HUFF at 11 AM at the Sub Rosa Courtyard, next to the Bike Church 1-13-21 : Another Possible Victory with the TRO Extension, Brooding on the Bad and Lighting the Way for the Good

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Agenda Prospects

            CounterAction by the City–Condotti, Mills, and Bernal Strike Back: Evidence and Arguments in the Supplementary Lawsuit

          New Council Claptrap Gone Old:  Rubberstamping Gentrification and Ignoring the City Manager’s Camp Eviction Edict

​          New Mills Machinations on the Horizon? —Possible Revisit of Camping Ban Crapola on 1-26; 1-19 Special Session 

          A Firm Maybe:  Possible Reports from Lawsuits in Santa Barbara, Oakland, Sacramento, and Marysville

          The Wrong “Criminals” in Kuhl Case Dropped, Pirate’s Morning Appearance,  whazzup with Dreadeye and Hannah?

          Pajaro River Pushback–Monika K’s Morning Makefast Team

NO Injunction Hearing Today:  TRO Extended to January 20th.

Weather better but still in low 60’s so bring your own warmers. 

Usual free hot beverage for participants. 

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides 1-10-21 show streams 9:30 AM Pajaro Camp Pushback, Right to Shop Without a Mask?, Comrades Cafe Update, Pacific Ave. Melodies Flashback 2-13-11 Pleich and Norse on the Sleeping Ban; McMullan’s Berkeley Report

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Detailed description of the show (below) and also of prior shows available at http://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/  (search for “Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides”)

ON THE TODAY’S 1-10-21 SHOW :
xxx  “Mind Over Muscle” Monike Tone of the Pajaro River Community gives background on the history of the 3 encampments there.  (See also subsequent interviews at https://www1.huffsantacruz.org/lost/FRSC%201-7-21.mp3)
xxx  Angry Listener and former Free Radio Santa Cruz broadcaster Mathew Embri Denounces “COVID is a hoax” claim on a prior show.
xxx  Kristy on her visit (12-30) with a group of maskless people to a Wednesday Farmer’s Market where they were turned away by the management who called the police.
xxx  Tabling with HUFF on Pacific Avenue (1-9)xxx  Garrett Stevens–NOMAD, Food Not Bombs, and Comrades Cafe activist–on the latest from San Lorenzo Park in the wake of the Resistance and the Injunction.
xxx  Musical Moments on Pacific Ave
xxx  Anonymous (but infamous) street jeweler weighs in on local SCPD policies around the Park



FLASHBACK TO 2-13-11

XXX  “Silver-tongued” Steve Pleich co-hosts an exchange with hunkered down host Bathrobespierre Robert Norse on the impact of the previous year’s PeaceCamp 2010 on Sleeping Ban law and court cases.

XXX   Street-stream:  New Year’s Eve interviews with Skateboarders Chad and Taylor, “Back but Battered” Baltimore, & More

XXX   “Lighthouse” Linda Lemaster fights political persecution (“unlawful lodging” for sitting down on the courthouse steps in a peaceful sleeping ban protest) and chats in the courthouse corridors.

XXX   “Dogged Heart” Dan McMullan gives a Berkeley report.



To hear the January 13th Federal Court hearing on the survival of the San Lorenzo Campground go to https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/van-keulen-susan-svk/ to find the Zoom meeting.

Stop the Sweeps in Santa Cruz and Watsonville: Tabling Saturday January 9th noon in front of the Bookshop Santa Cruz

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Stop the Sweeps in Santa Cruz and Watsonville
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DateSaturday January 09
Time12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Event TypeProtest
Organizer/AuthorHUFF
Emailrnorse3 [at] hotmail.com
Phone8314234833
Location Details
On the sidewalk in front of the Bookshop Coonerty aka Bookshop Santa Cruz at 1520 Pacific Ave.


HUFF will be tabling on Saturday noon in support of Community Solidarity and Solutions Supporting the Survival Camps in Watsonville and around Santa Cruz.

The most well-publicized of those has been the San Lorenzo camp, the subject of police harassment, community resistance, and a Temporary Restraining Order. A zoomed hearing resumes next Wednesday in federal court. https://www.cityonahillpress.com/2021/01/07/following-protests-judge-extends-restraining-order-against-houseless-encampment-evictions/

Campers along the Pajaro River in south County–both on the Watsonville side of the river and the Monterey County side have been successful resisting destructive bulldozing of their camps in the last week. See https://pajaronian.com/city-postpones-levee-cleanup-after-homeless-advocates-raise-concerns/

Salinas activists under Santa Cruz Homeless Union President Wes White have mounted pressure with other activist groups there urging the new City Council to abandon the discredited sweep-them-here, sweep-them-there strategies of the past.

