Preparing to support folks in RVs before the Coastal Commission next Wednesday: HUFF meets Thursday May 4th at the Sub Rosa next to the Bike Church at 10:45 A.M. Come one, come all

Likely HUFF Meeting Prospects 5-4-23    

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

  ++++  Street reports; Encampment and Shelter Updates   

  ++++  Coastal Commission May 11th Hearing (Agenda Item 12 b at https://www.coastal.ca.gov/meetings/agenda/#/2023/5   Deadline for written material: 5 p.m. Friday May 5th.  Reggie Meisler’s impacted sign-ups 

  ++++  David St. restriping to exclude RVs may be going before Coastal Commission 

  ++++  Hiway 9 Report if any.  

  ++++  Capitola RV tenants struggle:  possible phone update.   

  ++++  Keith McHenry phone call and update:  

  ++++  Updating Laws: AB 920 (prohibiting discrimination based on housing status); SB 31 making it illegal to sit, lie, or camp within 1000′ of 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”.  

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

  ++++  Possible Reports from Pacifica, Oakland, and S.F. on stopping sweeps  

  ++++  Felton’s FEMA Relief?  Helga’s Phone Update; in search of specifics about homeless funding not reaching the homeless. 

  ++++  Robbie Powelson: San Rafael Campcrushing Crackdown;  Camp Integrity Victory  

  ++++  Joe Pace memorial: https://www1.huffsantacruz.org/lost/1%20FRSC%204-30-23.mp3 

  ++++  PD Clean Slate Day report from last Friday 

  ++++  Checking in: Free Guide Verification, Mad Power Monitoring, Ticket Documenting, Board of Stupes, City’s Token Vehicular Lodging Programs.  

City of Santa Cruz – 831-420-5010   Mayor Fred Keeley  – fkeeley@cityofsantacruz.com  City Manager Matt Huffaker – mhuffaker@santacruzca.gov  Public Defender: 454-5300  

Police Chief  Bernie Escalante – bescalante@cityofsantacruz.com