Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides 8-28-22 streams and will archive at 9:30 AM-3 PM 8-22 Homeless Union Hotcakes with Garrett, Elise, & Greg; Cob-Wood Update, Reggie M. interview; Benchlands Backtalk ; 7-29-04 Flashback


You can hear the current show and earlier ones archived at
Http://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html,  also visible as the “Latest” link under the Bathrobespierre’s Broadside section of www.huffsantacruz.org .


Brief written descriptions of many shows (so you know what you are getting into) are posted at http://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/You can also sign up to receive advance notice of the content of the twice-weekly shows by e-mailing rnorse3@hotmail.com. and asking to be put on the HUFF e-mail list.
 


BENCHLANDS RESISTANCE sponsored by SANTA CRUZ HOMELESS UNION, FOOD NOT BOMBS  [FNB] , and HUFF  will meet again Monday Aug 29 at 6 PM at the Resource Center for Non-Violence  (612 Ocean) to discuss Resistance Strategies , gather numbers, and consider the latest City Council calamity  as the  Summer ‘s End  and piecemeal demolition approaches.

In the past, SANTA CRUZ SHITTY COUNCIL  refused to fund or even permit independent low-barrier agreement or transitional camps, nor to fund FNB  or the Footbridge Services Program.  On August 23rd, it transferred $1 million in state funding for the Coral St. Safe Sleeping Program to “Benchlands Closure and Restoration”.

Call 575-770-3377  or 431-7766 to volunteer for the SC Homeless Union  or show up at the Monday 8-29 meeting and volunteer.  Still needed leadership and organizing help.  President Alicia Kuhl still takes concerns and complaints. 

On the Sunday 8-28-22 Show:  

+++ Voices of Anger and Solidarity: Chris, Garrett, Elise, & Greg at the Benchlands Resistance 8-22  

+++ Cob-on-Wood to be bulldozed bit by bit https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/judge-caltrans-can-begin-clearing-oaklands-massive-wood-street-homeless-encampment/ar-AA1193mG
+++ Reggie Meisler: After the defeat of the OVO (Oversized Vehicle Ordinance) what next?  

+++ Talk from the Town Clock (8-27), Tracy Halpert, Steve Enriquez, Lion, Dreamcatcher, & Cooper.  

+++  (8-15) Benchlands resident Robert Woodley–his skepticism on shelter offers by Jeremy Leonard, the City’s Homeless Minder
+++  (8-15) Curbhugger Chris Doyon aka Commander X on the betryal by the Mexican government after his podcast from the Benchlands a year ago.

[Songs throughout from Peggy Seeger and Phil Ochs]
 
Flashback to the 7-29-04 Show:  

+++ Saturday night (7-3-04 at Cooper & Pacific) with Joe Williams, strummer, campaigner, speaker  

+++ Police harassment of SAFE (Society for Artistic Freedom and Expression) the previous Wednesday  

+++ Criticizing Democratic Party war enablers  

+++ SAFE event #26 (7-26) with Milliam and Mustafa, Phoenix the Harpist, Shrayah.  

+++  R.B. Hedenburg’s account of harassment at the 24 Hour Fitness Parking Lot, and he a paid customer!  

+++  NYPD cop fired for refusing to arrest a homeless man  

+++  Poet PP jumped by SC Highschoolers, hassled for street poetry reading  

+++  Factchecker Francis on the final City Council nails in the coffin of Clearview Court Rent Control

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Show 8-25-22 will stream and archive at 6 PM today. Featured: Audio of much of the 2nd Union of the Homeless/FNB/HUFF Monday Benchlands Resistance meeting

As usual, the show will archive at http://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html, and will play on the net at www.freakradio.org .  Any problems call 831-423-4833

Brief written descriptions of many of these shows (so you know what you are getting into) are posted at http://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/.  

Your friends can also sign up to receive advance notice of the content of the twice-weekly shows by e-mailing rnorse3@hotmail.com and asking to be put on the HUFF e-mail list.
On today’s 8-25 show:
      Audio of Commander X’s podcast of the 8-22 2nd Benchlands Resistance meeting.  Full video at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5LHjgeBllUVT5JdE9t78zQ 
             [Ancient Tunes by Phil Ochs ]
     
        NEXT BENCHLANDS RESISTANCE MEETING Monday August 29 6 PM at 612 Ocean St.

In sun or shade, it’s HUFF time 10:45 AM at the Sub Rosa Courtyard Thursday 8-25-2022 next to the Bike Church. Consume coffee and chatter

Concerns to Consider for this week’s (8-25-22) Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom Meeting       

Possible Agenda Items (bring your own)     

      +++  Pass-Arounds:  TBA 

      +++  Announcements: Mime Troupe, Empty House Tax Rally,  Benchlands Meeting (see lower on agenda) 

      +++  Old Business,   

      +++  Street Reports        

      +++  People’s Park Update:  Keep posted at www.peoplespark.org  .   

      +++  Report from FNB/Union Monday meeting 8-22  at RCNV and next week’s upcoming one at 8-29. 

      +++  Curbhugger Chris/Commander X’s Video of 8-22 Benchlands Resistance Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5LHjgeBllUVT5JdE9t78zQ 

      +++  Fences Around the Duck Pond and Upper San Lorenzo; Benchlands Resistance Update 

      +++  Brainstorming to stop Huffaker’s “Phased” Evictions:   Role Playing, Documenting, & Solidarity Phoning to Fight CSSO Enforcement 

      +++  Upcoming Political Palaver and Soapboxing opportunity: Democratic Women’s Club 10 AM meeting Saturday 8-27 SCPD Bldg. 

      +++  Mingle with the Liberals: Tabbycat Yes on N Canvassing 5:30 PM Sunday 8-28 1101 Cedar St. 

      +++  Missed the 8-23 Shitty Council meeting?   Check in on critical and caustic commentary on the 8-25 FRSC discussion at  https://www1.huffsantacruz.org/lost/FRSC%208-18-22.mp3      

      +++  Still searching Document Deciphering–100 Documents from the Local Coastal Commission: Help!  

      +++  McHenry’s Merry Madness–Possible Phone Update 

      +++  Homeless Point-in-Time Count–Parsing the Propaganda, Perhaps 

      +++  CARE court crapola: Fighting SB1338 at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sjAKRuiw0LxLsE3rDyQrMMVWq6hrZPiJuG8DbGzmbQw/edit 

      +++  Mad Power Committee Report (if any) Conservatorship threats, out-of-county deportation, Reiss protections; Carvalho update. 

        +++  Privilege, Paranoia, Prejudice, and even Info:  https://www.facebook.com/Santa-Cruz-CA-Keepin-It-Real-2162553480648277/ 

        +++  Julie’s Justice: Latest Postings from Julie Schaul. 

        +++  Catholic Worker Bread & Roses  Thurs 9 AM Benchlands Food n Coffee;  

September issues of Street Spirit and Street Sheet will likely be available next week; probably still issues from August available at the meeting. 

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides 8-21-22 show features Darius Mohsenin outlines the Landlord View (part 2); Gabbing with Gibbs; Wes White’s update; Caustic Comments on Council Crud with Keith, & more… 5-27-2007 Flashback–described below

On the August 21, 2022 show:

  • Darius Mohsenin interview (part 2)
  • Gibbs Gab: Street stuff from a sidewalk local
  • More Mohsenin on words unspoken at the Benchlands Resistance Speak-Out
  • Bathrobespierre Robert and Katzenjammer Keith chitchat on Benchlands and City Council
  • Back to the Way Things Were: songs from the S.F. Mime Troupe’s yearly production.  https://www.sfmt.org/
  • [Rarely played Phil Ochs songs played throughout from A Toast to Those Who Are Gone  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQwWIG_1YGk&list=RDMM&index=3 ]

Flashback to May 27, 2007:

  • Street Interviews: Trey’s “Obstructing an Officer” ticket for sitting on an inoperative water fountain
  • Live phone interview with writer Robert Whitaker, author of Mad in America and the Mad in America website.
  • Panels on the Whitaker interview: 
  • +++ Jane Kysor of PIRC (Psychiatric Inmates Rights Collective);              
  • +++ Coral Brune of SAFE (Society for Artistic Freedom and Expression/Street Performers Against Foolish Enforcement)              
  • +++ “Millie from Gilroy”, a psuedonym for a local psychiatric survivor, on psychiatric drugs and their effects
  • +++ Call-in’s from “Mad John” Telfair, Bob Lamonica, and others
  • +++  More info: psychrights.org, mindfreedom.org, www.madinamerica.com 

SANTA CRUZ HOMELESS UNION, FOOD NOT BOMBS  [FNB] , and HUFF  will meet again Monday Aug 22 at 6 PM at the Resource Center for Non-Violence  (612 Ocean) to discuss Resistance Strategies  & the progress of a new Injunction as the  Summer ‘s End demolition threats loom larger at the 8-23 S.C. Shitty Council meeting.  This can happen anytime in the afternoon, but likely sometime between 4 and 6 PM.   Public speaking time severely limited.  Group presentations limited to three and total time for all speakers to 30 minutes. 

