Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Sunday 6-16-24 show joins folks at one of the few surviving homeless gatherings–the weekend Town Clock meet + a 10-27-13 Flashback on protests against tightening City laws against the poor outside

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The Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Sunday 6-16-24 show includes:

  • Background of the Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides musical introductory theme “Sing me a Song of Social Significance” from the 30’s musical Pins and Needles
  • Paula and Alana on police and code enforcer interference against poor folks downtown
  • Paula on her past and Watsonville vs. Santa Cruz for the poor
  • “San Francisco street beautification program turns ugly” from May 29, 2024 Chronicle
  • “Giving Away Booze? Program actually Helps Alcoholics”  https://www.pressreader.com/usa/san-francisco-chronicle-late-edition-sunday/20240609/282381224698524
  • Russell on the Coral St. demolition followed by fences and repeat raids
  • Cooper: Health care racket dumping people on the streets; Dreadeye—Gov. Newsom cleaning out California of working people.
  • Greg B.: Fragments of feeling and frenzy starting with exclusion for meyowing in the Sobering Center​
  • Restless Robert Woodleaf on garbage can crime
  • Katzenjammer Keith on unveiling of 750 beds-in-one-room shelter in San Diego—harbinger of the future?
  • “Rainbow” has sour words about Chico’s musical sidewalks policies towards the homeless​
  • [6-15]  Stefanie’s report from her sidewalk shopping card combo in the downtown library parking lot


The October 27, 2013 Flashback includes:

  • Bathrobespierre on the backstory behind the Downtown Ordinance, past, present, and future
  • Specifics of the proposed and toxic “non-commercial use” ordinance then coming up at City Council
  • Constriction of the Consent Agenda public comment period and 4th of July Triple Fine Zones & racial profiling
  • Myths of the Public Hysteria Task Farce conclusions (aka the Public Safety Task Force).
  • Public Comment on the ordinance constricting performer, table-ing, vending, and panhandling space downtown
  • [ ]  Protest against the ordinance with Sage, Dan, Sgt. Bush, Dan C. of the Sentinel, Razor Ray, Alley & Apso from Chico, Anonymous, Denica, Anihu the pooch, David Silva, and Phil Posner.
  • Phone Interview with Spilly Chilly’s Bowl of Rocks with Sandra Leigh as Community TV gets gentrified
  • Task Farce Debate on Whether to Survey or Not
  • Lighthouse Linda on the homeless ID system—compulsory or voluntary.
  • More cheeky chalkers and supporters at the Protest: Dennis E., ​McCall, Mama Shannon, Colin Campbell Clyde, Sgt. Bush