Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Sunday Nov. 24, 2024 show features a tumble of HUFF voices at a segment of its 11-21-24 meeting & Flashbacks to May 6 and May 10, 2001 Jan Curry and “Catnip” Kate Wells

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The Sunday November 24, 2024 show includes:

  • HUFF Hooplah: Segments of last Thursday’s 11-21 meeting including People’s Aid potluck and ongoing weekend lunches 1:30-3 at Hiways 1 and 9; ongoing protests against the Gaza genocide; street reports
  • Mystical mumblings from Dylan Van Buren and a steady Food Not Bombs update from Dawnbreaker Drew

The Flashback to May 6, 2002 and May 10, 2002 includes (some out of order): [Go to https://huffsantacruz.org/archive01.html to hear the original uncut shows]

  • Outward-bound Stan on his 7 open container tickets
  • Counselor-at-law Chris Frederickson praises S.C. detoxing facilities
  • Stephen Walton’s Letter from Jail accusing Deputy Mark Yanez of abuse following up on “Dead-on” David Silva’s claim in Street Shit Sheet #164 (https://www.huffsantacruz.org/streetsheet/street-shit-sheet-121-166%20(January%201993-2002%20and%202003%20and%202004%20and%202006%20and%202007).pdf   p. 177); Loney Burton’s account
  • “Beggarbacker” Becky Johnson’s hearing challenging seizure of her food stamps because her son Alex declined to be fingerprinted.
  • Phone call from “Justman” Jim Cosner from jail in San Jose with accounts from fellow captives Steve & Dave
  • Call-in from Santa Cruz Critic Michael “Tough-tongue” Tomasi
  • S.C. City Council confidant Fred Geiger’s labor report and defense of the “progressive” Council.
  • Tree account of a SCPD Pacific Ave. police-heavy arrest of Juan
  • Union man Dan homeless with wife and dog
  • Paul Reynolds account of the Court punishment for “displaying merchandise” for hemp jewelry—Baker ticket
  • 4-29  Pac Avenue Street Scene
  • Jolly Roger Comedy Troupe: Shooting at Corporatopilis 500
  • Eleanor’s struggle with Mercy Housing against disability discrimination
  • Judith on the Mercy Charities: questionable assurances & the El Centro deal  
  • J.B. Associates corporate letter organizing tenants against local rent control
  • “Green Party” Mayor Fitzmaurice’s record violating the Green Party platform supporting the homeless right to sleep
  • Linwood makes car camping illegal.
  • Berkeley voices: poet Julia Vinograd, Bruce Duncan Tele Times edition
  • Bathrobespierre’s Updates: James Nay, Sleeping Ban history of the last year, and more
  • Special guest: Jen Curry, stopped Jan 19,2002 by SCPD’s Butchie Baker for wrong-way biking on Pacific, day before Baker dismissed bicyclist Sean Duncan’s citation for being hit by a driver
  • Curry’s account and appeal for witnesses
  • [4-5-02] John Earth: update on food services and lack of services for the poor
  • “Catnip” Kate Wells: chalking as free speech?…the Atwater decision…Capitola police’s Officer Murphy…Lori Andrus & Brian Andrus of the spring 1998 Button Street home invasion by SCPD Henig, Garrazio, and others…
  • More on the El Centro controversy by Judith
  • A second interview with Justman Jim Costner from jail