A bit more testing, and I believe I found a scenario here that causes a Calendar breakage not fixable without using gconf. Posted this info a more on scenarios I tested in the linked upstream bug report.
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #648072 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=648072 ** Also affects: evolution via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=648072 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/761013 Title: Google Calendars Not Syncing after 2.32 Natty Upgrade -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs