City Manager Matt Huffaker’s latest attack on homeless health and safety is described at https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/01/08/18853734.php (Santa Cruz City Mangler Closes Civic Auditorium Closes Civic Auditorium)

The 1-8-23 Show includes:

• City Manager Huffaker’s letter announcing shutdown of the Civic Auditorium shelter even as heavy rains are predicted for Monday https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/01/08/18853734.php
  
• Tentative court ruling spares People’s Park for the moment  (http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/01/04/18853680.php)
• Drew & other Food Not Bombs activists react to Mangler’s Civic shutdown
• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/06/us-police-killings-record-number-2022 
• https://reason.com/2022/12/15/cop-fired-for-offering-a-homeless-man-a-shit-sandwich-rehired-by-nearby-town/  
• Housed Lolo remembers her car-housed days and current homeless-hostile attitudes.
• https://fresnoalliance.com/excremental-change-public-toilets-needed-now/
  
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PROA6vrYQtU  David Rovics on “If You’re Going to Santa Cruz…” in story and song
• Felton’s Helga Fights Mountain Resource Center Cruelty
  

The May 8, 2016 Flashback Show includes:

• ‘CStreet artists Alex and Joff arrested for displaying their artwork for sale on Pacific Ave.   Videos: May 5, 2016: https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/05/05/18786084.php   July 10, 2016: https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/07/10/18788862.php
  
• ‘Cornerstone’ Carol Denney on Berkeley PD harassment of The (homeless) Poverty Tour
• Activist Nick Volaich on the Board of Supervisors anti-marijuana cultivation plans.
• Interview with attorney Shelly Mach fighting

LATE FLASH:  The Civic Center Flooding and Wet Weather Emergency Pop-Up Shelter—open for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights—is reportedly closing down in spite of 8″ of predicted rain by Monday.  A worker reports that folks were ousted at 9 AM on the order of the new Mayor (Fred Keeley), some still unable to secure their property indoors, though staff are within denying entrance (as of 1 p.m. Saturday). 
There is no indication that the Civic will reopen as emergency shelter in time for torrential rains predicted for early next week (as well as showers through the weekend)
So, the City is spending money harassing homeless folks in the rain (see below) but refuses to extend Civic Auditorium shelter in spite of flood conditions. 
City homeless funding is still unaccounted for. 
City shelter programs are inaccessible to the majority of those outside. 
Now, as for the last few years, there has been no drop-in winter shelter as in past years.The City has refused to fund Brent Adams’ Footbridge Services—causing the only free storage program in town to shut down along with his laundry, women’s support, and other daily services.
To comment on this harsh but typical policy, contact City Mangler Matt Huffaker at mhuffaker@cityofsantacruz.com or the new Santa Cruz Mayor “Fast Lane'”Fred Keeley
at fkeeley@cityofsantacruz.com .

On the Thursday netshow described below there is also a brief interview with Arnie, a Civic Center Shelter occupant on Wednesday night, who reports he was harassed and directed to move along twice by police in the rain, and even threatened when under the parking garage shelter (“be gone by 8”).

In the November 8, 2007 Flashback:

• Bathrobespierre Robert fires “where can the homeless go during the possibly toxic Light Brown Apple Moth spraying” to then-Councilmember Tony Madrigal.  Madrigal, to his credit, was out tabling, giving out masks, and expressing public concern about the spraying (also opposed by the City Council).  However, he had no particular interest in pressing publicly for shelter from the spraying—even in the parking garages.
• Callers express their outrage and provide updates.  Among them “Dangerous John” Thielking, Visionsong Valerie Christy, Skidmark Bob Duran, Mad but Mindful Maddison, and others.
• President Bush’s boys defend waterboarding, a bit of its history.

On the 1-1-23 show: 

• A few new laws for 2023:  https://apnews.com/article/abortion-california-law-enforcement-gavin-newsom-04d3681d700b4ee8e994d8d16b215ffa
• “Caught but Carefree” Keith McHenry on his 12-27 “serving food out of the rain in Public parking lot #10” arrest by SCPD Officer Denise Cockrum and his subsequent powwow with Top Cop Escalante & more
• SC Homeless Union acolyte Shane Braden (aka Casper) on police problems for doing push-up’s at the Metro
• Roxray the Bestboy Hanton on a racially motivated stop or two and some tattoo checks by curious cops
• Joe, Dreamcatcher, Drew, and an anonymous videoster on Cockrum’s timely handcuffing of McHenry for unauthorized use of public space in the rain.
• Cornerstone Carol Denney on Mayor Arreguin’s betrayal of his progressive fans in the class war against the poor
• Sharpheart Suzanne brings up the case of wheelchair Steve “exited” from Housing (Funding) Matters
• The unexpurgated HUFF meeting from 1-1-2023 (long)

Included in the December 21, 2006 show: 

Nick, who lost his Marine sister in Iraq by car bomb, sits on Pacific Avenue with a “testing human kindness” sign against the Iraq war.

