The Sunday February 11,2024 show includes:

• https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/02/09/san-jose-to-ban-homeless-camps-along-guadalupe-river-trail/ 
• [throughout the show] Dave Lippman’s Star of Goliath spotlighting Palestinian history
• “Hurricane” Helga’s angry report from Harvey West; Cesar Alvaro on the Depot Park mini-shelter
• Fast dialogue between Kazoo and Robert Woodleaf on broken promises at Housing Matters and other shelters 
• Soul at the Berkeley People’s Park Free Store and Information Table

The Flashback to January 29, 2017 includes:

• Studio guest: origami cranescrafter Nate Kennedy—suggestions to City Council
• “Battling Bob Lamonica vs. Bathrobespierre Robert on Councilmember Gone Lame (Don Lane) and his sorry record
• Jah, prolific street Jeweler, on recent tickets from Park Rangers; “Pushback” Pat Colby on homeless runoff from outside the library, even during open hours.
• “Still standing” Abbi Samuels and “Katzenjammer” Keith McHenry on Food Not Bombs’s recent detente with a critic
• “Blue: calls for cameras and witnesses for Freedom Sleepout #81
• “Restless” Richard Lopez on local police state action around the downtown
• Berkeley’s “Downhome” Dan MacMullan on the future of People’s Park
• “Cornerstone” Carol Denney savages Berkeley City Council sell-outs
• “The Sane Progressive” indicts DemParty symp Michael Moore for implicitly endorsing Bush-Obama warcrimes.

The Thursday February 8, 2004 show is a Flashback to October 23, 1997:

• [songs from Factwino v. Armageddon Man, a S.F. Mime Troupe production throughout]
• “Dead On” David Silva on the struggle for the anti-Sleeping Ban Initiative
• “The Thin Blue Line” on Stolen Lives Project in the SF Bay Guardian
• Skidmark Bob’s Copwatch report, correcting police misinformation on “panhandling” charges
• Eureka Health Department moving on the South Spit Jetty homeless population
• Eureka’s Father Eric Duff smuggling in food to the Eureka homeless—interview.
• Berkeley City Council debate on Pepper Spray as reported by Cornerstone Carol Denney [10-23-97]
• Bathrobespierre Robert critiques Santa Cruz Citizens Police Review Board & Councilmember Kennedy’s pro-SCPD letter
• 1991 Flashback: Councilmember Kennedy’s Last Progressive Hurrah—Supporting the Homeless Protest Encampment at the Town Clock
• Uncle Dennis’s “Earth First” Intro

The February 4, 2024 show includes:   

• The attack on the Martin v. Boise case via Johnson v. Grants Pass at https://johnsonvgrantspass.com/.  Various media takes by Invisible People, Vox, Vice, & USA Today.  
• Songs snatched from David Rovics’ loaded website [throughout the show]
• [1-31]  “Nutcracker” Nick reporting on the Harvey West Friendship Garden  Encampments
• [1-28]  Roger Meade on his false imprisonment in S.C. County Jail for 28 days on dropped “attempted murder” charges and other police/judicial obscenities
• [2-3]  “Right Path” Reggie Meisler on the slippery struggle with the Planning Commission’s latest attack on “oversized” RVs
• “Rough Nights” Renter on the problems of Landlord malign neglect and the Section 8 labyrinth
• https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/san-diego/story/2024-01-24/san-diego-settles-lawsuit-challenging-vehicle-habitation-law  
• Merinda on good Armory conditions, and unsafety for homeless women downtown
• Tips from Charles on negotiating police and courts in Santa Cruz
• Paul Bernes spreading prayer and food to poor folks; Hurricane Helga blows in with blankets and out with bread. 
• Dawnseeker Drew on Food Not Bombs on increasing crowds and more volunteers
• Shawn says “NO on Proposition One”
• Chitterchatter between Mello Mel and Bathrobespierre Robert

The Flashback show (May 11, 2017) includes: 

• Katzenjammer Keith McHenry and “Stop the Sweeps” Abbi Samuels at City Hall’s “No Penalty for Poverty” Rally with commentary buy Silver-tongued Steve Pleich
• [5-7-17] Survival Sleeper Updates from the round-the-clock Sleepout at City Hall  from Hans and Claudia
• [5-9-17] At the Homeless Co-ordinating Committee’s “Don’t Fence Us Out” Rally

