{"id":6841,"date":"2026-02-16T20:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T20:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/huffsantacruz.org\/wordpress\/?p=6841"},"modified":"2026-02-16T20:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T20:54:12","slug":"huff-meets-as-politicians-squabble-over-the-national-pie-130-330-pm-sub-rosa-cafe-703-pacific-ave-next-to-the-bike-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/huffsantacruz.org\/wordpress\/huff-meets-as-politicians-squabble-over-the-national-pie-130-330-pm-sub-rosa-cafe-703-pacific-ave-next-to-the-bike-church\/","title":{"rendered":"HUFF meets as Politicians Squabble Over the National Pie 1:30 &#8211; 3:30 PM Sub Rosa Cafe 703 Pacific Ave. next to the Bike Church"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a>HUFF <\/a>IN BRIEF 1-2<\/strong>9<strong>-26\u00a0\u00a0 Clarification and Additions\u2026Messages\u2026Proposed Actions?&#8230; Natl Shutdown\/ Coral St. tabling \u2026Questions for <em>People First?\/Recruiting SCHU\u2026<\/em>\u00a0Street Reports\u2026. Reports from anti-ICE\/anti-War protest\/\u2026.Shitty Council and Stupe Reports 1-27-26\u2026 Homeless Freezeout \u2026ICE &amp; Other Protests\u2026Shelter Reports\u2026 HUFF meeting schedule\u2026 Next HUFF meeting 2-5-26 (?)\u2026Winter Crisis:\u00a0 No Winter Drop-In Shelter in Rain\/Warming Center: Failure to Open During Past Cold Weather\u2026<em>Hometown Homeless<\/em>; Rest = Resistance &amp; Other Reading\u2026.Thomas\u2019s Tips\u2026 Alicia on MHCAN\u2026Updates on Watsonville &amp; S.C. Stupes\u2019 RV Tow Bill; Funding Matters March Closure\u2026216 Posting at Armory bus pick-ups; collating citations \u2026Jail, Courts reports? \u2026. \u2026Keith Update \u2026Weather Sunny and Cool\u2026Salv Army Hours?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(mostly)<strong><u>FREE EVENTS<\/u>\u00a0(for demonstrating, <em>leafleting<\/em>, polling, enjoying) [more TBA at HUFFmeet)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday Jan 29 \u00a05-6 PM\u00a0 <em>Food Not Bombs <\/em>meeting El Rio Mobile Home Community Room, end of N. Pacific Ave.Fri \u00a0Jan 30 No Business As Usual National Shutdown\u00a0 No Work.\u00a0 No School.\u00a0 No Shopping.\u00a0 Fund Survival Services Not ICE <u><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalshutdown.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/nationalshutdown.org\/<\/a><\/u> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fri 1-30 4:15 PM \u2013 7;15 PM\u00a0Free Food Church East Zayante Rd. and Sylvan Way in Zayante near the school bus stop\u2014&#8221;rain or shine\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sat 1-31 24\u00a0 11 AM- 12:30 PM Protest\u00a0Israel with American Bombs bombing in the Phony Ceasefire+ U.S. occupation troops for Trump\u2019s Israeli Expansion Plan&#8211; Ocean&amp; Water End the War \u00a0Weekly\u00a0Signs and Shouts\u00a0 Palestine Justice Coalition\u00a0 Impeach, Trump, Dump the Dems, anti-Venezuela, anti-ICE protest (DIY)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sat 1-31 &amp; Sun 2-1 \u00a0noon-3 PM <em>FNB <\/em>gathering &amp; meal Town Clock; NEW Street Spirits &amp; Street Sheets available; leave off or pick up forms to record shelter and police abuse from Drew\u2019s substitute; Bulletin Board for posting notices.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sun 2-1\u00a0 10-12 PM\u00a0\u00a0People\u2019s Aide : Solidarity &amp; Services for those outside Green Gate Golf Club Drive.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sun 2-1 \u00a02 PM\u00a0 \u201cRest is Resistance\u201d\u00a0street huddle &amp; book reading at the dinosaur statue or at Jamba Juice across from the Post Office downtown<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mon 2-2 \u00a04:30 -5:30 PM\u00a0 possible Indivisible Demo Party Organizing and Anti-ICE protest Ocean and Water<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tues 2-3 \u00a0thru Thurs 2-5 10 AM until the food\u2019s gone <em>Bread &amp; Roses<\/em>\u00a0chowdown Dragons Head bridge across from Trader Joe\u2019s Parking Lot<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wed 2-4\u00a0 3:30 PM\u00a0 <em>Santa Cruz Union of the Homeless <\/em>\u00a0reforms London Nelson Ctr. Laurel &amp; Center St.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sat\u00a0 2-22\u00a0 12:30-3 PM\u00a0 Showing of <em>Hometown Homeless<\/em>, Maleah\u2019s short film at the Sub Rosa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HUFF WISH List <u>TASKS to Volunteer for\u00a0+ Possible INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS :\u00a0[<\/u>Call or Text 831-423-4833 if interested)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ORGANIZING to pressure poverty pimps to reopen and expand survival services and stop the sweeps.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 VOLUNTEER work to publicize the Feb 22 Film showing to organize demands to restore and expand survival services and Stop the Sweeps<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 POLLING FOR ARMORY CONDITIONS:\u00a0 Weekends Town Clock; Any Day Water St. Bridge Bus Stop: Call 423-4833 if interested<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TABLING AT CORAL ST. to gather reports of property taken or lost in police raids; conditions at Funding Matters (aka Housing Matters)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a>++++\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0ARMORY COMPLAINTS:\u00a0 Call (408) 761-9930 as well as<\/a>\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:evan@peoplefirstscc.org\" target=\"_blank\">evan@peoplefirstscc.org<\/a>\u00a0 or\u00a0 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/peoplefirstscc.org\" target=\"_blank\">peoplefirstscc.org<\/a> as well as 216-8239 (Google complaint record); Jeremy shelter access line: 359-5996; Emergency Shelter: 325-2699;\u00a0LET US KNOW at 216-8239 or 423-4833 \u00a0if you\u2019ve sent one and if you\u2019ve gotten satisfaction.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++\u00a0\u00a0 NEW STREET INFO for Tips &amp; Lifelessons\u00a0to buff up Thomas\u2019s Tipzine?