Raelyn Butcher and Brian Brown of the Marysville Homeless Union have won hundreds of thousands of dollars in a recent lawsuit, with further hearings scheduled in response to abusive destruction of survival encampments there. See https://kairoscenter.org/california-homeless-union-marysville-victory/

Last year Sacramento activists secured a TRO against homeless sweeps they are still struggling to have enforced. See https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/sacramento-new-stay-at-home-orders-prohibit-sweeping-homeless-encampments-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/103-909add39-bdec-45d0-b6fa-c721222d4c97

Joe Doherty, Santa Barbara attorney, is working on a lawsuit to stop the unconstitutional uprooting of vehicular residents there.
See https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/RVHomelessStaBarbara-COMPLAINT.pdf

HUFF also expresses solidarity with the Bookshop Santa Cruz union movement (https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/06/18839228.php & https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/12/10/18838895.php), t

with the Harm Reduction Coalition’s attempt to expand and strengthen Needle Exchange (hear Denise Elrich on Free Radio at https://www1.huffsantacruz.org/lost/2%20FRSC%201-3-21.mp3 53 minutes into the audio file),

and the City’s vehicularly-housed to resist harassment by Andy Mills squad of volunteers sperarheaded by Deborah Elston, particularly focusing against Santa Cruz Homeless Union President Alicia Kuhl and her family–most recently her partner Erik, arrested and beaten during an epileptic seizure.(93 minutes into the audio file at https://www1.huffsantacruz.org/lost/FRSC%201-7-21.mp3 )..

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides 1-7-21 show netcast at freakradio.org and archived at https://www1.huffsantacruz.org/lost/1%20FRSC%201-07-20.mp3 Pajaro River Residents Fight Back & Cops Smack Down a Disabled Activist

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ON THE 1-7 SHOW : 

xxx  1-5-21 Wind-whipped Wes White at the Pajaro River Barricade Against Police Removal


xxx  1-6-21 A Day Later, White Describes Victory at Turning Back the Bulldozers


xxx  Keith McHenry reports the police attack on Alicia’s partner Erik and his injuries

HUFF at 11 AM at the Sub Rosa, Injunction Hearing at 2 PM, Clock Protest at 4 PM, Council’s New Camping Ban Caper next Tuesday, and More!

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Agenda Prospects
             Priorities for HUFF research to support broader homeless encampments beyond San Lorenzo
          4 PM San Lorenzo Park Solidarity Rally—Town Clock
​          Mills Machinations–Return of the Zombie Camping Ban Amendments at the Next Shitty Council Meeting?
          Reports from Lawsuits in Santa Barbara, Oakland, Sacramento, and Marysville
          Court Case Update: Kuhl Case Dropped, Pirate’s Upcoming, Other Updates for Hannah, Ben, et. al.
          Maskless Rally at the Farmer’s Market–the Homeless View of COVID as Hoax
          Pajaro River Encampment Peril–Sweep and Resistance Reports

Latest Injunction at 2 PM Hearing Zoom Info:  https://apps.cand.uscourts.gov/CEO/cfd.aspx?71bw  then go to View Scheduling Notes .

Sub Rosa Requires Distancing and Masking.  Any controversy arising from this will be resolved before the meeting begins. HUFF has a non-exclusionary policy.

Weather slated for low 50’s, so cover up.  Usual free hot beverage for participants.  Meeting will be shorter than usual because of 2 PM Zoom Injunction Hearing: 

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides 1-3-21 show streams 9:30 AM at freakradio.org and archived at http://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html Another San Lorenzo Park special with additional reports from Watsonville and the DSA

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Detailed description of the show (below) and also of prior shows available at http://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/  (search for “Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides”)

ON THE TODAY’S 1-3-21 SHOW :

Momentary Victory at San Lorenzo Park 

xxx  “All Speed Ahead” Alicia Kuhl on the Temporary Restraining Order laid down December 20th by Federal Magistrate (Check out http://apps.cand.uscourts.gov/CEO/cfd.aspx?71bw and click on “View Scheduling Notes” presumably on Wednesday 1-6, day of the hearing)


xxx  Bathrobespierre rails against the FAQ 12-24–an anonymous Response by some City Official to Community Outrage against the police actions destroying tents and seizing property in the park (Go to https://patch.com/california/santacruz/temporary-phased-closure-san-lorenzo-park-santa-cruz-frequently-asked-questions?  for the full nausea-packed experience)


xxx Day after the Police Raid, Day before the TRO 12-29 Interviews with Prism, Frank, Aaron Miller, and others.

