Looking for tidbits of news and the latest “roust the wretched” plans while sipping courtesy coffee and crunchable cookies?  Consider the following subjects, or add your own!    Meeting likely to end at 1 PM, so come early, leave early! 

HUFF Meeting Prospects 4-13-23  

  ++++  Priorities, Pass-Arounds, Placeholder Runthrough & Hand-Outs   

  ++++  Street reports; Encampment and Shelter Updates 

  ++++  City Council 4-11 Review : the Coming “Care Courts” Clampdown

  ++++   Capitola RV tenants fight back: possible phone update. 

  ++++   Keith McHenry phone call and update: the Reno Food Not Bombs [FNB] murder.  https://archives.kpfa.org/data/20230405-Wed1700.mp3 

  ++++   People’s Park Update: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/opinion-why-berkeley-needs-peoples-park/ar-AA19AJpf

  ++++   Legislative updates on AB 920 (prohibiting discrimination based on housing status); SB 31 making it illegal to sit, lie, or camp within 1000′ 0f a daycare center, library, park or school; SB 47 expanding definition of “gravely disabled’ in Lanterman Petris (LPS) Act, making it easier to enforce involuntary and forced drugging and other “treatments”.

  ++++   RV Repression Revanche: New Nonsense Afoot? Earlier FRSC sho:  https://www1.huffsantacruz.org/lost/1%20FRSC%204-2-23.mp3 [110 minutes into the audio file]

  ++++  The disappearing Petition to restore Portapotty & Hand washing stations in dispersed survival camps; Ratner/Huffaker Visit.  Follow-Up? 

   ++++ Reggie Meisler—Call and Update

  ++++  Upcoming Injunction Hearing for S.F. lawsuit against sweeps; Pacifica Victory; Defeat at Wood St. Oakland

  ++++   Police Lawleslsness Against FNB: No validation of Police Sweep at City Hall March 10th—in Public Records

  ++++   Mixed Reports from Felton’s Mountain Community Resource Center

  ++++  Placeholder Reminders: Free Guide Verification, Mad Power Monitoring, Ticket Documenting, Board of Stupes, City’s Token Vehicular Lodging Programs…
A Reminder:  Food Not Bombs is now serving only on the weekends noon-3 PM;  St. Francis may start providing weekday indoor meals, rather than its meagre hand-out paper bag lunches.
No meaningful downtown walk-in shelter is available downtown during the day regardless of life-threatening weather.   Harassment of survival sleepers in public parking lots and garages continues.
City of Santa Cruz – 831-420-5010   Mayor Fred Keeley  – fkeeley@cityofsantacruz.com  City Manager Matt Huffaker – mhuffaker@santacruzca.gov Police Chief  Bernie Escalante – bescalante@cityofsantacruz.com

If anyone is interested in working on HUFF projects around local treatment of the “mentally ill”, recent arrests and tickets for unhoused 

folks in public places,, organizing for legal or direct action protest against the exclusion of those outside from protective buildings 

during storms or any other items on recent HUFF agendas, please contact me at 831-423-4833.

Sip coffee and stumble through a stuffed agenda involving items like those listed below.

HUFF Meeting Prospects 4-6-23  

  ++++  Priorities, Pass-Arounds, Placeholder Runthrough & Hand-Outs   

  ++++  Street reports; Encampment and Shelter Updates 

  ++++  Further 3-28 City Council Review: Consent Agenda White-out on input, debate, and final vote even for items taken off agenda; Brown’s new day-before “requirement”

  ++++   Capitola landlord cracks down on Mobile Home owner/tenants: update?

  ++++   3-30 Sheriff’s Office 5200 Soquel Ave  6-7:30 PM  “A Community Discussion Concerning Safety in Santa Cruz” with Mayor “Fast Lane” Fred Keeley; Top Cop “Bust the Breadgivers” Bernie Escalante, “Friendly Fascism” Phil Kramer of Housing Smatters & other “Hide the Hungry” Povertycrats   https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10160385811038820&set=a.489759988819 :  Possible Report.

  ++++   April 1^st Protest of Fools—the Housing Smatters March and Festival: Report from the March

  ++++   Keith McHenry phone call and update.

  ++++   Reggie Meisler—Call and Update: archived on FRSC at

  ++++   Legislative updates on AB 920 (prohibiting discrimination based on housing status); SB 31 making it illegal to sit, lie, or camp within 1000′ 0f a daycare center, library, park or school; SB 47 expanding definition of “gravely disabled’ in Lanterman Petris (LPS) Act, making it easier to enforce involuntary and forced drugging and other “treatments”.

  ++++   Shelter ShutOut of Last Weeks and the next Weeks

  ++++   RV Victory: the Removal of Signs in the Coastal Zone: What Next?  Meisler at City Council;  Parking Authority on the Run?  Meisler call.  FRSC show archived at https://www1.huffsantacruz.org/lost/1%20FRSC%204-2-23.mp3 [110 minutes into the audio file]

  ++++  The disappearing Petition to restore Portapotty & Hand washing stations in dispersed survival camps; Ratner/Huffaker Visit.  Follow-Up? 

  ++++  Organizing to push Martin v. Boise pro per lawsuit activity using Robbie Powelson’s paper trail 

  ++++  Placeholder Reminders: Free Guide Verification, Mad Power Monitoring, Ticket Documenting, Board of Stupes, City’s Token Vehicular Lodging Programs…
A Reminder:  Food Not Bombs is now serving only on the weekends noon-3 PM;  St. Francis may not yet be providing weekday indoor meals, only handing out meager bag lunches.
The City has still not released Public Records documenting its attack on Food Not Bombs food servers on March 10^th at City Hall. On April 3, the City Records Dept. announced it was delaying a response to the March 23^rd Public Record Act demand on the police attack to April 17th. 
No meaningful downtown walk-in shelter is available downtown during the day regardless of life-threatening weather.   Harassment of survival sleepers in public parking lots and garages continues.
City of Santa Cruz – 831-420-5010   Mayor Fred Keeley  – fkeeley@cityofsantacruz.com  City Manager Matt Huffaker – mhuffaker@santacruzca.gov Police Chief  Bernie Escalante – bescalante@cityofsantacruz.com

If anyone is interested in working on HUFF projects around local treatment of the “mentally ill”, recent arrests and tickets for unhoused 

folks in public places,, organizing for legal or direct action protest against the exclusion of those outside from protective buildings 

during storms or any other items on recent HUFF agendas, please contact me at 831-423-4833.

Back again with carrots, cookies, and caustic confusion.  Bundle up, bring friends.

HUFF Meeting Prospects 3-30-23  

  ++++  Priorities, Pass-Arounds, Placeholder Runthrough & Hand-Outs   

  ++++  Street reports; Police Bullying & Ticketing  

  ++++   3-28 City Council Review: Check out https://www1.huffsantacruz.org/lost/1%20FRSC%203-26-23.MP3 (towards the end of the file) and https://www1.huffsantacruz.org/lost/2%20FRSC%203-26-23.MP3 (at the beginning of the file).

  ++++   Capitola landlord cracks down on Mobile Home owner/tenants.

  ++++   3-30 Sheriff’s Office 5200 Soquel Ave  6-7:30 PM  “A Community Discussion Concerning Safety in Santa Cruz” with Mayor “Fast Lane” Fred Keeley; Top Cop “Bust the Breadgivers” Bernie Escalante, “Friendly Fascism” Phil Kramer of Housing Smatters & other “Hide the Hungry” Povertycrats   https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10160385811038820&set=a.489759988819 

  ++++   April 1^st Protest of Fools—the Housing Smatters March 10 AM 4-1 from Cathcart and Cedar; Food Not Bombs banners

  ++++   Reggie Meisler—Call and Update: Victory at City Council Tuesday; Next Steps in Vehicular Homes Rights Struggle; Westcliff Sign Removal?

  ++++   Alicia Kuhl’s Press Conference Proposal and Call on the Vehicular Homes Struggle

  ++++   Legislative updates on AB 920 (prohibiting discrimination based on housing status); SB 31 making it illegal to sit, lie, or camp within 1000′ 0f a daycare center, library, park or school; SB 47 expanding definition of “gravely disabled’ in Lanterman Petris (LPS) Act, making it easier to enforce involuntary and forced drugging and other “treatments”.

  ++++   Weather Damage and Shelter ShutOut of Last Weeks and the next Weeks

  ++++  RV Victory: the Removal of Signs in the Coastal Zone: What Next?  Meisler at City Council;  Parking Authority on the Run?