The Matthew-Meyers-Brunner speaker gag policy has meant speakers are sharply interrupted at 2 minutes and comment on all agenda items cut back from 3 minutes (5 for groups] to 2 minutes or less [3 for groups].
SANTA CRUZ SHITTY COUNCIL still refuses to fund or even permit independent low-barrier agreement or transitional camps, nor to fund FNB  or the Footbridge Services Program.  It proposes to redirect $1 million in state funding for the Safe Parking Program to “Benchlands Closure and Restoration”.

Call 575-770-3377  or 431-7766 to volunteer for the SC Homeless Union  or show up at the Monday 8-22 meeting and volunteer.  They are desperately in need of new blood and leadership with the time, passion, and resources to organize!  President Alicia Kuhl still takes concerns and complaints.  Also notable: City Council’s failure to use the $14.5 million to set up survival campgrounds and support those that exist! 

Their principal goal seems to be to provide token shelter so they can restore the Sleeping/Camping Ban (MC 6.36) aka the Camping Services and Standards Ordinance and resume their “hide out or get out” policy.

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Show 8-18-22 will stream and archive at 6 PM today. Featured: Darius Mohsenin on the Landlord’s View; Cooper & Others on Leablower Luggery; Benchlands Resistance & more.

As usual, the show will archive at http://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html, and will play on the net at www.freakradio.org .  Any problems call 831-423-4833

Brief written descriptions of many of these shows (so you know what you are getting into) are posted at http://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/.  

You can also sign up to receive advance notice of the content of the twice-weekly shows by e-mailing rnorse3@hotmail.com and asking to be put on the HUFF e-mail list.


On today’s 8-18 show:
       +++ Landlord Darius Mohsenin comparing rents and profits (part one)             [Songs by Peggy Seeger from
Heading for Home]
             +++ SF police use of cameras at BLM protests challenged:
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/san-francisco-chronicle-late-edition/20220817/281638193993138

+++ Another End the Drug War editorial:  https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/08/17/opinion-california-should-legalize-all-drugs-it-works-elsewhere/
           [Phil Ochs: Previously unreleased version of “The War is Over” from
The Best of the Rest]

+++ Christy Lyn Monde (8-14) On Leaving the Benchlands & Sheltershit                    

+++ Cooper D’Angelo, Russell, Robert Yates and others (8-14) on Leafblowing away Homeless Sleepers         

[Phil Ochs: Previously unreleased “Take it Out of my Youth” from The Best of the Rest]


         +++ Bit of audio from the 8-15 Union of the Homeless/Food Not Bombs/HUFF meeting at the RCNV announcing prep for a 2nd Injunction to stop the depopulation of the Benchlands. for the full video go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5LHjgeBllUVT5JdE9t78zQ
     
        NEXT BENCHLANDS RESISTANCE MEETING Monday August 22 6 PM at 612 Ocean St.

HUFF talking Benchlands fences and resistance, anti-CARE courts, and police/goonsquad problems Weather cool. Meeting outside 10:45 a.m. at the Sub Rosa Courtyard

Concerns to Consider for this week’s (8-18-22) Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom Meeting     

Possible Agenda Items (bring your own)    

      +++  Pass-Arounds, Announcements, Old Business,  Street Reports      

      +++  People’s Park Update:  Keep posted at www.peoplespark.org  . 

      +++  Report from FNB/Union Monday meeting 8-15  at RCNV and next week’s upcoming one at 8-22.

      +++  Curbhugger Chris/Commander X’s Video of 8-15 Benchlands Resistance Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5LHjgeBllUVT5JdE9t78zQ

      +++  Fences Around the Duck Pond and Upper San Lorenzo; Benchlands Resistance Update

      +++  Parks Boss Tenttrasher Tony Elliot briefs his enablers on the Benchlands Evictions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plwwKnKE7T4

      +++  Brainstorming to stop Huffaker’s “Phased” Evictions:   Role Playing, Documenting, & Solidarity Phoning to Fight CSSO Enforcement

      +++  Police pressure on the Benchlands–FNB ticketed for food delivery

      +++  Shitty Council’s 8-23 meeting coming up; Agenda to be posted 8-19; in person/zoomed meeting…quarterly homeless report.

      +++  Dilemma of Coalition in the Face of Goonsquad Tactics: Looking for Answers

      +++  Still searching Document Deciphering–100 Documents from the Local Coastal Commission: Help!