xxx “Can’t Keep Me” Keith McHenry talks about his jailing and release on 12-29

xxx  Pajaro Valley perspective–“Walk with the Weary” Wes White and “Agents of Change” activist Nick review the wreckage & renaissance of Pajaro valley poor people displaced in the latest sweep.


xxx  “Legaleyes” Laura Reports on the Last Democratic Socialists of America ZOOM meeting

xxx  Garrett Stevens on the ground at San Lorenzo Park (12-29)


xxx  Contrasting Views on the Park Resistance from Armando and Pan


xxx  Former Santa Cruz Eleven Activists Brent Adams and Becky Johnson Exchange Notes on the San Lorenzo Situation

xxx  1-2 Update in the Park–Chatting with Raymond–rifling through the dumpster wreckage

xxx  1-2 Castiron Cooper and Toughtalking Tony from their still-standing Camp

xxx  1-2 Grapevine Greg B. Visits San Lorenzo from the County Armory Camp

xxx  1-2 Klatching at the Comrade Cafe with Donnie and others cooking chow in the rain


xxx  12-28  Back to the Monday Stand-off: a full hour of Community members holding police at bay on the sidewalk and demanding answers (but getting none)

xxx  12-28 Interviews with Denise Elerick of Harm Reduction Coalition and Sara Ringler

[Huff] Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides 12-31-20 show archived at https://www1.huffsantacruz.org/lost/1%20FRSC%2012-24-20.mp3 12-31-20 reviewing Events of Monday the 28th in San Lorenzo Park

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ON THE 12-31 SHOW :

Many Moments at 2nd “Move ‘Em Out Monday” at San Lorenzo Park

xxx  Former Clownsil member Micah Posner at the Barricades


xxx  Pensive Pete Shanks Chats with Us


xxx  Pan, aka “Pussy” the Persistent, a Park resident, gives background.


xxx  Barbara of WILPF  Risks Arrest and Infection to Support the Park Defenders


xxx  Nick and the Wes White’s Salinas Union of the Homeless Contingent Make the Journey

xxx  Jailfreed Joshua Rios Praises the Occupation

xxx  Police Create Tumult in the Park

xxx  “Panicfree” Pan & Others Address the Cops Blocking the Dakota Street


xxx  Another Black Victim of White Police: Columbus cop Adam Coy kills Andre Hill, holding a cellphone. https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Police-didn-t-help-Andre-Hill-for-5-minutes-after-15838717.php


More Park Interviews on Sunday’s show!

HUFF begins at 11 AM at the Sub Rosa, then likely, moves to San Lorenzo Park in Solidarity with Community Defenders there Wednesday December 30

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Agenda Prospects
             Report and Reprise of Outreach Tabling Downtown Last Weekend
          Protest History–Looking Back and Adding Things Up
​          San Lorenzo Struggle–Update and Prospects–Regular HUFF presence there?
          Civil Resistance in BernalLand–Tips for Dealing with Andy Mills men-in-arms
          Rising Deaths COVID complications–and Police Defiance:  What is to be Done
         Status of Roomkey/Housekey/Winter Shelter Deficiencies as Christmas Creeps By: Raising a Ruckus for Housing TakeOvers?
         Strategies for Proceeding with Small Numbers in an Ebb Tide Time for Protests


bundle up warm for a nippy day, get warmer with tea or coffee compliments of jovial Jacin, heat up with a possible solidarity field trip to the San Lorenzo Stand-Fast Scene.

Protest History in Santa Cruz Creating Minimal Emergency Shelter and the Beginnings of Decriminalization of those Outside

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Achievement Through Successful Protest 