The February 1,  2024 show is a Flashback to September 21, 1997

and includes:

• Second-hand accounts of Shitkicker Sean Alemi’s struggles, Redtop Robert’s Success in Appeals Court, and more
• Interviews with seeking an Injunction against City authorities seeking the dispersal of the South Spit Jetty (Paradise Beach) homeless speaks with Nancy of Love in Action, a Eureka activist.
• Beggarbacker Becky Johnson, a dissident voice on the Citizens Committee for the Homeless critiques their latest Community House boondoggle. [interview cut off, as well as part of subsequent Quigley interview]
• Roughrider Richard Quigley defending Jerry Henry, street preacher of human rights at the Ranch Del Mar Shopping Center
• Green Party gadfly David Minton Silva’s SCPD-on-homeless abuse report, City Council update, and latest on the Sleeping Ban Initiative
• Josh, tarot card reader, on police indulgence and harassment
• Balderos released from jail after 2 months in jail without apologies, restitution, in the City Hall flooding case without PD help.
• Updating Rev. Wiley Drake’s shelter for homeless folks punished by the Buena Park authorities.

The January 28, 2024 edition of Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides includes: 

• [1-25] Mama Shannan’s refugee history and where SCPD told her to go in the newest round of Coral St. tent demolition evictions
• [1-25] Black Shannon gives advice and a ground view of the homeless community 
• Gaza Genocide Jingles from David Rovics [throughout the show]
• [1-26] Jacob and Jack at Harvey West claiming Harvey West not a “Safe Zone” (from SCPD demolition)
• [1-27] More Musing from Mama Shannan
• [1-27] Rafael Soldana on the rabbit hole of “Funding Matters” at Coral St. and Jeremy Leonard at 1220 River St. and the Armory
• [1-27] Former In-Home Care worker and local housed resident Sara Mineldi on grueling times in Santa Cruz
• [1-27] Mello Mel on Bread and Roses food services; Grampa on Security abuses at Dominican, Dedicated Drew on Food Not Bombs [FNB] at the latest UCSC anti-genocide protest, and more FNB voices  
• https://johnsonvgrantspass.com/  A Place to Sleep

The Flashback to May 13,2012 includes:

• Skeptical Sidewalk Sitter Erin Johnstone on SCPD’s bad priorities
• India Joze’s Benefit meal and shindig for the Santa Cruz Eleven [SC 11] including interviews and/or speeches from San Jose John, Lighthouse Linda, Lyrical Eye (Isaac Collins), Dennis Etler, Beggarbacker Becky, and more
• A protest march in support of the SC 11 with commentary from Bathrobespierre Robert, Angel, Gabriella, and other SC 11-sters
• A brief clip from Robert Whitaker—Psychiatric myth exploder.
• Reports from Larry Ryan of San Jose and the eternal Dreamcatcher
• Making Contact  A show exploring After Apartheid and Genocide—the Reconciliation?
• Free the Land  Bonus FRSC  show with FRSC broadcasterFree and his guest Bathrobespierre on the trials of Gary Johnson.

The  January 25, 2024 show is a Flashback to January 12, 2012 which includes:

• Songs from the musical Working by Studs Turkel throughout
• Bathrobespierre on continuing administrative curfew crackdown on political protest at the County Building and judicial muzzling of protest  by Gary Johnson under 647e (“illegal lodging”).
• Brian Parquette claims meter ticket from Officer Warren after having paid up
• 1-11  Noise at Noon rally at the back of the jail demanding freedom for imprisoned activist Gary Johnson; the protest including Bikelock Mike, Angel, Silver-Tongued Steve Pleich, Ed Frey and others.
• Interview with Occupy D.C. Kimberly and Rush to appeal to Congress
• SC Sentinel’s editor Don Miller defending SC Mayor and povertycrat Don Lane
• Rush on ongoing Occupation of a foreclosed house.
• Cops post photos of occupied bank defaming those legally in the vacant building; Bathrobespierre’s response.
• Pleich’s report from the Occupy Santa Cruz General Assembly 
• San Lorenzo campground report from Galen Boz, Dreadeye, and (by phone) Dead-On David Silva.
• “Big Sue” Fresno interview on 12-15 after mass cop raid on tent removal

