Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Sunday August 18, 2024 show reviews last Monday’s (8-12)”Stop the Sweeps” Protest with more from”Scope It Out” Scott, “Ain’t Stoppin’ Now” Athena, and Kim Iverson’s 2 hour show with Keith McHenry

The Sunday August 18, 2024 show includes:

  • Athena’s futile search at SCPD HQ for property taken by Police and Public Works in the Golf Club Drive sweep
  • [at intervals throughout] Historical human rights songs by David Rovics
  • “Scope It Out” Scott Graham’s continuing analysis of the June Santa Cruz City Council’s agenda
  • Macklemore’s “Anthem for Gaza is a Rarity of Protest Song in an Era of Apolitical Music”
  • [8-12 a.m.] Melinda at Coral St on the morning after police threats emptied the area; Eric Lopez on the homeless scene; More Accounts from Demon and others
  • [8-12 p.m.] Wes White on the purpose of the weekly Hiway 1 & Hiway 9 “Stop the Sweeps” Protest reports on Sacramento & else; Alan Fisher reports on the week long vigil outside the offices of Rep Panetta the previous week; Foodfinder Drew reports on the impact of Sweeps on the Food Not Bombs family.
  • “Let it Loose” Laura Chatham on the “Stop the Sweeps” letter to the Mental Health Advisory Board
  • Julia: anti-genocide activist speaks up for street rights for those who live there.
  • Rovics sings and plays for the Sweep Stopper protesters and describes his recent works and struggles
  • [8-16] Wes White’s report from Sacramento’s struggling Camp Resolution and elsewhere around the state.
  • Kim Iverson Interviews Keith McHenry [“We’re being duped about the Homelessness Crisis: the Dark Truth behind the Clean-up Efforts”.  For the short version go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avZZTAfUr44.  Longer video version also available at https://rumble.com/v5b863f-were-being-duped-about-the-homelessness-crisis-the-dark-truth-behind-the-cl.html 

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Thursday, August 15, 2024 show Flashes back to February 10, 2011 featuring Steve Pleich, “Double-down” Dan McMullan of Berkeley, and Nader+ Ron Paul calling for a 3rd Party Alliance

The Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides August 15, 2024 show is a Flashback to February 10, 2011. 

It includes:

  • [throughout] old songs by Laura Nyro; Smooth-tongued Steve Pleich co-hosting
  • [12-31-10]  New Year’s Eve chat with “Naughty Santa”, Baltimore, Dreamcatcher, and more
  • Phone interview with Dan McMullan, Berkeley Director of People Outside Project on how police disabled him in People’s Park, the pro-Business “Hosts”, the punk promises of Governor Brown, & updates on shelter beds, and the “Free Box”
  • Comparing Berkeley and Santa Cruz protests linking local business discrimination and foreign war support
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTCr3dtDv1o “Ron Paul, Ralph Nader, agree on Progressive-Libertarian Alliance”
  • Lighthouse Linda Lemaster on the new homeless census and new court “security” system
  • Controversy at the Red Church: “Violence” Claims There

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Sunday August 11, 2024 show reviews the 4th “Stop the Sweeps” Protest & “Scope It Out” Scott’s Agenda Lookback +and a Flashback to October 21, 2010 featuring Politician Pleich on the 2010 Election

The Sunday August 11, 2024 show includes:

  • https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/30/us/los-angeles-homeless-newsom.html 
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/us/newsom-homeless-los-angeles.html
  • Rovics:  “My Daughter” 
  • Keith McHenry on Counterspin: https://fair.org/home/the-problem-is-theres-no-place-for-anyone-to-go/
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/us/newsom-homeless-los-angeles.html 
  • Rovics:  “Who Will Tell the People?” song and radio station KPFA reformer defense
  • “Scope it Out ” Scott Graham’s Critical analysis of the June Santa Cruz City Council Agendas: 6-11 #21.1 Internal Expansion of SCPD; Eureka-Arcata gentrification report
  • Rovics:  “Today in Yemen” (some years old)
  • Graham denounces Council’s 6-11 #20 banning gas-powered leaf blowers exempting govt. leaf blowers; #10 $4.3 million for Evan Morrison’s People First Armory program but who’s getting paid what to do what?, #11 $500,000 to Community Bridges for mandatory bus transportation (those with jobs excepted)
  • Rovics: “Butcher for Hire” (Police Boss John Timeney)
  • [8-4]  Voices from Sunday’s Food Not Bombs Feed: Bill A, Otter,
  • [8-4]  Heather MacCauley on Tent Removal near the Town Clock; Keith on 8-5 protest, Cooper’s instructive rage, “Tough Road” Thomas 
  • Rovics: “The Best Democracy Money Can Buy”
  • [8-5]  4th Funding Matters [FM] [aka Housing Matters or HM] protest at Hiway 1 and 9: Reggie Meisler: “Sweeps Kill” + RV Update
  • Rovics: “Lola Aglialoro”
  • More “Funding Matters” protest voices: Alicia Kuhl, Bathrobespierre Robert, Mental Health Advisory Board’s letter urging police cutback and better training to the Board of Supervisors
  • Manny on his homeless days, personal contact with Funding Matters boss Phil Kramer when he was teaching
  • Rovics: “The Progressive Zionist”
  • Peter Pan, Thomas—on the local impact of SCOTUS’s overturning of Johnson v. Grants Pass
  • “One of Us”, a badly paid FM worker, on his time there
  • Rovics: “A Song for Aaron Bushnell”
  • Testimony passed along in FM from a current worker there

