Mostly unedited audio of the 10-5-23 HUFF meeting: Guest on the Firing Line—Evan Morrison–who runs the Safe Parking for Oversized Vehicles program, also the Santa Cruz Free Guide
Details of the Oversized Vehicle program; Successful housing search for a very few
Updating and Upgrading the Santa Cruz Free Guide
Sweeps and the Armory: Discussion
Lisa’s account of being expelled from the Armory
Availability of Tier 2 Parking Lots
Eric: Macing at the City Hall Fountain
Pacific Avenue Birth Day/Birthing Day celebrations with Madeline and the Visionettes
Cooper’s Catch-Up Report; Sea Otter on the Sweeps
Victoria on the Levee—Saga of Single Survivor there
Chitrow Keller—Long Time unhoused guy of darker skin hue
The October 12, 2013 Show is a long audio from the 4th of July Homeless Congress rally in San Lorenzo Park, recorded by psychiatric rights activist John Stewart includes:
Initial Homeless Independence Day conversations with “Jabberwocky” Jay Green, Bathrobespierre Robert Norse, Stormin’ Norman, EarthFirster, Linda the Lark Edwards, Paddy Long, Barbara Haglund, “Many Miles” Mike, Baba Ito, WILPF women, Berkeley Copwatcher, Oakland Homeless Unionists, & others (some parts hard to hear]
“Homeless Not Helpless” March Prep & Discussion of Opposing “Take Back Our Town” hecklers
Speakers: Norse, Green, Yahawway, Osamal, George Solis with a Mitch Snyder statement, Gerald of Oakland Homeless Union, Curtis of Berkeley Homeless Union, San Jose-ster, Santa Barbara Mike, Pat Arnold, Pam of Oakland on taking over Old Man’s Park, Dr. Michael Zinn from Orange County,and “Sharin'” Sherry Conable
“Backoff” Bruce Van Allen urges activists to drop the demand to end the Sleeping Ban to “do the possible” and “calm things down”.
Folk singer Mark Levy sings the satirical “99 Points of Light” celebrating Sandra Lorranger’s jailing for serving free food.
March goes on Tour of the Pacific Garden Mall; Stopping at the Forbidden Fence
Post Office Homeless Table: Nigel Self, Moonlight Mike Carreiro, Rodent, Stormin’ Norman, Grinning Ray Grueneich
Alternating speakers and musicians: Katzenhammer Keith McHenry on SF, Santa Cruz musician Beverly Adams sings “Vagabonds”, “Homeless Livin'”, Toni Torturella, formerly homeless writer,
Workshops: Andrew Jackson: Housetakeovers; Gerald Waldrin on False Congratulations; Andrea Pritchard: Copwatch; Angela Walters: Vouchers for Housing; Vincent Venson—Oakland Independent Resource Center; Self-Help Program;
Mark Levy sings Send a Man to Mars
San Jose’s Community Homeless Alliance Ministry activist Sandy Perry on Guadaloupe River sweeps under cover of providing housing
Bathrobespierre’s invitation to sleep out (illegally) in Santa Cruz; Pam of Oakland on passivity of Santa Cruz homeless; Paddywagon Pete Pascoe on “Being Free”; Berkeley’s John Michael Jones; local sidewalk shyster Ray Grueneich supporting Copwatch;
Kathy calls for broader movement; “Many Miles” Mike on Santa Barbara struggle; Berkeley organizer on Declaration of Interdependence; Flower on Mental Health torture for street victims;
+++ San Francisco Free Guide publisher and “Safe Parking” Manager Evan Morrison faces questions from HUFFsters at last Thursday’s (9-5) HUFF meeting: https://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html replayed on Thursday 9-12 show under Latest Show: 10/12/2023
+++ Povertypimps, police, and politicians: “Solving” the Homelessness Crisis featuring SCPD Chief “Bumbuster” Bernie Escalante & “Lipservice” Larry Imwalle—Homelessness Response Manager7-9 pm Thursday 10-12 155 River St. The 418 Project
+++ Check out the Sunday noon 10-15 -1 PM “DIY Injunction” table at the Food Not Bombs meal at the Town Clock: Learn possible pushbacks against Encampment Dispersal and Survival Gear Seizure
Tiny Home Villages face obstacles in San Francisco—October 6, 2023 [Musical interludes throughout—songs from David Rovics and Inner City the musical]
Interview with Santa Cruz Mayor “Fast Lane” Fred Keeley
The Flashback to the July 6, 1997 show will include:
Bathrobespierre’s Update on Police Abuse & General Intro
Justman Jim Cosner on his arrest for bannering a fence on Pacific Avenue
The Balderos Appeal from Jail, and the Upcoming Santa Cruz Youth Curfew
Interview with “Consolidate”, his group harassed for small marijuana sales
San Jose Rachel Perez, Human Rights Defense Committee activist
Phone interview with Michael Feinstein, Santa Monica Green Councilmember fighting Sitting Ban on the 3rd Ave. Promenade
Midnight Special Bookshop owner Margie Giz on big money deforming Santa Monica
June 24th Santa Cruz Oral Communications
Speaking against the Palo Alto anti-homeless Sit/Line law after a year of extended debate (from March 1997)
Flashback: Portions of the July 20, 1997 show include:
Discussing strategies for response: James E. Magner reports Washrock laundromat manager attacking him.
Washrock’s employee defends the management and its policies for its “anti-loitering” policies.
[7-19] Bruce reports manager told him to leave though he was waiting for his friends’ laundry to finish.
Mark reports on being turned away from the Washrock restroom.
Bathrobespierre on some examples of mediation through Street Performers Guidelines and Kimberly Hallinan/Daniel Rubin mediators.
Opposing the hypocrisy of the City’s honoring radical activist and musical saw player Tom Schreibner and harassing current performers.