      +++  Reggie’s Ruminations and McHenry’s Mumblings–Possible Phone Updates

      +++  Homeless Point-in-Time Count–Parsing the Propaganda

      +++  CARE court crapola: Fighting SB1338 at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sjAKRuiw0LxLsE3rDyQrMMVWq6hrZPiJuG8DbGzmbQw/edit

      +++  “Safe Parking” Updates from Kevin, & Monica–Still seeking volunteers.

      +++  Mad Power Committee Report (if any)Conservatorship threats, out-of-county deportation, Reiss protections; Corvalho update.
      +++  Background and History of Santa Rosa’s Joe Rodota Trail Encampments “Relocations”
      +++  Possible Updates from Sacramento, Petaluma, Novato, San Rafael, Santa Barbara, Fresno, et. al.          
      +++  Saturday 8-20  1 PM Harvey West Park–Empty Home Tax Rally;  2 PM Louden Nelson Free Mime Troupe Performance 
        +++  Privilege, Paranoia, Prejudice, and even Info:  https://www.facebook.com/Santa-Cruz-CA-Keepin-It-Real-2162553480648277/
        +++  Julie’s Justice: Latest Postings from Julie Schaul.

August issues of Street Spirit and Street Sheet NOW available–both at the meeting and at 903 Pacific (UN Association HQ) when it’s open

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides 8-14-22 streams and will archive at 9:30 AM-3 PM Council crapoloa, People’s Park Tour, & McHenry Roughed Up Flashback to 11-13-2016–Wes White on the new Homeless Union, Peggy Lee Kennedy & more

On the 8-14-2022 Show: 
      +++ Berkeley’s “Feed the Famished” Father–J.C. Orton giving a tour of the bulldozed People’s Park.          

+++ Squeezing in “Oral Communications” at City Council last Tuesday 11-9          

+++ Ill-funded Force Review of California Cops?  https://eastbayexpress.com/the-long-shadow-of-george-floyd-new-state-laws-on-police-accountability-are-testing-the-limits-of-several-agencies/
          +++ Katzenjammer Keith runs into “Mask Up or Get Mauled” goonsquad at Joy Schendeldecker London Nelson Rally 8-12.
          +++ 
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/san-francisco-chronicle-late-edition/20220812/281513639932345


Flashback to 11-14-2016:          

+++ “Whip-em-into-shape” Wes White in long phone interview on the new Salinas Union of the Homeless, the Flagpole City Council Sleepout criminalized and more
            +++   Freedom SleepOut #69:  “Katzenjammer” Keith on Take Back Santa Cruz and the Guardian Angels           

+++   “Battling” Bob [Lamonica] vs. “Bathrobespierre” Robert  on local poverty pimperee              

+++   Zav Herschfield on Hiway Widening              

+++   Moonslight Mark on Trespassing tickets in the rain around the library              

+++   “Dead-on” David Silva and HIV Discrimination at a local massage parlor                 
            +++   Katzenjammer Keith National Issues & the Local police murder of Sean Arlt
           +++   Pacific Ave. interview with Phoenix Rose on performing in the boxes.              

+++   Berkeley disabled activist Dan MacMullan on politics and protest
             +++  “Dead on” David Silva–traveling among common folk in Mozambique and Macao.
           +++  “Check in” Charlie Reports on Monterey Sitting Ban protests –
              +++  [11-4] Music in and out of the Designated Discs on Pacific Ave.              

+++  P.J. and Pup on proper police and pizza; Cooper on her latest trial; Running Water and Jody: more tales of hunger–Food Not Bombs meal interviews
           +++  [11-7] “Push back” Pat Colbe on befriending Farley               +++   Quick Updates: Andy C., Lisa, Hutch              

+++   “Pissed off” Peggy Lee Kennedy on Palm Springs park persecution of Food Not Bombs. 
           +++  “Straight Talk” Susie Worth on Bookshop Coonerty’s “trespass” for using the bathroom…newcomers on friendly police and cold locals…

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Show 8-11-22 streamed and archived at 6 PM Aug 11th. Featured: Deconstructing City Manager Matt Huffaker’s Latest Edicts on Benchlands Removal… Flashback: First Serious Freedom Sleeper Arrests 8-12-2015 on the 8-13-15 Show

The details of today’s show and many other recent ones are posted at the HUFF blog at http://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/category/huff-communications/

As usual, the show itself is archived at http://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html.  Any problems accessing archives or playing shows when they netcast–contact  Robert at 831-423-4833.

Brief written descriptions of many of these shows (so you know what you are getting into) are posted at http://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/.  