The Flashback to October 21, 2010:

  • Council candidate, Camping Ban opponent, and Co-host Steve Pleich reports on Homeless [Lack of] Services Center remaining silent on hard facts of no shelter available April through October before anti-homeless folks.
  • Battle-ready Bob Patton on fight to reopen the Vet’s Hall
  • Drum Circle Dave on bathroom baloney downtown
  • [10-15] Ray on Prop 36 Drug Diversion stumbling blocks in S.C. courts, move-along law violation
  • Santa Barbara settlement ACLU in August 2009 dropping their lawsuit against the Camping Ban
  • City Sleeping Ban as infraction versus state Lodging Ban discussion for S.C. protesters
  • Fresno report from Mike Rhodes
  • “What’s Wrong with the Sit-Lie Law [in San Francisco]?” article: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/05/us/05bcjames.html

Bathrobespierre’s Broadside’ s Thursday, August 8, 2024 show Flashes back to August 29, 2010 featuring 5 hours of interview and commentary around PeaceCamp 2010 with a lengthy exchange between Sgt. Harms and Bathrobespierre Robert

The Thursday August 8, 2024 Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides show is a Flashback to August 29, 2010.  It includes:

  • [8-26-2010 or so]FRSC Broadcaster and protest supporter Coral Reef & Bathrobespierre Robert give reports from Peace Camp 2010 [PC 2010] on Sgt. Harms’ SCPD arrival turning on the klieg lights harassing the activists; Onwatcher Wayne’s “tents and toilets” suggestion.
  • Zachary Jeff Ryan on Sgt. Harms threats to seize his and John Valley’s property; early morning ticket’s reports on ticketing of Dianne, Todd, John Valley, Blindbear Robert Facer, and others.
  • https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/08/29/18657054.php?show_comments=1#18657058 [“Weathering the Police Storm at City Hall“]
  • [8-24-2010]  Hot day’s march from City Hall to SCPD HQ to reclaim police-stolen property: Sara & Dreamcatcher
  • “Tie-’em-up” Tricia Husome, SCPD Records Withholder, threatens activists documenting the copshop visit
  • “Traveler” Elisse Casby and “Active to a Fault” Activist Attorney Ed Frey in-studio guests
  • Frey on the “Sinister Sidewalk Singing” charge against Blindbear for singing a political song during the day.
  • Alex Bender, Ocean & others evicted from the SCPD lobby; Becky Johnson reports on the lobby lockout; more reports on the aftermath
  • Bathrobespierre responds to critical media (Santa Cruz Weekly)
  • Closing down the Drum-Circle-in-Flight along the levee with a “Demonstration Garden”
  • Sgt. Harms debates with Bathrobespierre on “when cops can lie”.
  • Another expedition to retrieve property from cop lock-up.

Bathrobespierre’s Broadside’s Sunday, August 4, 2024 show follows the July 29, 2024 activist response to the City Mangler’s two weeks of anti-homeless raids and a Flashback to August 12, 2010 on PeaceCamp2010’s move to City Hall

The Sunday August 4, 2024 show includes:

  • Cavalcade of protests recent and upcoming around the Gaza genocide and the homeless removal sweeps
  • Rovics in narrative and song on the exploitive relationship of Spotify with musicians like him.
  • https://www.pressreader.com/usa/san-francisco-chronicle-late-edition/20240729/281685440107562 [Pre-Trial Inmates lose Minimum Wage Fight]
  • [7-28] Juan on probs with Funding Matters (which calls itself “Housing Matters”)
  • [7-31] Tamorack on changing Santa Cruz and successful ayahuasca therapy versus cancer
  • Phone Interview with “All-In” Athena on her support and copwatching of the 7-29 Golf Club Drive sweeps
  • [7-29] Sara, Pogonip resident, forced to move on but no shelter offer; Lisa & Daniel—another ousted residents.