Free, 23-year old visitor, on her husband’s jailing, restroom exclusion, police harassment, and other complaints Upcoming Sleepcrime trial of Dragonsheart Dan Hopkins for peaceful protest against the Sleeping Ban in the City Hall Sleepers Protest.
Billy Starr on his $270 ticket for sitting on a planter edge
The September 28, 2023 edition of Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides (a February 13, 2005 flashback) includes:
Mayor Mike Rotkin, in-studio guest, on his view of the history of homeless activism in the 80’s, establishing the Cedar St. cold-and-rainy-night shelter, defends the closing of the Coral St. Open Air Shelter and the City’s 11 PM – 8:30 AM Sleeping Ban. Bathrobespierre denounces the Citizens Committee for the Homeless [CCH] violation of the agreement with Save Our Shelter [SOS]
Robert (Battleweary Bob) Lee (Patton) calls in to denounce Rotkin
Celine Marie Pasquale, writer of The Public Response to Homelessness in Santa Cruz 1989-1994, notes Rotkin’s “best services” and asks if he’d consider a multi-city alliance to pressure legislature or file an emergency declaration.
Red Top Robert Flory notes his concern while homeless was local oppression against homeless in the form of local ordinances; Norse goes into the details of the City’s oppressive panhandling laws.
Pasquale notes Rotkin-supported laws support anti-homeless stereotypes; homeless caller confronts Rotkin as seeking to control people and deny them free spaces.
Dragonsheart Dan in studio, member of SOS committee, defends Bathrobespierre and others who aren’t homeless who support the homeless, describes being harassed by the Hosts in the first 45 minutes of his arrival, corrects Rotkin’s description of the reasons for closing the shelter.
Rotkin rejects a roadside resting law.
Questions about the New Brighton Beach situation
Pasquale on the oppressive social control behavior of the Hosts; Rotkin defends them.
Bob Lamonika on the two-tiered society—and final comments.
++++ Vouchers for RV immunity—progress? Tier 3 No reply.
++++ Q.Z.’s MHCAN concerns; Greybears issues
++++ Street Sheet availability: For old issues: Drew of Food Not Bombs on Sat and Sunday; paper racks near UN Assoc 903 Pacific; public library perhaps,
++++ Legislative Overview: AB 1082 Slowing down tows; AB 920 (banning “homeless” discrimination) SB 31 (banning sitting, lying, or camping within 1000′ of a daycare center, library, park or school); SB 47 expanding definition of “gravely disabled’ in Lanterman Petris (LPS) Act, (easier conservatorship, forced drugging, & 5150 powers); SB 326 (shifting housing to drug funding)
++++ Evan Morrison, SC Free Guide manager may be at HUFFmeet Sept. 5th
++++ Vouchers for RV immunity—progress? Tier 3 No reply.
++++ Q.Z.’s MHCAN concerns; Greybears issues
++++ Street Sheet availability: Drew of Food Not Bombs on Sat and Sunday; paper racks near UN Assoc 903 Pacific; public library perhaps, next week new issue
++++ Mayor grilling—Oct. 4 10 AM To be netcast 6 p.m. Oct.7th
++++ Legislative Updates: AB 1082 Slowing down tows; AB 920 (banning “homeless” discrimination) SB 31 (banning sitting, lying, or camping within 1000′ of a daycare center, library, park or school); SB 47 expanding definition of “gravely disabled’ in Lanterman Petris (LPS) Act, (easier conservatorship, forced drugging, & 5150 powers); SB 326 (shifting housing to drug funding)
More historical songs from David Rovics with his commentary [throughout]
[9-18] Berkeley Chess Club founder Jesse Shehan discusses various struggles: to save People’s Park as community-developed open space, to stop the City’s coercive attempt to shut down Chess Corner at Telegraph and Haste, and more
[9-18] People’s Park interviews with Dale Yoders—homeless friend and visitor to the Park; Kenny, Dale’s homeless roommate, with intricate spiritual notions and a passion for defending the Park
[9-18] Cat, the Adeline and Russell tent survivalist living outside next to the Adeline corridor
A lonely visit to Brent Adam’s former Footbridge Services closed office at 150 Felker
[9-23] “Kindly Claws” Cooper calls out police and judges for bad faith and bad policy
[9-23] Videojournalist Damene Haynes on police violence and theft affecting him personally
[9-23] Montserat Chatfield on free phone distribution at the Town Clock
[9-23] Eihen Miller, fast-talking former firefighter on walkin’ the homeless walk
[9-21] Rightful Reggie Meisler updating the HUFF community on the City’s slow steps towards banning “oversized” vehicles.
The Flashback to February 20, 2005 includes:
[throughout] Sections from the Capitol Steps satire Papa’s Got a Brand New Bagdad
[2-10]Happyheart Hale, Visionsong Valerie, Just-in-Town Jeff, Angel-on-the-sidewalk, Free, Vincent, Junior, Rachel & Skittles, at the Vigil Against Two Wars table
Roger’s stay-away-order report….Disappearing bench from in front of SC Diner on Ocean St.
Homeless Lack of Services Center [HLOSC] Board of Directors considering Human Rights Organization’s proposal asking that the Board support a pro-homeless lawsuit with Bob Patton, Don Lane, Bernard Klitzner, Ken Cole,
Rita Craft reports police photo’ing petitioners and food gatherers
[2-6] Don Snyder, Gregarious Greg, Dan Hemmingway, Bobby MacGee, Vitaltongue Valerie & at SAFE event #55
City Council preview for upcoming meeting
Fred Gardener’s CannibaNotes
Fick Nuller from Germany calls in
Andrea Meagan on the absence of marijuana centers
Andrea Tishler of Compassion Flower Inn on Measure Z conference in Oakland