Connecticut Passes Landmark ‘Homeless Person’s Bill Of Rights’ LawBy Scott Keyeson Jun 12, 2013 at 10:30 am
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Connecticut is on the cusp of enacting a major new Continue reading
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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
Veto SB 71 or Give Up Freer Access to Government Records
NOTE BY NORSE: The concerns raised by Peter Scheer of the First Amendment Coalition are alarming. Local attacks on homeless people through bigoted laws can often be exposed and opposed through timely California Public Records Act requests. Scheer suggests that this will now Continue reading
New Police Powers Laws to get Final Approval Tuesday in Santa Cruz
| Title: | Round Two–The New Anti-Homeless Laws Return for a Final Reading |
| START DATE: | Tuesday June 11 |
| TIME: | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM |
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| City Council Chambers 809 Center St. | |
| Event Type: | Protest |
| NO LOITERING ON THE MEDIANS The anti-homeless “no loitering on the median” law is item #16 on the Afternoon Agenda for Tuesday 6-11 at 3 PM (likely to come up slightly later). This will be the second and final Continue reading |
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Santa Cruz and NYC–New Laws to Enforce Obedience
NOTE BY NORSE: While the below story may seem far away from “progressive” Santa Cruz, consider that tomorrow City Council will be passing a law to go into effect in a month that will make it a crime for anyone who “by his or her conduct,or by threatening, abusive, or profane language, willfully Continue reading
Judge to Rule on Motion for New Trial Friday in False Arrest by Two Mayors Case
NOTE BY NORSE: The Santa Cruz City Council’s slow but steady cutback of public comment time, public accessibility, and public accountability is something I’ve recently written about (and filed a formal Brown Act complaint against–see Mayor Cuts Off Comment in Consent Agenda Crackdown; Continue reading
Spreading Fear and Encouraging Hatred Among the Youth in Santa Cruz
NOTES BY NORSE:
The following Sentinel article is another example of the spreading misdirected “Public Safety” mythology being pushed by right-wing groups.The homeless and drug “crime” problem builds on the fantasy that there is some new major Public Safety threat. It’s actually that Continue reading
Mayor “Hackin'” Hillary Decrees New Gag Rule at Santa Cruz City Council
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Mayor Cuts Off Comment in Consent Agenda Crackdown; Brown Act Complaint Rejected
by Robert Norse ( rnorse3 [at] hotmail.com )
Saturday Jun 1st, 2013 10:49 PM
Saturday Jun 1st, 2013 10:49 PM
At Tuesday’s afternoon City Council meeting (5-28), Mayor Bryant adopted a new repressive procedure which seemed to be made up on the spot to silence Continue reading