The Flashback to August 12, 2010 includes:

  • [8-11-2010] P.J.  PeaceCamp 2010 [PC2010]’s new protest hub demanding decent services for those outside.
  • Crow & Red, vandwellers, who displayed protest sign and cleaned up trash
  • Bathrobespierre on Robert Facer’s court case: the background and basis of the months-long PC2010 Protest
  • A hoarse Curbhugger Chris Doyon on the new protest spot; Channel 8 News talk with Bathrobespierre & Chris
  • Wes Modes “walking in a parade without a permit” ticket [“Three Decisions in Court in the Wes Modes “Parading Without a Permit” Case“] at https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/08/13/18656055.php
  • Curbhugger’s on-the-stream Day One at City Hall for PC2010
  • [8-12] “Lighthouse” Linda Lemaster’s on her night at City Hall with PC2010 during the SCPD busts

Bathrobespierre’s Broadside’s Thursday, August 1, 2024 show Flashes back to June 15, 1997 featuring the fight against the Santa Barbara Sitting Ban, and struggles in Santa Monica and San Francisco

The August 1, 2024 show is a Flashback to June 15, 1997. 

It includes:

  • Jack Zedlitz discussing his court case defending against Santa Barbara’s Sit-on-the-sidewalk Ban on State St.
  • Santa Barbara attorneys Robert Landheer and Marc Chytilo on the Sitting Ban law
  • Kara Henson, Santa Barbara college student and participant in the protests against the Ban, tells how and why.
  • Santa Monica’s Jennifer Wagonner reports on open shower facilities, but cops stalking the food services
  • Santa Cruz’s Downtown Association bars activists from its subcommittee meeting
  • Report on the California Civil Rights Action Network
  • Keith McHenry on the plans for a San Francisco Presidio takeover to open up housing to the house-less.
  • June 4 S.F. Police Commission Hearings on public outrage at SFPD Mark Andiya’s murder of Aaron Williams
  • Lighthouse Linda Lemaster of Housing Now in Santa Cruz on the destruction of “welfare reform”
  • Bathrobespierre on City Council’s twists, turns, &- machinations in the last six months in “no shelter” Santa Cruz

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Sunday 7-28-24 show features the third “Community Eyes on Mayor Keeley” protest + a Flashback to August 1, 2010 with many interviews from the PeaceCamp 2010 encampment on the Courthouse Steps

The Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides July 28,2024 show includes:

  • Protest July 29th “Police Raid of Encampment in Pognip” https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/07/26/18868249.php
  • Activist Keith McHenry’s look back at Friday’s “It’s Already Happened Here Protest” and other protests coming up…his 10-year ban from the Galleria for attempting to enter the “It Can’t Happen Here” “public” reading.
  • Other voices from the Town Clock on living outside: Russell, Cooper, Joe M., Ernestina, Mark W
  • [7-21] Heron debates an anti-homeless anonymity at the 3rd  “Stop the Sweeps” [aka “Cast Out Keeleyism in Santa Cruz”]
  • Occupy Santa Cruz veteran Pensky on life since 2011; Wes White on the continuing Bataan Protest in Salinas and the History of the 9-year old Flagpole Encampment at Salinas City Hall
  • Brihana Joy Grey interviews Alex Karakatsanis and Kamala Harris, copaganda, and surveillance sell-out at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh90PBIonbU&t=3155s

The Flashback to August 1, 2010 includes:

  • [throughout]  Liberal Shop of Horrors by The Capital Steps
  • [7-31-10]  Early midnight wakings, ID-ing, of PeaceCamp2010 [PC2010], the 4-month long protest that began 7-4-10 on the steps of the Courthouse & became a 24-hour encampment/safe zone with Sheriff lieutenant Fred Plagueman, “Beggarbacker” Becky Johnson, “Eggbeater” Ed Frey, Razor Ray,& “Lighthouse”Linda Lemaster 
  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/2010/08/01/dan-ellsberg%E2%80%99s-wikileaks-wish-list/b572e498-0b00-478d-8048-c4df6f88842e/ 
  • [8-1-10]  Malcolm and Margot Thornhill—frightened away from the protest by the Sheriff action; Morning-after report by Curbhugger Chris and others at the protest
  • Lost street interviews:  Around Ronee Currey’s Burritos, Beanies, and Chess table on Pacific Avenue; Becka’s on sexual work and abuse among the homeless; Anna Banana Richardson, Carol Williams, Merryweather Mike, Mickey Rat, and others.
  • July Oral Communications at City Council: Voices from PC2010
  • Ronee at PC2010
  • Attorney and activist Frey on the Robert Facer case that precipitated PC2010
  • A bit of Robert Whitaker—psychiatric researcher and author of Anatomy of an Epidemic

Bathrobespierre’s Broadside’s Thursday, July 25, 2024 show Flashes back to November 16, 2014 featuring analysis of the Pacific Ave. “performance pens” and Chris Hedges vs. B. Traven on Black Bloc tactics ..and much more

