{"id":9108,"date":"2009-06-12T04:30:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-12T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2009-06-12T03:14:30","modified_gmt":"2009-06-12T03:14:30","slug":"june-11-open-thread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/2009\/06\/12\/june-11-open-thread\/","title":{"rendered":"June 11 Open Thread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Links!<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Cruz Bustamante&#8217;s campaign manager, Lynn Montgomery, was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2009\/06\/11\/MNER184HOI.DTL\">appointed to the Fair Political Practices Commission<\/a> (FPPC) by AG Jerry Brown. &nbsp;Wow, well at least she has some experience in the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capitolweekly.net\/article.php?xid=y1mb97cm51h7rg\">Curren Price opted to stay in the Assembly a few extra days<\/a>. It might have made a big difference on a few bills in the Senate if he were there.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The OC Registers looks at <a href=\"http:\/\/taxdollars.freedomblogging.com\/2009\/06\/11\/candidate-oks-10-million-for-execs-of-bankrupt-bank\/23093\/\">Steve Poizner&#8217;s handling of some insurance executives<\/a>. A bit of coddling perhaps?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 A rumored Guv candidate, Sunne Wright McPeak, says she <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibabuzz.com\/politics\/2009\/06\/11\/sunne-mcpeak-denies-gubernatorial-ambitions\/\">doesn&#8217;t plan on running<\/a>. It&#8217;s too bad, because if you wanted <a href=\"https:\/\/calitics.com\/showDiary.do?diaryId=6180\">California Backward<\/a> in the Horseshoe, she was your candidate. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Sen. Carole Migden got a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibabuzz.com\/politics\/2009\/06\/10\/former-aide-helps-carole-migden-retire-legal-debt\/\">big infusion of cash in her legal defense fund<\/a>. The $100,000 donation came from a committee controlled by former Migden aide, and ClearChannel big shot, Michael Colbruno.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Next10 has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nextten.org\/\">released their updated budget challenge<\/a>. Good luck with that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Links!<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Cruz Bustamante&#8217;s campaign manager, Lynn Montgomery, was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2009\/06\/11\/MNER184HOI.DTL\">appointed to the Fair Political Practices Commission<\/a> (FPPC) by AG Jerry Brown. &nbsp;Wow, well at least she has some experience in the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capitolweekly.net\/article.php?xid=y1mb97cm51h7rg\">Curren Price opted to stay in the Assembly a few extra days<\/a>. It might have made a big difference on a few bills in the Senate if he were there.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The OC Registers looks at <a href=\"http:\/\/taxdollars.freedomblogging.com\/2009\/06\/11\/candidate-oks-10-million-for-execs-of-bankrupt-bank\/23093\/\">Steve Poizner&#8217;s handling of some insurance executives<\/a>. A bit of coddling perhaps?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 A rumored Guv candidate, Sunne Wright McPeak, says she <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibabuzz.com\/politics\/2009\/06\/11\/sunne-mcpeak-denies-gubernatorial-ambitions\/\">doesn&#8217;t plan on running<\/a>. It&#8217;s too bad, because if you wanted <a href=\"https:\/\/calitics.com\/showDiary.do?diaryId=6180\">California Backward<\/a> in the Horseshoe, she was your candidate. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Sen. Carole Migden got a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibabuzz.com\/politics\/2009\/06\/10\/former-aide-helps-carole-migden-retire-legal-debt\/\">big infusion of cash in her legal defense fund<\/a>. The $100,000 donation came from a committee controlled by former Migden aide, and ClearChannel big shot, Michael Colbruno.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Next10 has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nextten.org\/\">released their updated budget challenge<\/a>. 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