You can also sign up to receive advance notice of the content of the twice-weekly shows by e-mailing rnorse3@hotmail.com and asking to be put on the HUFF e-mail list.

Benchlands Survival Camp Defense Meeting: 6 pm Monday August 15 at the Resource Center for Non-Violence [RCNV] 612 Ocean St. Santa Cruz.


Today’s 8-11-22 show:

  •  Bathrobespierre dissects City Mangler Matt Huffaker’s Mini-Report at the 8-9 Shitty Council meeting
  •  Invitation and Interrogation of Huffaker by Food Not Bombs activist Keith McHenry and Union of the Homeless worker Alicia Kuhl.
  •  A few bits from the 8-8 Benchlands Defense meeting at the RCNV


Flashback to August 13, 2015:

  •  Counting the 20+ sleepers Late night at City Hall Area (in the days when grass grew there) on Aug 11.
  •  Examining the City Council display for agendas, Arrival of the police.
  •  Sgt. Forbas ignores the right to view the agenda; police threatening to remove food and literature tables.
  •  Assessment of the Resistance
  •  Israel, the video journalist being arrested for walking away.

Complete 8-13-2015 show at http://radiolibre.org/brb/brb150813.mp3 .

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Show 8-4-22 will stream and archive at 6 PM today. Featured: The Berkeley Resistance at People’s Park; Benchlands Interviews from 7-31

On the 8-4-2022 Show:      

+++ UC attacks and Activists defend People’s Park: https://www.peoplespark.org/wp/alert-to-save-peoples-park-fences-surveillance-lights-and-police-move-to-close-peoples-park-under-cover-of-darkness/
      +++ Countering the Negative Narrative (7-27): Andrea Pritchard of Copwatch, John H., and attorney Joe Liesner https://www.facebook.com/PeoplesParkCommunity/videos/771448257221300/;          

+++ KPFA morning news (8-4) on 8-3 People’s Park Struggle   

        +++ 7-31 Santa Lorenzo Park:  Steve Whelock, Aden of Seattle & Timothy of the Benchlands


           +++ 7-31  Dee, Benchlands resident, previously jailed for not leaving the campground evicted from under the Water St. bridge


      +++ From the 7-29 HUFF meeting, Democratic Socialists of America activist Reggie Meisler–Phone Interview on the success of the anti-OVO [Oversized Vehicle Ordinance] and likely follow-up’s.
Brief written descriptions of many of these shows (so you know what you are getting into) are posted at http://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/.  

You can also sign up to receive advance notice of the content of the twice-weekly shows by e-mailing rnorse3@hotmail.com and asking to be put on the HUFF e-mail list.

HUFF looking for Benchlands-Berkeley Connections Weather sunny but possibly cloudy. Meet at 10:45 a.m. at the Sub Rosa Courtyard

Concerns to Consider for this week’s (8-11-22) Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom Meeting     

Possible Agenda Items (bring your own)    

      +++  Pass-Arounds, Announcements, Old Business,  Street Reports      

      +++  People’s Park Update:  Possible reports tonight (8-11)  on FRSC at freakradio.org 

      +++  Report from FNB/Union Monday meeting at RCNB and next week’s upcoming one.

      +++  Shitty Council’s First August meeting: the City Mangler’s Report

      +++  Help Decipher the Documents–the Coastal Commission staff has forwarded over 100 documents: Help!

      +++  Reggie’s Ruminations and McHenry’s Mumblings–Possible Phone Updates

      +++  Homeless Point-in-Time Count–Initial Reactions

      +++  Novato Homeless Union Reports Victory: https://www.marinij.com/2022/07/27/novato-homeless-reach-settlement-on-anti-camping-rules/

      +++  Berkeley Resistance Halts People’s Park Demolition for now:   https://www.berkeleyside.org/2022/08/03/uc-berkeley-fences-off-peoples-park-begins-construction-process    https://www.peoplespark.org

      +++  “Safe Parking” Updates from Kevin, & Monica–Perhaps Applying for and Using the Program 

      +++  Mad Power Committee Report (if any)[CARE courts, Conservatorship threats, out-of-county deportation, Reiss protections]
      +++  Santa Rosa’s Joe Rodota Trail Encampments “relocated” :
      +++  Possible Updates from Sacramento, Petaluma, Novato, San Rafael, Santa Barbara, Fresno, et. al.          
      +++  Brainstorming to stop Huffaker’s “Phased” Evictions:   Role Playing, Documenting, & Solidarity Phoning to Fight CSSO Enforcement       

August issues of Street Spirit and Street Sheet NOW available–both at the meeting and at 903 Pacific (UN Association HQ)