  ++++  Weekly Thursday War supporting U.S. Arms and Cash to Ukraine Town Clock 3-28 4 PM

  ++++  Homeless Union Hibernation– Bagels and Badinage at 4 p.m.. Wednesday, 612 Ocean  3-22. 

  ++++  The disappearing Petition to restore Portapotty & Hand washing stations in dispersed survival camps; Ratner/Huffaker Visit.  Follow-Up? 

  ++++  Organizing to push Martin v. Boise pro per lawsuit activity using Robbie Powelson’s paper trail \

  ++++  Meisler Interview on Today’s Free Radio Net Show and Archive 6 PM and after at https://www1.huffsantacruz.org/lost/1%20FRSC%203-30-23.MP3

  ++++  Placeholder Reminders: Free Guide Verification, Mad Power Monitoring, Ticket Documenting, Board of Stupes, City’s Token Vehicular Lodging Programs…
A Reminder:  Food Not Bombs is now serving only on the weekends noon-3 PM;  St. Francis may not yet be providing weekday indoor meals, only handing out meager bag lunches.
The City has still not released Public Records documenting its attack on Food Not Bombs food servers on March 10^th at City Hall. 
No meaningful downtown walk-in shelter is available downtown during the day regardless of life-threatening weather.   Harassment of survival sleepers in public parking lots and garages continues.
City of Santa Cruz – 831-420-5010   Mayor Fred Keeley  – fkeeley@cityofsantacruz.com  City Manager Matt Huffaker – mhuffaker@santacruzca.gov Police Chief  Bernie Escalante – bescalante@cityofsantacruz.com

If anyone is interested in working on HUFF projects around local treatment of the “mentally ill”, recent arrests and tickets for unhoused 

folks in public places,, organizing for legal or direct action protest against the exclusion of those outside from protective buildings 

during storms or any other items on recent HUFF agendas, please contact me at 831-423-4833.

Homeless United for Friendship & Freedomwill be reviewing recent events Thursday morning—swapping stories as we sit, munching and sipping, plodding through the usual Agenda milestones.

HUFF Meeting Agenda Prospects 3-16-23 

  ++++  Pass-Arounds and Hand-Outs  

  ++++  Street reports; Post Office Pushback–Cooper and Russell Tent Up

  ++++  Return of Post Office Encampments: Latest Police Sweep Bullying Practices

  ++++  RV Victory: the Removal of Signs in the Coastal Zone: What Next?  Meisler at City Council;  Parking Authority on the Run?

  ++++  Sunday’s upcoming Anti-War Rally:  March 19^th Town Clock noon

  ++++  Homeless Union Hibernation– Bagels and Badinage at 4 p.m.. Wednesday, 612 Ocean  3-22.

  ++++  Reviewing the Rain Wreckage: Response of Santa Cruz City and County Authorities—and the Likely Future during the next storm

  ++++  The disappearing Petition to restore Portapotty & Hand washing stations in dispersed survival camps; Ratner/Huffaker Visit 

  ++++  Organizing to push Martin v. Boise pro per lawsuit activity using Robbie Powelson’s paper trail

  ++++  Report on last City Council Meeting 3-14-23 and the Attack on Food Not Bombs at City Hall and perhaps at the Town Clock

  ++++  General Shelter Updates Including “Warming Center”

  ++++  Phone Outreach in search of Updates: Meisler on Vehicularly Housed Parking

  ++++  Bored of Stupidvipers Activity? 

  ++++  Placeholder Reminders: Free Guide Verification, Mad Power Monitoring, Ticket Documenting

Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom will be huddling indoors Thursday morning—sharing minor munchables and coffee and exchanging gloomy, sometimes gutsy, tales and plotting ways to publicize the persecution.  Join us.

HUFF Meeting Agenda Prospects 3-9-23 

  ++++  Pass-Arounds and Hand-Outs  

  ++++  Street reports

  ++++  Return of Post Office Encampments: Latest Police Sweep Bullying Practices

  ++++  RV Victory: the Removal of Signs in the Coastal Zone: What Next?

  ++++  Sunday’s upcoming Anti-War Rally:  March 19^th

  ++++  Weather Woes: Another Atmospheric River over the Weekend?  Documenting SCPD Sadism

  ++++  S.C. Homeless Union/HUFF organizing for Portapotty & Hand washing stations in dispersed survival camps; Ratner/Huffaker Visit 

  ++++  Organizing to push Martin v. Boise

  ++++  Recent police murders: qualified immunity; soft-pedaling defunding in local media; police auditor whitewash?

