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