HUFF Proposed Agenda Prospects 1-25-24: 

  ++++  Priorities, Placeholder Run-through & Hand-Outs , Passarounds 

  ++++  Coral Street Crackdown: Preparing for the Next Crackdown 

  ++++  Timekeeper (10 minutes per item)   

  ++++  Evolving Door evictions

  ++++  Watsonville Cease-Fire shutdown; https://pajaronian.com/watsonville-council-declines-to-place-ceasefire-resolution-on-agenda/ 

 ++++  Seaside City Council update on Cease-Fire if available 

 ++++  Gathering the Evidence: Handout—Incoming and Outgoing     

  ++++  Hand-outs: TBA   

  ++++  Troy’s Lawsuit Project and the Bail Situation: In search of an attorney 

  ++++  Bryan Brown’s Marysville Concerns 

  ++++  UC Police Move on People’s Park—Update 

  ++++  Street reports; As ever…Beach, Parking Lots, Pogonip, Library, Levee   

  ++++  Protest Targets for Winter Shelter/Stop the Sweeps: City Mangler’s office…Police Station…Coastal Commission… 

  ++++  End the War against Gaza and the S.C. Poor Petition for Future Use 

  ++++  HUFF Notes & Announcements:TBA    

  ++++  More on Coalition on Homelessness vs. S.F. Lawsuit  

  ++++  Possible phone contacts:Keith, Wes,; Reggie M’s: OVO update  

  ++++  Pro-Palestinian-HomelessAlliance for next protest; contact follow-up’s. 

  ++++  Jail Hunger Strike (started November 8) Jason Cortez seeks dignity from staff; fair complaint process; affordable commissary and phone; attorney confiden  

  ++++  Homeless Persons Legal Assistance Project 10-noon  except M,Tu, W, F at UN HQ with blue banner in window at 903 Pacific Ave.  Civil Grand Jury      

  ++++  Alicia Kuhl: OVO update/support for possible protests as well as point-in-time count outcome; Kuhl’s concerns.   

  ++++  SC Free Guide still not updated on line past September 2023 

  ++++  Local Anti-War Action:  Ocean/Water St. Saturday picketing 10 am-noon   

  ++++  Confronting Gaza Homelessness—No to Ceasefire by City and County  

   ++++ Placeholder followup—study groups:  student anti-war contacts, Darius rental, Psych rights subcommittee; ticket documenting/public records act request filing  

 
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 to hear.  Coming Up Today: Flashback to January 12, 2012  https://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html (then click on Thursday Jan 12, parts 1 and 2.              Tonight’s Flashback covers a protest outside the Santa Cruz County Jail in detail; resistance to SCPD Chief Vogel’s slander of Occupy Santa Cruz activists present

The January 21, 2024 show includes:

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/san-jose-aims-to-ban-homeless-encampments-along-downtown-s-guadalupe-river-a-first-for-the-city/ar-BB1h0qlI 
• “Where Did All These Terrorists Come From?”  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI_G5doiY-A
• [throughout the show] David Rovics: https://davidrovics.bandcamp.com/album/notes-from-a-holocaust
• More notes from the January 9^th Santa Cruz Shitty Council Meeting: a few Oral Communications clips—City’s failure to create a regular walk-in Winter Shelter…SCPD’s stonewalling public records…rants against some of those outside…
• “The WhiteWashing of Martin Luther King”
• Jesse at the 1-4 HUFF Happening on corrupt local cops and towing company collusion
• Susan Monhi on “Yes on M”  yesonm.org 
• Yogi Joshua on successful of the Tier 2 Safe Parking program downtown on Cedar.
• Drew, FNB site manager, on increasing sweeps along Coral St. and elsewhere
• Jorge barred and then arrested and given 5250 hold for trying to attend mass at Holy Cross Catholic Church, charged with trespassing
• https://consortiumnews.com/2024/01/20/caitlin-johnstone-welcome-to-the-empire/

The Flashback to April 15, 2002 includes: 

