{"id":13769,"date":"2011-08-12T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-12T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-08-11T18:51:42","modified_gmt":"2011-08-11T18:51:42","slug":"weekend-open-thread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/2011\/08\/12\/weekend-open-thread\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Open Thread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, I haven&#8217;t done an open thread in a while, but that doesn&#8217;t mean that they aren&#8217;t just as worthwhile. I&#8217;ll be a little quiet for the next week or so, but feel free to chatter away. &nbsp;So, a few pieces to chew on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>* The CA State Law Enforcement Association is having their annual Foundation Golf Tournament, with the proceeds going for college scholarships. It&#8217;s in Napa on Oct. 7. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csleafoundation.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;view=article&#038;id=20&#038;Itemid=2\">You can get more details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* New York is beating us on the Marriage Equality race in more ways that one. &nbsp;The latest polls in CA show the barest of majorities in support, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtomarry.org\/blog\/entry\/new-poll-shows-a-majority-of-new-yorkers-support-the-new-marriage-law\">New York is up at 55%<\/a>. One way or the other, Prop 8 will be gone by the middle of this decade.<\/p>\n<p>* Well, even though our economy stinks, at least Apple is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/blogs\/prospero\/2011\/08\/riots-and-books?fsrc=scn\/tw\/te\/bl\/rememberwhenbookswereworthyofburning\">popular with looters<\/a>. Hooray for California (and the nation&#8217;s) largest corporation!<\/p>\n<p>* Sacramento <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/2011\/08\/11\/3830244\/sacramento-county-city-put-22.html#mi_rss=Top%20Stories\">put $22 million towards keeping their redevelopment agency open for the fiscal year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* Patients are now getting a more team-based <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthycal.org\/archives\/5420\">response to chronic conditions<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, I haven&#8217;t done an open thread in a while, but that doesn&#8217;t mean that they aren&#8217;t just as worthwhile. I&#8217;ll be a little quiet for the next week or so, but feel free to chatter away. &nbsp;So, a few pieces to chew on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>* The CA State Law Enforcement Association is having their annual Foundation Golf Tournament, with the proceeds going for college scholarships. It&#8217;s in Napa on Oct. 7. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csleafoundation.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;view=article&#038;id=20&#038;Itemid=2\">You can get more details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* New York is beating us on the Marriage Equality race in more ways that one. &nbsp;The latest polls in CA show the barest of majorities in support, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtomarry.org\/blog\/entry\/new-poll-shows-a-majority-of-new-yorkers-support-the-new-marriage-law\">New York is up at 55%<\/a>. One way or the other, Prop 8 will be gone by the middle of this decade.<\/p>\n<p>* Well, even though our economy stinks, at least Apple is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/blogs\/prospero\/2011\/08\/riots-and-books?fsrc=scn\/tw\/te\/bl\/rememberwhenbookswereworthyofburning\">popular with looters<\/a>. 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