  ++++  Next City Council Meeting 3-14-23

  ++++  General Shelter Updates Including “Warming Center”

  ++++  Phone Outreach in search of Updates

  ++++  Bored of Stupidvipers Meeting Upcoming: volunteer watcher? 

  ++++  Updates for SB31 and its Successor State-wide 

  ++++  Injunction Prep; Ratner/Mangler Tie-In Protest Prep 

  ++++  Placeholder Reminders: Free Guide Verification, Mad Power Monitoring, Ticket Documenting

HUFF takes a pause for breath this week, skipping its March 2^nd Thursday meeting, and planning to resume chairwarming and coffee-quaffing next Thursday at 10:45 a.m. at the usual time and place.
In the meantime….

HUFF Suggestions for Between-Meeting Activity    

  ++++  Shelterwatch:  the City is spending lots of $$ on shelter for a minority of the folks outside.  HUFF has been receiving mixed reports of the Armory/LookOut shelter—which does provide meals and transport, but bans visiting (even within the encampments) and some feel maintains a “prison-like” atmosphere.  It was created as a go-to excuse for police to demolish the Benchlands (whose demolition funding that was transferred from a “homeless benefit” grant).  Please report both the positive and negative reports or experiences from 1220 River St., 150 Coral St., and the Armory/Overlook shelters.  Call 831-423-4833 and leave a brief report or your contact info.

  ++++  Cold and WetWeather Warning: With weekend rainstorms and four days of more rain beginning next Thursday, the City’s token nighttime-only Warming Center is slated to close next Monday, March 6th, runs from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. unless ousted by Vet’s Hall events—according to Union of the Homeless activist Alicia Kuhl.  Come early, advises Brent Adams, in order to assure a place since its “capacity” is 60 people with only 30 of them getting beds. It’s at 846 Front St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Call (831) 454-0478.

  ++++  WarmingCenterwatch:   Footbridge Services has been shutdown through volunteer burnout and City Council/Supervisor ostracism.  However Brent Adams still offers blankets, clothing, toiletries and other necessities on Warming Wednesdays noon to 2 p.m.  Call 588-9892 or 246-1234 for a recorded update.

  ++++   Santa Cruz Union of the Homeless now slated to meet Wednesdays 4-6 p.m. at the conference room of the Resource Center for Non-Violence at 612 Ocean St.  Call Alicia at 431-7766.  The Union reportedly doing Mutual Aid, and provides meals at its social meetings.

  ++++   No new updates from the Mountain Community Resource Center [MCRC] in Felton, though no word it has changed its policies regarding exclusion of people from under the outside of its eaves during cold and wet weather and arresting those who stay.  To find out more info from MCRC, call 335-6600 .

  ++++   Food Not Bombs is still the only regular provider of daily meals noon to 3 PM at the Town Clock without ID cards, locked gates, or requirement that you get into bogus “a pathway to housing” fund-magnet program.

HUFF Meeting Agenda Prospects 2-23-23     

  ++++  Pass-Arounds and Hand-Outs  

  ++++  Street reports 

  ++++  Posterboard Display of RV Fight-Back: Julie Schaul’s Sign Removal News

  ++++  Meisler Update call? 

  ++++  Mini-Meeting: SC Homeless Union- Planning and Petitioning as New Sweeps threaten, demanding Portapotty & Hand washing stations for camps 

  ++++  Mountain Resource Center Update; Helga’s Possible Update  

  ++++  Recent police murders: qualified immunity; soft-pedaling defunding in local media; police auditor whitewash?

  ++++  City Council Meeting–Tuesday Feb 28  in person and on line

  ++++  General Shelter Updates 

  ++++  Cold and Rainy Night Shelter in Santa Cruz Action Considering Recebt /weather & No Warming Center 

  ++++  Other activist calls

  ++++  Stupidvipers Meeting Report>

  ++++  Pretend Police Reform in Chicago–Lesson for Santa Cruz?  https://rampantmag.com/2021/07/who-controls-chicagos-cops/

  ++++  Injunction Prep; Ratner/Mangler Tie-In Protest Prep  

  ++++  Placeholders:  Tabling & Follow-Up  at Clock, Pogonip, Levee:  Survival Encampment Network  

  ++++  More Placeholders: Tickets, Free Guide, OVO, Mad Power  

  ++++  Peace Rally Report–Future Rallies?  

