Sound quality is very low. If you can boost up the volume on your speaker, do so. The June 21, 1996 Flashback includes:
Background and Context of the June 21st Flashback as Bathrobespierre Robert checks in for a 2-month jail sentence for serving free food in San Francisco with Food Not Bombs [FNB]
Speeches, Rage, and Revelry on the Steps of the Jail just before Bathrobespierre checks in
Whittier activist on FNB arrests there, Mr. Twister (aka Corey MacDonald), Diamond Dave, & others
Bathrobespierre’s report on the City Hall Sleepers Protest
Perp walk into jail
Report on day-to-day life in County jail by phone
S.C. Revolutionary Coalition Speeches on June 20th including Jim Cosner, Becky Johnson, Dragonsheart Dan Hopkins, & Others
Coastal Commission boots out Yuppy appeal against Coastal Access and RV parking in Pacifica
Questions for April Fools Day Fundraiser “Housing [i.e. Funding] Matters” boss Phil Kramer
Brief snippets from the 4-1 Fools Day rally with Traffic Monitor Teri Schroeder; Jo of La Selva Beach Community Churches; Mayor Fred Keeley from the speakers podium; Warren Robles of the Quakers; Councilmember Sandy Brown; and others
Antioch Amid FBI probe, police department refused to release use of force records
Homeless supporter and activist Reggie Meisler on his successful pressure forcing removal of anti-homeless-in-RVs signs and restripe-parking-places-in-order-to-exclude-large-old-vehicles
Note: Some of the July 1 Flashback is repeated. Fast forward past the repetition as necessary. The volume on the Flashbacks is low and may need boosting. The Flashback to the July 1, 1996 show (Bathrobbespierre’s Broadsides from S.F. County Jail #8) includes:
Beggarbacker Becky Johnson visits Bathrobespierre Robert Norse Kahn (#1472209) in Jail [6-28-96]
History of Bathrobespierre’s Involvement with Food Not Bombs [FNB] (he was jailed for serving food in S.F.)
Regrets about the Jail stay
History of other “Food Criminals” in Santa Cruz and San Francisco
Life on the Glamour-Slammer.
Santa Cruz Opponents of Homeless Human Rights
The Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Radio Show
Proposed Strategies to End the Sleeping Ban in Santa Cruz; the Ban in Berkeley
Why FNB won’t apply for nor accept permits nor go indoors.
FNB struggle: scorecard of recent victories
Why refuse probation when it’s offered? Why an out-of-town judge called in for the case?
The Flashback to the July 5, 1996 show includes:
More from Bathrobespierre in Jail—Part 2 of Interview with Perusha Obluda, Palo Alto activist and broadcaster.
Obluda interviews Becky Johnson, discussing the S.C. Sleeping Ban, and Palo Alto Sitting Ban
Social Service SubCommittee Meeting (5-25) with Mike Rotkin, Scott Kennedy, and Jane Yokoyama
Phone Interview: “Mad Mike the Wonderdog” Balderos interviews Bathrobespierre Robert
Sealed Letter from Bookshop Santa Cruz owner Neal Coonerty Improperly Impacts Court
[7-3-23] Obluda’s intervew with Bathrobespierre Part One: Petitioning inside the jail for a Law Library
Another Becky Johnson interview with Bathrobespierre in Jail; B.J. on Father Mike Marini’s Church Shelter
++++ Street reports; Encampment and Shelter Updates
++++ Further 3-28 City Council Review: Consent Agenda White-out on input, debate, and final vote even for items taken off agenda; Brown’s new day-before “requirement”
++++ Capitola landlord cracks down on Mobile Home owner/tenants: update?
++++ 3-30 Sheriff’s Office 5200 Soquel Ave 6-7:30 PM “A Community Discussion Concerning Safety in Santa Cruz” with Mayor “Fast Lane” Fred Keeley; Top Cop “Bust the Breadgivers” Bernie Escalante, “Friendly Fascism” Phil Kramer of Housing Smatters & other “Hide the Hungry” Povertycrats https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10160385811038820&set=a.489759988819 : Possible Report.
++++ April 1st Protest of Fools—the Housing Smatters March and Festival: Report from the March
++++ Keith McHenry phone call and update.
++++ Reggie Meisler—Call and Update: archived on FRSC at
++++ Legislative updates on AB 920 (prohibiting discrimination based on housing status); SB 31 making it illegal to sit, lie, or camp within 1000′ 0f 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”.
++++ Shelter ShutOut of Last Weeks and the next Weeks
++++ RV Victory: the Removal of Signs in the Coastal Zone: What Next? Meisler at City Council; Parking Authority on the Run? Meisler call. FRSC show archived at https://www1.huffsantacruz.org/lost/1%20FRSC%204-2-23.mp3 [110 minutes into the audio file]
++++ The disappearing Petition to restore Portapotty & Hand washing stations in dispersed survival camps; Ratner/Huffaker Visit. Follow-Up?