• [4-14] Sherry Conable on the death of local street musician Ryder and the future of the struggle against the Sleeping Ban
• Scott Simmons on motorhome life with his 9 year old disabled daughter and year old son Sativa, pressured by social service wonks.
• Green Party defense of its Green mayor Fitzmaurice in violation of party’s pro-homeless platform and its trashing of critics
• Justman Jim Cosner with rousing speech exposing local injustice and national lies
• Battling Bob Lamonica sings Bathrobespierre’s praises
• “Lighthouse” Linda Lemaster, long-time Green Party activist differs with Bathrobespierre on the GP’s Homeless Working Group

The January 18, 2024 show is a Flashback to November 25, 2010, the Thanksgiving show.  It includes: 

• Catman, his friend Robert, and changing times on Pacific Avenue
• Gabe, former anti-war protester turned military volunteer on Vets Hall closure controversy and the shrinking services
• Shawn with positive report about Socks for Soles, negative report about police harassment, 
• Alternate histories of Thanksgiving
• [11-21] Julie Costanza of the In-Home Care Workers on fight to retain wages; outcome of the Dolphin-Lee (Nueva Vista) Project
• Quick Clips in the Thanksgiving Food Line:  Billy, Joe Schultz, Eden
• Collette Connolly, elderly PeaceCamp 2010 activist, on her court case—history and outcome of the PeaceCamp 2010
• https://www.counterpunch.org/2010/11/24/tsa-s-gestapo-empire/
• https://www.counterpunch.org/2010/11/24/invasion-of-the-body-scanners/
• “False Choices in Airport Security First a Hand on Your Crotch Next a Boot in Your Crotch” by Michael Scott
• Song: “I’ll Be Groped for Christmas”
• Ella Mae on Sleeping Ban stupidity and Dreamcatcher’s Continuing Saga

The Sunday January 14, 2024 edition of Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides includes:

• 1-9 Santa Cruz City Council meeting—Item 29 Keeley and associates reject the Gaza ceasefire without debate after hundreds waited in line; Brunner and Brown present their doomed resolution 
• [throughout the show] Daniel Mackler: https://www.last.fm/music/Daniel+Mackler/songs+from+the+locked+ward
• Commentary and songs in and around the speakers’ line at City Council from Hector, Nick and others.
• Bathrobespierre at the Closed Session and Oral Communications on the absence of public process and destruction of homeless camps
• Katzenjammer Keith on matters foreign, domestic, and local
• [1-9] Rory Stanton (with pooch Mayhem) on Section 8 shenanigans
• [1-11] Anteria on police tolerance in Santa Cruz
• [1-13] Vandweller Yogi Jashua on troubles after the OVO (Oversized Vehicle Ordinance) arrives
• [1-13] Miguel de Leon (Lito) on police seizure of his vehicles one after the other
• Encounter with Sebastian Novelo, chef and father, reports San Lorenzo valley police discrimination
• Hopespreader Helga describes a day without answers

The Flashback to October 16, 2005 includes:

• Hurricane Katrina: Refugee problems in Houston; Narrow Escape from Martial Law in New Orleans
• Downtown w/homeless lyrics; 
• [10-1] At Human Rights Organization:  Eve, poet at age 9, on cops, services at Homeless Lack of Services [HLOC]; at Union Grove Planter, report of curbsitter copslammed on his face; Angel on undercover cop bust; 
• In-Studio Guests: Tamara (5 years on the street), Daniel (“Up Til Now…”), & Cat (on squatting), 
• Metro Strike: Paul Johnson vs. Mike Rotkin
• Medical Marijuana: safeaccessnow.org articles; L.C.’s courtcase on marijuana possession of one pound; bad treatment in jail; not enuf $ to buy marijuana or a get a recommendation; comments from Tokin’ Tim Rinker
• Med X’s Anita Henri of Mex X suggests budget medical recommendations; Andrea on further problems getting “legal”
• Compassion Flower Inn’s Andrea Tishler weighs in to assist L.C.; A.T. on the “Tax and Regulate” Initiative
• Henri and Rinker criticize and analyze exclusive meetings between City Councilmembers & the Mike and Valerie Coral of Women and Men Medical Marijuana Alliance apparently not inviting other growers.
• Susie Kippy on the Metro Bus Strike; More voices as well.