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
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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