++++ Organizing to push Martin v. Boise pro per lawsuit activity using Robbie Powelson’s paper trail
++++ Placeholder Reminders: Free Guide Verification, Mad Power Monitoring, Ticket Documenting, Board of Stupes, City’s Token Vehicular Lodging Programs… A Reminder: Food Not Bombs is now serving only on the weekends noon-3 PM; St. Francis may not yet be providing weekday indoor meals, only handing out meager bag lunches. The City has still not released Public Records documenting its attack on Food Not Bombs food servers on March 10th at City Hall. On April 3, the City Records Dept. announced it was delaying a response to the March 23rd Public Record Act demand on the police attack to April 17th. No meaningful downtown walk-in shelter is available downtown during the day regardless of life-threatening weather. Harassment of survival sleepers in public parking lots and garages continues. City of Santa Cruz – 831-420-5010 Mayor Fred Keeley – fkeeley@cityofsantacruz.com City Manager Matt Huffaker – mhuffaker@santacruzca.gov Police Chief Bernie Escalante – bescalante@cityofsantacruz.com
If anyone is interested in working on HUFF projects around local treatment of the “mentally ill”, recent arrests and tickets for unhoused
folks in public places,, organizing for legal or direct action protest against the exclusion of those outside from protective buildings
during storms or any other items on recent HUFF agendas, please contact me at 831-423-4833.
++++ Capitola landlord cracks down on Mobile Home owner/tenants.
++++ 3-30 Sheriff’s Office 5200 Soquel Ave 6-7:30 PM “A Community Discussion Concerning Safety in Santa Cruz” with Mayor “Fast Lane” Fred Keeley; Top Cop “Bust the Breadgivers” Bernie Escalante, “Friendly Fascism” Phil Kramer of Housing Smatters & other “Hide the Hungry” Povertycrats https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10160385811038820&set=a.489759988819
++++ April 1st Protest of Fools—the Housing Smatters March 10 AM 4-1 from Cathcart and Cedar; Food Not Bombs banners
++++ Reggie Meisler—Call and Update: Victory at City Council Tuesday; Next Steps in Vehicular Homes Rights Struggle; Westcliff Sign Removal?
++++ Alicia Kuhl’s Press Conference Proposal and Call on the Vehicular Homes Struggle
++++ Legislative updates on AB 920 (prohibiting discrimination based on housing status); SB 31 making it illegal to sit, lie, or camp within 1000′ 0f 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”.
++++ Weather Damage and Shelter ShutOut of Last Weeks and the next Weeks
++++ RV Victory: the Removal of Signs in the Coastal Zone: What Next? Meisler at City Council; Parking Authority on the Run?
++++ Weekly Thursday War supporting U.S. Arms and Cash to Ukraine Town Clock 3-28 4 PM
++++ Homeless Union Hibernation– Bagels and Badinage at 4 p.m.. Wednesday, 612 Ocean 3-22.
++++ The disappearing Petition to restore Portapotty & Hand washing stations in dispersed survival camps; Ratner/Huffaker Visit. Follow-Up?
++++ Organizing to push Martin v. Boise pro per lawsuit activity using Robbie Powelson’s paper trail \
++++ Placeholder Reminders: Free Guide Verification, Mad Power Monitoring, Ticket Documenting, Board of Stupes, City’s Token Vehicular Lodging Programs… A Reminder: Food Not Bombs is now serving only on the weekends noon-3 PM; St. Francis may not yet be providing weekday indoor meals, only handing out meager bag lunches. The City has still not released Public Records documenting its attack on Food Not Bombs food servers on March 10th at City Hall. No meaningful downtown walk-in shelter is available downtown during the day regardless of life-threatening weather. Harassment of survival sleepers in public parking lots and garages continues. City of Santa Cruz – 831-420-5010 Mayor Fred Keeley – fkeeley@cityofsantacruz.com City Manager Matt Huffaker – mhuffaker@santacruzca.gov Police Chief Bernie Escalante – bescalante@cityofsantacruz.com
If anyone is interested in working on HUFF projects around local treatment of the “mentally ill”, recent arrests and tickets for unhoused
folks in public places,, organizing for legal or direct action protest against the exclusion of those outside from protective buildings
during storms or any other items on recent HUFF agendas, please contact me at 831-423-4833.
Throughout the show: selections from Peggy Seeger and Ewan MacColl’s Kilroy was Here
Food Not Bombs [FNB] activist McHenry notes FNB’sdropping back to weekends only in its Town Clock feedings and his anticipation of a ramped-up war on the poor outside.
Town Clock Check-In: An anonymous vet & Dread-Eye on humiliating police targeting
“Dawn-to-Dusk” Drew on the FNB shift from weekday to weekend meals—and no reports of a crackdown.