Jeremy Alderson of the Annual Homelessness Marathon critiques Poverty Pimps on Coalition Boards.

Fresno homeless activist & survivor Pamela Kincaid reports on fighting for survival against the Fresno Police Department 

Fresno Community Alliance Journalist and activist Michael Rhodes on legal successes against those bulldozing the homeless there

S.C. Chief Ranger Wallace’s abusive ticketing record revealed;

Activist Becky Johnson calls in reading Presiding Judge Morse’s 11-14-06 order setting a new civil collection process for Failures to Appear on infractions

$2520: the cost to get Public Records on Sleeping Tickets!

Scotts Valley City Council’s 2nd and Final Reading of its Homeless Camping Ban

Norse on Scotts Valley Police Chief John Weiss

On the 12-25-22 show:

• 12-21 Bathrobespierre surveys the Service Providers Homeless Memorial.  See https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/12/25/18853585.php?show_comments=1#18853596
  
• [12-16] Dr. Bill Adamsky on metermaid meddling and the free Humanistic Ontology Institute
  
• [12-20] Brandon Gonzales on his year-long struggle with the D.A., psychatric authorities, and the police. 
  
• [12-20] Bartender Jake on post-meal problems from the homeless at the Food Not Bombs meal
• [12-20] Other voices in the FNB vicinity: Lee Ivy, Pam, & Joe (another death Andy Davis at age 80)
• “Still smilin'” Suzanne on Shelters and Homeless Pet Companion problems
  
  

Flashback to 6-17-12 show:

• Mia Della Rosa and Devon on Mia’s expulsion for helping wheelchair Steve shower + positive staff stuff at the Homeless [Lack of] Services Center
  
• Reports of homeless folks being banned from the Shannon Collins memorial https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/06/10/18715102.php
• Brian on his bike journey from Eugene.
  
  
• “Lighthouse Linda” Lemaster & Steve Pleich on Gary Johnson’s refusal to accept probation for sleepcrime on a bench and appealing her “illegal lodging” conviction. 
  
• Andrea Morgan on her conversation with Mayor Don Lane about lack of disabled services.
  
• Arden on police and official efforts to drive the Jabberwock sundries store out of the downtown.  
  
• Shawn on harassment for signature gathering in front of New Leaf Market
• Tom, alcoholic but attempted defender of Shannon Collins as she was being stabbed, later denied access to her memorial.

This Flashback show to March 16, 2017 includes:

Increasing numbers extend the Tuesday Freedom Sleeper protest at City Hall to the following nights—report by Keith McHenry and Abbi Samuels.

Abbi Samuels covers court consequences to F.S. cites.

Wes and Dread on the Salinas Chinatown Crackdown.

Forbidden Fence Rises at the main Santa Cruz Post Office: Interviews with Julie S, Tim R., Roberta, Michele B, Isaac C., Keith M. and others.

On the 12-18-22 show:
“Move ’em On” Matt Huffaker, Larry Imwalle, and subordinates present their quarterly homelessness cover story for massive spending and homeless eviction at the 12-13 Shitty Council meeting.

“Backstory” Brent Adams’ mixed feelings on Huffaker’s demolition of the benchlands and Imwalle’s report.

More from “Let ’em Freeze” Larry and “Just Doin’ my Job” Jeremy Leonard on Benchlands evictions.

Brent on the failure of the government, the Community, and the activists to act on the best models of survival/transition encampments.

Katzenjammer Keith’s updating on street vending restrictions, health problems of various homeless personalities, the year’s death total, overburdened Homeless Union leaders.

Joyfaced Julie, Dreamcatcher, Keith, and Gibbs—a quilt of many colors.

Flashback to May 11, 2017:

Keith McHenry on the “No Penalty for Poverty” Tuesday rally and attempted negotiations with Martin Bernal.

Ryan Harvey political songs of rage and righteousness throughout

[5-7] Extensive Survival Sleeper Interviews at City Hall with Hans Albertson & Claudio Martinez.

The May 9^th County building rally, Post Office speakout, and march to City Council on the Homeless Co-ordinating Committee’s Final Report: speeches by “Silver-tongued” Steve Pleich, Anika of  the SEUIU, Students United with Renters, Keith, and Freedom Sleeper/ACLUster Abbi Samuels.