He interviews people who are involved in public safety. It&#8217;s wonky, but has that ever stopped us before?<\/p>\n<p>* &nbsp;Karl Rove <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2010\/03\/30\/MNQS1CNJ2V.DTL&#038;feed=rss.news\">made a book tour swing through California<\/a>. 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