\u00a0 Real resources for surviving on the street\u2026Correcting false shelter\/storage \u2018services\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++\u00a0\u00a0 COLLECTING\/COLLATING TICKETS: Past homeless citation record of the last year to spot Selective Ticketing for Homeless \u201cCrime\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++\u00a0\u00a0 FOLLOWING LEGISLATIVE ANTICS:\u00a0 state, local, and federal: the closing federal\/state\/local fist.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++\u00a0\u00a0 EXERTING PRESSURE to establish or organize Winter Shelter\/Services\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++\u00a0\u00a0 SOLIDARITY IN STRUGGLE with anti-ICE, anti-genocide, anti-War, anti-gentrification, pro-tenant, anti-discrimination local protests \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++\u00a0\u00a0 FOLLOWING Court cases and\u00a0 supporting those held in 5150s\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++ \u00a0 MHCAN reopening support? Ditto with other do-it-yourself or street level services like the Downtown Street Team, a Switchboard, etc.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++\u00a0 \u00a0PREPARATION\/PARTICIPATION in large protests as on Martin Luther King Day (Jan 19)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a>[somewhat] \u00a0<\/a><u>Newer STORIES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<u><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2026\/01\/19\/18883100.php\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2026\/01\/19\/18883100.php<\/a><\/u>\u00a0 City of Marina Police Shoot and Kill Vehicle Driver, City Cancels MLK Celebration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <u><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2026\/01\/21\/18883217.php\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.indybay.org\/newsitems\/2026\/01\/21\/18883217.php<\/a><\/u> MCBC Calls for Transparency &amp; Accountability Following Fatal Police Shooting of Ronald Tinsley, II<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<u><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thestreetspirit.org\/2026\/01\/06\/oakland-homeless-camp-policy-tabled-again-but-debate-rages-on\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/thestreetspirit.org\/2026\/01\/06\/oakland-homeless-camp-policy-tabled-again-but-debate-rages-on\/<\/a><\/u> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <u><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.streetroots.org\/news\/2026\/01\/20\/there-s-nothing-different-about-us-life-inside-techlandia-s-homeless-encampments\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.streetroots.org\/news\/2026\/01\/20\/there-s-nothing-different-about-us-life-inside-techlandia-s-homeless-encampments<\/a><\/u> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <u><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/lookout.co\/watsonville-city-council-moves-forward-with-changes-to-its-oversized-vehicle-ordinance\/story\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/lookout.co\/watsonville-city-council-moves-forward-with-changes-to-its-oversized-vehicle-ordinance\/story<\/a><\/u><br>++++\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <u><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0LGkeZsBR_Q\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0LGkeZsBR_Q<\/a><\/u> Live Stream of the Saturday Salinas 10th\u00a0Anniversary of the Homeless Union<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www1.huffsantacruz.org\/lost\/1%20%20FRSC%201-18-26.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www1.huffsantacruz.org\/lost\/1%20%20FRSC%201-18-26.mp3<\/a> \u00a010th\u00a0Anniversary Audio + Commentary <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <u><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/lookout.co\/city-county-of-santa-cruz-formally-begins-process-to-replace-housing-matters-day-services\/story\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/lookout.co\/city-county-of-santa-cruz-formally-begins-process-to-replace-housing-matters-day-services\/story<\/a><\/u> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <u><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thestreetspirit.org\/2025\/11\/04\/ninth-circuit-upholds-alfred-v-vallejo-decision-setting-legal-precedent\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/thestreetspirit.org\/2025\/11\/04\/ninth-circuit-upholds-alfred-v-vallejo-decision-setting-legal-precedent\/<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>OLD STANDBYES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New Street Spirits and Street Sheets to sell or read available at HUFF or at the FNB meal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a>++++\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><em><a>Street Spirit<\/a><\/em><a>\u00a0archives on line:<\/a>\u00a0<u><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/search?query=creator%3A%22Street+Spirit%22&amp;sort=-date\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/archive.org\/search?query=creator%3A%22Street+Spirit%22&amp;sort=-date<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++\u00a0\u00a0 <em><u>Street Sheet<\/u><\/em><u>\u00a0recent stories on line: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.streetsheet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.streetsheet.org\/<\/a> <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++ \u00a0\u00a0 Recent stories on a variety of unhoused issues: \u00a0 <u><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/invisiblepeople.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/invisiblepeople.tv\/<\/a><\/u>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Overview: <u><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/endhomelessness.org\/resource\/why-criminalization-doesnt-work-research-policy-insights\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/endhomelessness.org\/resource\/why-criminalization-doesnt-work-research-policy-insights<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>++++\u00a0 \u00a0 Wes White&#8217;s Video Work:\u00a0Go to You-Tube then Check out &#8220;John Doe13K&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HUFF IN BRIEF 1-29-26\u00a0\u00a0 Clarification and Additions\u2026Messages\u2026Proposed Actions?&#8230; Natl Shutdown\/ Coral St. tabling \u2026Questions for People First?\/Recruiting SCHU\u2026\u00a0Street Reports\u2026. 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