The Sunday October 6, 2024 show includes:

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/federal-court-ruling-halts-s-f-ankle-monitoring-program/ar-AA1ruJH8
• https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/10/04/berkeleys-homeless-protest-sweep-policy/
• https://www.berkeleyside.org/2024/10/04/protesters-set-up-camp-outside-old-city-hall-oppose-berkeleys-new-homeless-policy
• https://www.pressreader.com/usa/san-francisco-chronicle-late-edition/20240920/281599540894818   City Expands Ban Aimed at Poor, Homeless
• https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/10/04/skeptics-challenge-pandemic-policy-at-stanford-symposium/
• https://davisvanguard.org/2024/09/1st-amendment-group-objects-to-government-officials-preventing-journalists-from-covering-california-homeless-encampment-sweeps/
• https://kobi5.com/news/local-news/dro-claims-grants-pass-treatment-of-disabled-unhoused-residents-is-illegal-251928/
• https://www.kptv.com/2024/10/01/clackamas-homeless-encampment-cleared-after-years-long-efforts-city-services-capacity/
• https://fresnoalliance.com/hated-just-for-being-homeless/? 
• https://fresnoland.org/2024/09/13/homeless-encampment/

The Flashback to August 23, 2015 includes:

• Analysis of upcoming City Council meeting on Poverty Pimp appropriations, street vending restrictions, and more
• Freedomland, by the S.F. Mime Troupe (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1m0MCuWkuo)
• Quietism after brief anti-Bearcat protests; SCPD critique
• Noah on SCPD crackdown on visual artists Alex Skelton and Joff Jones
• Andrea Morgan: three tickets this week for the Walkerwoman.
• “Oakland Police Screen Footage of Fatal Events”
• San Jose (three SJPD shootings in two days)–San Jose Mercury News editorial about “how to regain trust in police”
• Cannabis Advocates Alliance fighting SC Board of Supervisors C-4 repressive with Beggarbacker Becky Johnson’s report on marijuana cultivation.
• Bathrobespierre and Beggarbacker discussion Freedom Sleeper #6 protest and Shitter Shenanagans
• Hugo, 3-year veteran of the Mime Troupe,  grilled on a variety of questions.
• Red Church Roundsides:Larry Brookside, sleeping in a huddle, ticketed, and run off
• Silver-tongued Steve Pleich, ACLU mini-potentate, buffs up the latest meeting
• Southern California Calvin on the state of vehicular resident (in)security down there
• Conversation with 1^st Alarm Security Guard at Freedom SleepOut #6
• https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/08/21/18776461.php   Attendance Doubles at Sixth City Hall Sleepout
•  “Never Let Your Government Tell You Who Your Enemies Are”  https://substack.com/@caitlinjohnstone/note/c-71544259

The October 3^rd 2024 show is a Flashback to August 13, 2015. 

It includes:

• Co-Host Doc Mike on the Tannery residents anxiety over a recent murder with misplaced blame transforming into anti-homeless hostility.
• Discussion of Sleeping Ban court strategies and signing up for Homeless (Lack of) Services Center programs to avoid tickets in the absence of shelter.
• [8-11-2015] A tour of Freedom SleepOut #5 at outside City Council after their 8-11 meeting.
• SCPD under Sgt. Forbus demands sleepers leave in spite of the law requiring access to the posted agenda outside City Council and the right use paths through “closed” parks at night, arresting R. Norse and K. Rothwell as well as video journalist Israel Dawson.  Sleepers move to the sidewalk.
• https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/08/16/18776253.php (“SDPC arrest journalist and issue stay-away orders at Community Sleepout #5“
• [8-9]  Final fragments: Harpist Phoenix, an anonymous sitter, and Host harassment

The Sunday September 29, 2024 show includes:

• [throughout the show] Selections from satirist Mark Levy’s Live and Nuclear-Free
• [9-20]  HUFFster Athena reports on protesting Housing Matters at its annual picnic.
• [9-19]  Santa Barbara’s Jesse on hard survival times in the Santa Cruz Library Parking lot
• [9-22]  Sunday Interviews: Samuel Wolfe critiques the Library Lot campers, Cooper on community, Sammy’s search for Section 8 acceptance, Christopher R OKs the Armory shelter
• [9-28]  Greg—new Library lot tickets; Chatter with Captain ZigZar and Jesuslovin’ Julio​
• [9-23]  Attorney and activist Ed Frey on opening up and making government accountable
•              2^nd Stop Bookshop Santa Cruz Censorship with Rowen, Sherrell, Kathlyn, Drew, and Keith
•              Bookshop Owner expels and arrests Gadfly Gary Arnold, censoring through seizure of his literature at Bookshop’s “End Banned Books”event.