HUFF Meeting Agenda Prospects 2-16-23     

  ++++  Pass-Arounds and Hand-Outs  

  ++++  Street reports 

  ++++  Posterboard Display of RV Fight-Back 

  ++++  SC Homeless Union- Planning and Petitioning as New Sweeps threaten, demanding Portapotty & Hand washing stations for camps 

  ++++  Mountain Resource Center Update; Helga’s Report   

  ++++  Recent police murders: qualified immunity; soft-pedaling defunding in local media; police auditor whitewash?

  ++++  City Council Report from 2-7 

  ++++  General Shelter Updates 

  ++++  Winter Shelter in Santa Cruz Action Considering Frosty Times & No Warming Center 

  ++++  Phony “No Parking” Signs in Coastal Zone: Actions and Update 

  ++++  Reggie Meisler and Keith McHenry calls 

  ++++  Bored of Stupidvipers Meeting Upcoming: volunteer watcher? 

  ++++  Updates for SB31 and its Successor State-wide 

  ++++  Injunction Prep; Ratner/Mangler Tie-In Protest Prep  

  ++++  Placeholders:  Tabling & Follow-Up  at Clock, Pogonip, Levee:  Survival Encampment Network  

  ++++  More Placeholders: Tickets, Free Guide, OVO, Mad Power  

  ++++  Peace Vigil Town Clock noon Sunday February 19^th

New Street Spirits and Street Sheets:  Also Available at the UN Association at 903 Pacific, at the main branch of the Public Library, and from Bathrobespierre Robert at 831-423-4833.

HUFF Meeting Agenda Prospects 2-9-23     

  ++++  Pass-Arounds and Hand-Outs  

  ++++  Street reports 

  ++++  SC Homeless Union report; next meeting 2-15 612 Ocean 

  ++++  Mountain Resource Center Protest Update;   

  ++++  Indybay Story: https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/02/05/18854157.php?show_comments=1#18854229   

  ++++  Alternate Media: Serf City News;  

  ++++  Response to Felton Sheriff’s Department on Helga’s Assault  

  ++++  Focus on Unreformed SCPD and SC Sheriff’s Deputy in Light of Recent Police Murders 

  ++++  General Shelter Updates 

  ++++  Winter Shelter in Santa Cruz Action Considering Frosty Times & No Warming Center; Footbridge Services Shutdown 

  ++++  More “No Parking” Signs in Coastal Zone: Actions and Update 

  ++++  Reggie Meisler and Keith McHenry calls 

  ++++  Shitty Council Meeting Coming Up 2-14-23 

  ++++  Updates for SB31 and its Successor   

  ++++  Injunction Prep; Ratner/Mangler Protest Prep  

  ++++  Tabling & Follow-Up  at Clock, Pogonip, Levee:  Survival Encampment Network  

  ++++   Placeholders: Tickets, Free Guide, OVO, Mad Power  

  ++++  Anti-War Rally noon Feb 19 Town Clock  

HUFF Meeting Agenda Prospects 2-2-23    

  ++++  Pass-Arounds and Hand-Outs

  ++++  Street reports

  ++++  Mountain Resource Center Protest Update 

  ++++  Recent police murders: qualified immunity; soft-pedaling defunding in local media

  ++++  Response to Felton Sheriff’s Department on Helga’s Assault

  ++++  Focus on Unreformed SCPD and SC Sheriff’s Deputy in Light of Recent Police Murders

  ++++  General Shelter Updates

  ++++  Winter Shelter in Santa Cruz Action Considering Frosty Times & No Warming Center

  ++++  Phony “No Parking” Signs in Coastal Zone: Actions and Update

  ++++  Shitty Council & Bored of Stupidvipers Meetings Reports

  ++++  Updates for SB31 and its Successor 

  ++++  Injunction Prep; Ratner/Mangler Protest Prep 

  ++++  Tabling & Follow-Up  at Clock, Pogonip, Levee:  Survival Encampment Network 

  ++++   Placeholders: Tickets, Free Guide, OVO, Mad Power

  ++++   Vigil for Manny Town Clock 2 PM Friday February 3rd

  ++++   “Long Distance Revolutionary” 7 PM Thursday Feb 2^nd 

Register to attend: tinyurl.com/Mumia-film   Facebook event page: https://fb.me/e/2csABHEKn