NOTE FROM NORSE: While activists and social service providers (even the poverty pimps) gather to oppose the latest NIMBY attack on homeless-in-vehicles in Palo Alto, in Santa Cruz the corrupt and abusive law enforcement/towing company Combine continues to methodically destroy homeless Continue reading
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Arizona ACLU Fights Back; Santa Cruz ACLU Snores On…
NOTES BY NORSE: The Santa Cruz ACLU, presented a year ago, with concerns about the criminalization of the homeless has taken made no public statements nor forwarded any requests to the northern California ACLU in search of legal assistance. Continue reading
First Alarm Thugs Stalk the Homeless in San Lorenzo Park
First Alarm Security Guards Profile and Stalk San Lorenzo Park Users
by Alex Darocy ( alex [at] alexdarocy.com )
Monday Jun 24th, 2013 2:59 PM
Monday Jun 24th, 2013 2:59 PM
As a group of approximately one dozen Santa Cruz community members sat in the shade of a tree overlooking the San Lorenzo Park benchlands on the warm Continue reading
Attorneys in L.A. Win Victory; Santa Cruz ACLU Silent on Anti-Homeless Abuses
Illinois Homeless Bill of Rights Nearly Law
Illinois Bill of Rights for the Homeless sent to the governor’s office
The Illinois Bill of Rights for the Homeless (Senate Bill 1210) is headed to Gov. Pat Quinn for final approval, after securing a final legislative vote May 28. CCH Policy Specialist Jennifer Cushman worked with legislative Continue reading
Connecticut Homeless Bill of Rights Awaits Gov’s Signature
Connecticut Passes Landmark ‘Homeless Person’s Bill Of Rights’ LawBy Scott Keyeson Jun 12, 2013 at 10:30 am
(Credit: Shutterstock)
(Credit: Shutterstock)
Connecticut is on the cusp of enacting a major new Continue reading
Alaska and Berkeley: Prejudice and Passion
NOTE BY NORSE: Tip of the had to John Colby for passing on these stories. The Alaska “compassionate cop” tale assumes and promulgates the mythology that homeless people are homeless because of alcohol, drug, and “mental illness” problems. It’s not a housing, job, or income problem (when it’s Continue reading
Creating Refugees in Fullerton, CA
NOTE BY NORSE: Fullerton cops, evicting homeless people from a camp they were herded to by police, are giving out the same phony reassurances, empty referrals, and move-along agenda that are often used by Continue reading
Ciampi Calls for Ammiano to Oppose the Palo Alto Vehicle-Home Ban [5 Attachments]
[Attachment(s)from Robert Norse included below]
NOTE FROM NORSE: Tony Ciampi is a long-time fighter for homeless rights in Palo Alto. Rarely I’ve persuaded him to come on the air to discuss this struggle. I’m not clear where the struggle is at right now, Continue reading