The Flashback to August 18, 2013 includes:

•  [8-9]   Cruzio Works protest for “security concerns” discrimination against Dan Madison and his disabled son.
•              Tabling at the protest: accounts from David, Marsallah, Mustayah, Shayshanwa, and Officer Azua
• [8-3]     Dreamcatcher on his disappearing possessions and other Red Church interviews with Joel Kappa, Free, car-dweller Mark,and others               Madison visits Cruzio Cafe and gets served
• “Get Honest About Our Drug Use” in 8-18 Sentinel by Tony Newman
• [8-15]   Street drummer Tamarack, John Oynahan, and again—Dreamcatcher​ Joseph & Philip in search of housing; Colin Campbell Clyde on the Mime Troupe’s Oil and Water 
• Contradictory reports on whether Homeless [Lack of] Services Center [HLOSC] is giving out “dismiss camping ticket; shelter full” receipts (originally created by HUFF).
• [8-16]  More recent Cruzio Protest: Faustus,
• Bathrobespierre bemoans planned fencing and security gate around HLOSC
• Dan Madison Interview; Walk Around Cruzio Building
• Petition signers speak up:  Deon, Mathew, Joko, Phillip, 
• Brad Kava on downsizing and layoffs at Patch news service
• [8-17] Sean, David on discrimination at the Boardwalk; report of 7 cops driving 9 away
• “Scope it Out” Scott Graham on the Dylan Graner on “needle spreading”
• “Backstory” Brent Adams on D.G., Sanctuary Village, and calling out police abuse.

The September 26, 2024 show is a Flashback to September 20, 2012. 

It includes: 

• Street artist Angela on police harassment
• St. Francis Soup Kitchen interviews: [9-19] Jesus Gutierez polling for 2^nd Harvest; Dank on Blue Badge Bullying down by the Boardwalk;
• Ted the “Sleepcrime” t-shirt fighter on right-wing radio KSCO
• City Council Election Analysis: Santa Cruz Neighbors throw a Candidate Forum at the SCPD Community Room
• “Homeless Sweepsters Have Candidate Forum at SCPD Community Room” (https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/09/18/18722013.php?show_comments=1#18722230)
• https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/sep/18/obama-appeals-ndaa-detention-law?fb=native&CMP=FBCNETTXT9038
• Phone interview with Council Candidate Micah Posner

The Sunday September 22, 2024 show includes: 

• Bathrobespierre presents protest news and upcoming events including next Tuesday’s S.C. Shitty Council agenda
• “Scope it out” Scott Graham’s caustic comments on the Council’s agenda.
• [9-15] Voices from Food Not Bombs: Joel Lewis RV dweller; Shutterbug Chip Shauer on comfortable outdoor living
• [9-15] Tabling on Censorship at the Bookshop Coonerty with Sherrill Bennett, Keith McHenry, and author Leon Canarow at thevaccinemyth.com 
• [9-16] Protest and Exclusion at Funding Matters Groundbreaking Ceremony with “Act Up” Athena, Bathrobespierre Robert, Lewis Powell, “Cast a Wide Net” Coral and various security guards.
• [9-21] “Cornerstone” Carol Denney on the Berkeley Badlands.

The Flashback to April 13, 2003 includes:

• [4-8-03] RCNV Protest against Military Job Fair at Stevenson College Dining Hall at UCSC
• Representative Sam Farr—Bane or Boon to the Peace Movement: Joe Williams v. Mike Rotkin​

The September 19, 2024 show is a Flashback to June 29, 2006. 

It features:

• In-studio interview and co-host Craig Canada, a homeless medical marijuana patient Craig Canada (palmspringsbum.com) on banning from the Homeless (Lack of) Services Center and Greenway (a medical marijuana club)  http://palmspringsbum.org/blog/2006/07/ive-had-it/
• Analysis of SCPD Spygate Scandal of December 2005; Phone interview with activist Rico Thunder (Wes Modes)
• https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/07/24/18291005.php?show_comments=1#18291968 (“Activists Disengage from City Police Spying Process”
• Berkeley poet Julia Vinograd reads “Bread Bust, “”The Son of War, ” & “People’s Park Free Box”
• Jamie Clark on his court experience for a $130 bike ticket from SCPD SCO Pam Bechtel
• Crow advised tourists parking in the garage to obey the 15 minute loitering limit or else.

The Sunday September 15, 2024 show includes:

• Wes “Whip ’em into Shape” White’s overview covers Salinas, Watsonville, Fresno, Sacramento and more
• [9-10] Public voices plead and pummel back at Keeley’s Shitty Council: Ann Simenton, Athena Flannery & more
• Councilmember Brown, “Grace and Guts” Gillian Greensite, and the Public Herd Keeley into Delaying a RubberStamp of his response to the Civil Grand Jury
• San Jose Mercury News 9-5-24  “Police Officer Denied Qualified Immunity”
• S.F. Chronicle 8-18-24 “Alcohol Drug Use Growing as Cause of Homeless” 
• “TufLuv” Tucker on the latest Brave and the Free meeting on Local Censorship

The Flashback to July 7, 2002 includes:

