Monthly Archives: July 2023

HUFF strolls into the sunshine or cuddles indoors weather-dependent Thursday July 6th at the Sub Rosa Cafe at 703 Pacific next to the Bike Church as usual 10:45 a.m. or soon thereafter

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Cookies, coffee, carrots, and confusion at the morning meeting.  Join in, speak your peace, and help fire up flagging spirits.

HUFF Agenda Prospects 7-6-23   

  ++++  Priorities, Pass-Arounds, Placeholder Run-through & Hand-Outs         

  ++++  Street reports; Sweeper Survivor Outreach  

  ++++  MHCAN Follow-Up: City/County Expansion & Protection 

  ++++  Sleeping Ban Flyer Update 

  ++++  Martin v. Boise Update: https://www.vox.com/23748522/tent-encampments-martin-boise-homelessness-housing       

  ++++  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/unsafe-camping-ordinance-banning-homeless-in-tents-to-be-signed-into-law-this-week/ar-AA1d7WGg 

  ++++  Shitty Council funds one-year programs for some of those outside:  Items #11 and 12 https://ecm.cityofsantacruz.com/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=2124&doctype=1  

  ++++  Previous Report: https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2022/09/16/larger-picture-revealed-for-santa-cruz-county-homelessness/    

  ++++  Musician and satirist Mark Levy may visit in September 

  ++++  Read Ukraine anti-war updates at anti-war.org or at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35XOmSFfMkA&t=3s  

  ++++  Mayor grilling—Update: Specific Prospects 

  ++++  MHCAN Report: QZ Expulsion; Joint MHCAN goals? 

  ++++  OVO Law Flyers:  Help Needed 

  ++++  Capitola RV tenants aftermath    

  ++++  Phone Check-ins with Fresno activist Desiree Martinez  

  ++++  Wes White’s Salinas Resistance to UP Tracks Eviction July 5-7 

  ++++  Julie Schaul’s P & R Targeted Harassment Update 

  ++++  Legislative Updates: AB 920 (banning “homeless” discrimination) SB 31 (banning sitting, lying, or camping within 1000′ of a daycare center, library, park or school); SB 47 expanding definition of “gravely disabled’ in Lanterman Petris (LPS) Act, (easier conservatorship, forced drugging, and 5150ish powers)    

 ++++ HUFF Indybay Story archive library: http://huffsantacruz.org/indybay/                

 ++++ HUFF Streetshit sheet archives https://huffsantacruz.org/ssarchives.html    

 ++++ HUFF Street Spirit article archives: http://www.huffsantacruz.org/StreetSpiritSantaCruz/StreetSpirit-main.html    

 ++++  Checking in: Free Guide Verification, Mad Power Monitoring, Ticket Documenting, Board of Stupes,  

 ++++  Various stories of interest:  possibly   TBA  

TO HEAR THE BATHROBESPIERRE’S BROADSIDES NET-RADIO SHOW:    

Anytime after 6 PM Thursday and 9:30 AM Sunday for the latest show, go to: http://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html  Click on the Latest Show  of the date you want   

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Sunday July 2, 2023 show is a Flashback to May 1, 2016 including a further flashback to March 9, 2000 with poetry, protest, and reports from Fresno and Salinas

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The July 2nd, 2023 Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides show includes:   

      +++ Phone interview and unpublished poetry reading with the late Berkeley poet Julia Vinograd         

+++ Background of Parks and Rec boss Danette Shoemaker’s Curfew on City Hall Courtyard protest         

+++ Mike Rhodes, Fresno activist and writer, reads selections from his newly published Dispatches from the War Zone         

+++ “Family of Man Murdered by Fresno Police Files Lawsuit—Freddy Canteno 2015”         

+++ “Shindig” on the new Vendors Vamoose Move-Along Law         

+++  More Interviews at the at Pat Colby’s “Give a Shit” Table seeking support to reopen the London Nelson Bathrooms
+++  Artist Alex Sheldon on recent arrests for doing artwork on Pacific Avenue         

+++  Monterey County Homeless Advocates activist Wes White updates the Flag Pole Community of Salinas         

  [March 9.2000 Flashback:]                         

***  “Closed” Meeting of Citizens Police Review Board [CPRB] subcommittee, and City Council Safety Committee plus Bob                                   Aaronson                         

***  Melissa & fiancée Eric panhandling for a tent; Reports from Anti-Sleeping Ban Tabling in front of the Del Mar Theater;                         Report of “Animal” Beaten; More reports.                         

***  Deborah from Atlanta talks about sweeping homeless from streets during Olympic Games                         

***  Robert, thrice arrested in Santa Cruz, Vietnam Vet homeless for 8 months, tolerated under bridges         

+++ Counterspin on Fuhrer Obama repairing “frayed ties” with Saudi Arabia, ignoring disastrous human rights record.

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Thursday June 29, 2023 show features a review of the June 27th Santa Cruz City Council meeting a la Reggie Meisler & his update on defending vehicular residents; and more

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Included in the June 29th, 2023 show are:    

+++  [throughout] Songs from the 30’s musical Pins and Needles+++  Extensive interview with Reggie Meisler of Santa Cruz Cares and the fight to restore RV rights at the 6-27 City Council meeting

+++  Commentary on Mayor Keeley’s loosened City Council process—though with the same repressive outcome

+++  Afterthoughts on “Back Story” Brent Adams—pro and con

+++  Recent Update on RV targeting

+++  Appealing to Social Service Providers (known derisively as Poverty Pimps) as allies in the Rights struggle

+++  [6-27] ” Gobs of Gab” Greg Bengsten on incidents by San Lorenzo levee

+++  https://yvesengler.com/2023/06/25/canadas-odious-history-of-blocking-anti-war-voice-lives-again/

+++  https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2023/06/28/conflicts-of-interest-assange-could-be-extradited-to-the-us-soon/