“Hard Road” Helga on continuing bad news from those outside up in Felton
Miles, a recently returned to Santa Cruz, and the unnecessarily hard times created for those outside by authorities here and elsewhere
3-28 Council Analysis of upcoming S.C. Shitty Council Agenda: Items 14, 17, 25, 27 (Letter Supporting Increasing Conservatorship Powers, Downtown Library “Housing” Giveaway; Massive Expansion of Military Equipment Purchase Authority; Parking Space Excluding “Oversized” RVs)
[throughout: selections from Peggy Seeger’s topical songs from 80’s England & the vinyl Kilroy Was Here]
Co-Host “Stick-it-to-’em” Steve Pleich co-hosting. Pleich reports on Homeless [Lack of] Service Center gala earlier and his plans to shmooze with City Attorney Barisone on the “receipts and no tickets if you’re on the HSC waiting list for a bed on a night when there’s no shelter” in the wake of the new MC 6.36.056……
Battleready Bob Patton of the Human Rights Organization and United Veterans Council activist on endless struggle to reopen and reclaim control of the Vets Hall.
A nasty combination of illness, weather-related power-out’s and computer problems is prompting a HUFF “recess” for this week. Back again next Thursday, March 30th at 10:45 AM. In the meantime, HUFFsters are encouraged to keep their eye on the Food Not Bombs [FNB] situation at the Town Clock. Though it’s not clear whether St. Francis Soup Kitchen has opened for sit-down hot meals, Food Not Bombs leaders voted Monday to shut down weekday meals and to serve only on weekends. Recent threatening letters from the City to FNB activists and direct police action March 10th at Parking Garage #10 and City Hall indicates police are now threatening force to stop the meals and may do the same at the Town Clock. Health permitting, I’ll be at the Town Clock noon on Saturday March 25th to watch and support FNB. A rumored agenda item on next Tuesday’s City Council meeting on 3-28 will focus police enforcement on banning panhandlers from medians. This hasn’t been confirmed. This is happening at the same tine as Keith McHenry of Food Not Bombs has posted the following on his facebook page after an emergency meeting yesterday: SANTA CRUEL CALIFORNIA – City launches new war on our homeless. Hundreds of people are struggling to survive along Hy 9 in Santa Cruz during these winds and rain. They have no access to shelter as the Alert says. People could be crushed by falling trees. One unhoused person who participated in our Food Not Bombs meeting last night reported that the city has not provided portable toilets at the huge camp along HY 9 and that their pit toilets are flooding into the camp. One woman had to have her foot amputated this week due to it becoming infected due to the lack of sanitation. The police are forcing people out of the empty city parking garages while leaving the Civic Auditorium and Warriors Stadium empty.Just imagine spending days in these atmospheric rivers with all your clothing soaked and no place to get dry. People could be killed as a direct result of the cruel policies of city officials. The city may attempt to close the Food Not Bombs weekend meals as part of their new campaign against the homeless.City of Santa Cruz – 831-420-5010 Mayor Fred Keeley – fkeeley@cityofsantacruz.com City Manager Matt Huffaker – mhuffaker@santacruzca.gov Police Chief Bernie Escalante – bescalante@cityofsantacruz.com
HUFF adviser Laura Chatham passes on some state legislative reminders:
Support AB 920 (Bryan). This bill, which prohibits discrimination based on housing status,
Oppose SB 31 (Jones)! SB 31, a bill which makes it a crime to sit, lie, or camp within 1000 feet of daycare centers, libraries, parks, and schools is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Public Safety Committee on 3/28 at 9am. SB 31 would take failed policies statewide and further criminalize the very existence of our unhoused neighbors in public space. People can voice their opposition by submitting an opposition letter to the Committee by 3/21, reaching out to members of the Senate Public Safety Committee to share your concerns, or attending the hearing in person on 3/28 to say “vote no!
Oppose SB 43 (Eggman), which would vastly expand the definition of “gravely disabled” in the Lanterman Petris Short (LPS) Act, making it easier to enforce involuntary and forced mental health treatment. Please see Melanie’s forwarded message below and attached template opposition letter, courtesy of Disability Rights California. SB 43 is set for a hearing on Wednesday, March 29th.
[3-12] “Long Road” Logan Barnes on his travels as well as evictions by police and accommodations by Funding Matters (aka “Housing Matters”)
Songs from the vinyl From Where I Stand by Peggy Seeger and the MacColls [Throughout the program]
Reggie Meisler and others challenge City Council’s Rubberstamping of the Memorandum of Police Understanding as police abuse vehcular residents,food servers, and those seeking shelter from the atmospheric river rains
Food Not Bombs foodservers Drew and Angela raise questions about police surveillance and harasssment of social gatherings at the Town Clock