• Council Committee Hears Public Shout “Police Repression”, proposes Laws with greater Police Powers
• Ed Howes Accosted in Vehicle by Shouting Cop; 
• Reilly-Porter Subcommittee for “Dialogue” & “First Steps”: Reilly Takes Back 6 Pre-Cooked Repressive Proposals.
• After the Meeting, “Tokin’ Tim Rinker and “Beggerbacker” Becky Johnson for political sidewalk chalking.
• Jay Jay, former Street Spirit vendor, scared away from selling by SCPD citation, calls from jail.
• Beggerbacker & Bathrobespierre on “Take Me to A Magistrate” defenses to chalk- & other infraction- crimes.
• Greg Kindig of the Coalition for a Community Commons in studio in on the Reilly-Porter meetings.
• Dirtclod, previously of Camp Paradise and the later Camp Hope; Fhar Miess, editor of The Alarm, and Tokin’ Tim reporting on the gang of Blue Badged SCPD criminal chalkers.
• “Nuf Said” Nancy McCaradie of the Walk ‘n Rollers—doing a Sleepwalk/ride from Santa Barbara to West Sacramento​ walking for a moratorium on Sleeping bans until unsheltered have alternatives.
• “Lighthouse” Linda on bathroom exclusion downtown

The Thursday September 12, 2024 show is a flashback to January 1, 1998.  It includes: 

• Phone interview with Worcester, Mass. FNB’s worker Blaine cited for serving free food without a permit
• Questions about the “Happy” John Dine killing from Battling Bob L., Hapless Harry, Tufluv Tucker,
• Vampyre Mike Castle 12-30-97 of S.F. Examiner “The Down and Out in San Francisco”
• Columnist Rob Anderson’s 12-24-97 column from Anderson Valley Advertiser attacks San Francisco homeless
• New York Times: 12-30-97 “French Unemployed Seize Unemployment Offices”
• Citizen’s Committee for the Homeless report on refusal to support Initiative Against Sleeping Ban, and possible merger with Gillette’s Homeless Community Resource Center
• Norse critiques Sentinel’s refusal to mention Sleeping Ban Initiative, Happy John Dine killing and gives his own.
• “Scrooges Oppose Homeless Services” by National Law Center for Homelessness and Poverty

The Sunday September 8, 2024 show includes: 

• Athena at the 9-5 HUFF meeting describing Mayor Keeley’s  new laws being rolled through City Council on 9-10 criminalize “homeless dumping” by other cities, but not here.
• “Scope It Out” Scott reviews the Hanover “homeless dumping” law and other City Council crapbits coming up 9-10
• Deonna and her family’s history of moving into, out of, way out, and into housing with a positive report on the Housing Matters assistance.
• “Backstory” Brent doubles down on seeking community ties to develop sanctuary camps.
• “The West Truly Doesn’t See Palestinians as Humans” by Caitlin Johnstone

The Flashback to April 20, 2003 includes:

• Court roleplaying with Tom “Rebel” Reveille, ancient pirate radioteer on need for direct action against oppressive government
• Bathrobespierre tilts with “Battling” Bob L. on local and international issues.
• “Treading on the Trappings of Hussein’s High Life” and other grim Bush empire adventures from L.A. Times–
• “When Police Attack Protesters” by Will Potter (April 19, 2003 at www.counterpunch.org) 
• Councilmember Kennedy’s Missing Anti-War Resolution
• David Cratz (aka Johnny Smith)+ Coral Brune guests with Guns and Oil CD
• Critics of Police Featherbedding at City Council
• Bust for peace slogan sidewalk chalking

The Thursday September 5, 2024 show is a Flashback to April 1, 2001 and April 5, 2001.  The April 1, 2001 Flashback includes:

• Sleeping Ban Struggle: Which Way Forward?  History and Controversy: Skidmark Bob & Bathrobespierre
• Scheming with Steve: Brainstorming on New Organizing Options with Steve Argue 
• Koffee Klatch 3 Case—Post Feb 8 Hearing​—in the studio and in the court hallways with attorney Catnip Kate
• HUFFsters confront Officers Azua and Gunther over violence + harassment of street people

Flashback to April 5, 2001 includes: ​

• Pedestrians and loiterers talk High rents, crowded tenancy, and corrupt police—on the sidewalk
• Donna Deiss’s Santa Cruz Tenants Rights Union  [TRUSC] update
• “People Living out of their Vehicles Scramble to Stay Ahead of the Law in San Francisco”–Santa Cruz parallels with “Green Party” Mayor Tim Fitzmaurice ignoring pleas to end the Sleeping Ban law here.
• Jolly Roger Comedy Troupe’s “Berkeley Scares” Hotline
• Bathrobespierre’s Bullhorn: Do Nothing-“Rage Against Rent” Part of the Mercy Charities Giveaway?  Update on the local Green party maintaining silence on Fitzmaurice’s anti-homeless stance violating Green platform; 
• Street conversations between SCPD Officer Gunther, Rabbi Chaim Levin, and some street folks challenging police behavior toward chalkers
• Tent Cities in Portland and Seattle—Updating Story Seattle Times  (3-29-01)  “A Tent City Resident Fights December Chill…Stop Nomadic Journey of the Area’s Homeless”​
• Crystal vendor, Dragon, Paddy Long, John Earth, & other street dialogues 
• Godfrey Lehman, author and advocate of Jury Nullification, on his books & the history