Rough Draft of a History of Protest Against Sweeps and For Shelter 

  • Protest created the first Winter Shelter in 1985 at what is now Kuumbwa Jazz Center;  
  • Protest forced the City to purchase the mini-shelter at River St. in 1986;  
  • Protest pressured the opening of the River St. Annex in 1989;  
  • Protest created the Free Meal in 1989; which evolved into the Homeless Community Resources Center 1990’s; which became the Homeless Services Center in 1999;  
  • Protest embarrassed the City into expanding the Interfaith Satellite Shelter Program in the early 90’s;  
  • Protest prompted the tolerated “back 40” camping zone in 1991;  
  • Protest prompted the City to “allow” churches to have 3 cars as survival campers per night on their parking lots in 1995;  
  • Protest forced the reduction of penalties in the Sleeping Ban in 1999 and “allowed” business parking lots to allow 2 cars per night;   
  • Protest moved courts to remove Failure to Appear warrants for Sleeping Ban infractions around 2005; 
  • Protest motivated the City Attorney and a compliant City Council to create the Waiting List exception stopping the filing of camping tickets in 2010; 
  • Protest prompted the suspension of Camping Ban citations along with the Federal Courts Boise v. Martin decision (now substantively ignored by the SCPD using other ordinances to sweep people away   
  • Protest created the creation of the first Benchlands campground in 2017 (out of embarrassment in the aftermath of the Freedom Sleepers protests with the appearance of survival camps outside the Post Office).   

Protest gets the goods when City Council is frozen into a reactionary posture by right-wing pressures, staff power, and City Manager mismanagement.  It can do so again.  Particularly if joined by a legal challenge (or many legal challenges).  If you remember other instances, e-mail me at rnorse3@#hotmai.com  

Flier by Norse of HUFF (Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom) 831-423-4833   www.huffsantacruz.org     12-29-20 

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides 12-27-20 show is archived at https://www1.huffsantacruz.org/lost/FRSC%2012-27-20.mp3 –Extensive San Lorenzo Camp Resistance Interviews & Commentary, Flashbacks to 1993

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ALL AVAILABLE SHOWS ARE NOW ARCHIVED AT http://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html & accessible at your convenience.    

ON TODAY’S 12-27-20  BATHROBESPIERRE’S BROADSIDES SHOW  

XXX  12-20 More Bullhorning the Bad News at Badboy Bernal’s Suburban Hideaway–Tent City for the City Manager?


XXX  12-20 Chatting with “Comfortgiver” Cooper the Night Before the First Eviction Sweep at San Lorenzo


 XXX  12-21 Rerunning the Police Sweeps with Shara, Joy, Bird of the Rooftops, Thomas, et. al.

XXX  12-21 Mourning the Madness at the Homeless Memorial (Counting the Dead at https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/12/21/18839046.php

XXX  12-25 Jawboning with Jimmy Two-Guns–Run Out of San Lorenzo a few days back


XXX  12-25 Christmas Day Sighs and Salutations from the Food Not Bombs meal with Julie Schaul, Garrett Stephens & More

XXX  12-26 Tabling Against Terrorism on Pacific Avenue: Talkin Tough Truths with Tony Mendanza, Zolli, Jean, and a bunch more

XXX  12-26 Update or Upchuck? –You be the Judge–with Katzenjammer Keith



FLASHBACK Flurries from 1993–
XXX  March 9, 1993 the Coonerty-Rotkin Council Locks Out Homes-Not-Jails Protesters and other Activists
XXX  October 25, 1993  Surveying the State of the Struggle at People’s Park with William Anderson and Dave Nadel


  Summary descriptions of current and earlier shows after mid-November 2017 are posted at
http://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/ . 

Earlier descriptions (back to 2005) are often available at
http://www.huffsantacruz.org/brb-descriptions.html .  A listing of where flashbacks to earlier times can be
found will soon be available.     

SHOW ARCHIVES AND DESCRIPTIONS 

Recent Past Shows are Described at http://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/  Recent Past Shows are Archived separately at http://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html  

Many Pre-2017 Shows are Described at http://www.huffsantacruz.org/brb-descriptions.html Many Pre-2017 Shows are Archived at http://radiolibre.org/brb/ Archives prior to 2004 are at http://huffsantacruz.org/archivemain.html 

For Flashbacks before 1995, go to http://huffsantacruz.org/radio.html and search for “Flashback”     

Act Locally or Regret Later 
Demand NO SWEEPS OF THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS without real alternatives.

Join the groups listed below, and/or start your own support group to stop the continued “whack-a-mole” SCPD and Public Works “disappear the homeless” approach that now threatens their health & the broader Community’s as well. 

Volunteer for homeless civil rights or service programs that actually serve:  Food Not Bombs, Day/Night Storage, HUFF, SC Homeless Union, Your Allied Rapid Response (YARR), Sub Rosa Cafe, NOMAD and others mentioned on Instagram.  Join Black Lives Matter protests to demand funding community aid not police force, the end of homeless
harassment, and true community action to restore resources to all of us.