The July 25, 2024 edition of Bathrobespierre’s Broadside is a Flashback to November 16, 2014.  It includes:

  • Public  Works permit controversy against the Errett Circle Sunrise Cafe-and-Warming Center; permit parking in an attempt to exclude the pro-homeless operation
  • Portion of the Chris Hedges vs. B. Traven debate on “Black Block” tactics in the Occupy Movement and Resistance Protest
  • City Council cooks up a pseudo-appeal process for its police-initiated Stay-Away orders with Infraction Citations
  • Street interviews: harassment cites for smoking near but not in the Metro “No Smoking’ zone; “Catch Her if you Can” Katy on inappropriate cop treatment of epilepsy
  • Elm St. mission bike reg changes; Joe Traveler sings about the SCPD; discussion of the performance laws
  • Monterey Charles’ homeless update
  • [10-27] Vendors/performers & Vice-Mayor Don Lane in a Sidewalk Q & A: “Performance Pens” downtown
  • Making Contact: Victims and Perps get together for Restorative Justice in Schools & Behind Bars

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Sunday 7-21-24 show features two protests against the U.S.-funded war in Gaza and City Council’s war on the homeless here + a Flashback to November 23, 2014 with a lengthy Peter Marin of Santa Barbara interview

The  Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Sunday July 21, 2024 show includes:

  •  https://www.streetsheet.org/supreme-court-allows-criminalization-of-homelessness/
  • [7-15] Voices from the “Stop the Sweeps, Mayor Keeley” at the 2nd “Just Outside Your House” protest  including Drew, Dreadeye, and other “Get a Clue, Keeley” folks
  • [7-15] “Whip ’em Into Shape” Wes White on events in Oakland and Salinas
  • [7-15] Peace activist Alan Fisher on the proposed and on-going “Pressure Panetta to Stop Funding Gaza Genocide” campaign followed by two anonymous angry voices
  • [7-19] Keith, Hector, and Athena bullhorn and chant at the “It Has Happened Here” anti-Panetta, anti-Keeley protest at the Galleria
  • Clockside cackle with Smokey the Bearita & Trailside Thomas
  • Seafoam Sophie on Coral St. sweeps and sex work

The Flashback to November 23, 2014 includes:

  • “Catch Her if you Can” Katy co-hosting with discussion of the Downtown’s DUPE [Downtown Undertaking Prohibition of Everyone] “diversion” program
  • https://thestreetspirit.org/2014/08/01/lauras-law-and-the-danger-of-forced-detention/ 
  • [11-21-14] Wolfie McMeyow in Berkeley and others on the protest against the UCB Tuition Hike
  • Julia Vinograd reads poetry and hawks her latest Cannibal Cafe book
  • Poet and activist Peter Marin on funding rides from jail, the Santa Barbara RV parking law, local work of the Committee for Social Justice
  • Cornell West speaking at the UC Santa Cruz Occupation:  https://www.indybay.org//newsitems/2014/11/21/18764409.php
  • “Spilly Chilly” aka Sandra Leigh on costly cliqueishness in the new Community TV
  • Calvin’s report on the Venice Beach busts and the resistance of David Busch, Occupy Venice, and others
  • UCB Occupation:  Susan K on the Protest over Tuition Hikes
  • Bathrobespierre reads some Local & National News Briefs

Bathrobespierre’s Broadside’s Thursday, July 18, 2024 show Flashes back to the May 11, 1997 loop-tape broadcast featuring Pebbles Trippet, Diamond Dave, Yukon Hannibal, Julia, Vinograd, Russell Bates, Carol Denney, David Silva, and Laura Tucker

The Thursday July 18th Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides show is a Flashback to May 11, 1997. 

It includes:

  • [uneven sound—requires adjusting at several points]
  • [4-27-97] Lengthy interview with Mendicino Medical Marijuana long-time activist Pebbles Trippet on her trials past and recent, difficulties with her attorney around the historic Prop 215 (passed in 1996), and more
  • Sitcrime & Leancrime on Pacific Avenue—plus Pepperspray treatment at Washrock laundromat/coffeebar.​
  • ​​Food Not Bombs activist Diamond Dave in SF, and Berkeley homeless advocate Yukon Hanibal updates
  • Street Sage Russell Baker shining the light on Berkeley Shitty Council hypocrisy
  • Poet Julia Vinograd, bubbling, smiling, and reading from her 50th-or-so book
  • Cornerstone Carol Denney on the UCB’s SLAPPsuit harassment
  • Berkeley Police Review Commisioner Aaron Handel
  • More snatches from the People’s Park 28th Anniverary:  Denney sings; 
  • “Dead On” David Silva on S.C. and Fresno welfare systems & S.C.’s “Real Change not Spare Change” program
  • Tuflove Laura Tucker on Shower Discrimination at Lee Laboa’s St. Francis Soup Kitchen