Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Sunday September 1, 2024 show features “Act Now, Worry Later” Athena at HUFF, “Stop Sweeps” Advocates at the Board of Stupidvipers, Bruce, Mike, Stefanie, & More + Flashback to March 11, 2001

The September 1, 2024 show includes:

  • Rude voices from the HUFF [Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom] meeting of a late August meeting featuring “Act Now, Agonize Later” Athena, “Nutcracker” Nick, and others on strategies for speaking at Santa Cruz Shitty Council
  • Bits from the “Stop the Sweeps” presentations of the County’s  Mental Health Advisory Board urgent “less cops, better training” advice to the Board of Stupidvipers led by “Lawseeker” Laura.
  • Interviews from the 4th August “Sweeps No More!” protest at Hiways 1 and 9 denouncing the Kramer-led Housing Matters (aka Funding Matters) from Bruce, Ocane, Magic Mike, and others
  • [August 31] Old hand Steffanie and Idaho newcomers Michele and Titus assess bad times in the downtown library parking lot recently.

The Flashback to March 11, 2001, includes:

  • “Steadfast” Steve Argue on the struggle to distribute Street Spirit, the homeless newspaper, against recurring police interference.
  • Interview with Richard Edmonson, S.F. pirate radio broadcaster, and author of Rising Up: Class War in America from the Streets to the Airwaves  https://www.huffsantacruz.org/StreetSpiritSantaCruz/2001-3-reporting-from-the-center-of-the-struggle-001.pdf
  • Attorney Larry Hildes, attorney for Columbus statue-smasher “Justman” Jim Cosner,  on the recent takedown in San Jose of the infamous conquistador and genocide master.
  • In Studio Guests: Kiko and Veronica on a Racial Vehicular Stop
  • Beggarbacker Becky and Bathrobespierre Robert scrutinize upcoming appropriations on the Shitty Council agenda; Green Party assembly resolution protecting residents of the Dolphin & Lee apartments.
  • Citizen Police Review Board‘s public input on missing SCPD policy recommendations[Drug War, alcohol stings alcohol vendors surveillance, & prostitution harassment]; call for public hearings on Beach Flats crackdown, * more.