The Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides show of September 10, 2023 includes:

• Katzenjammer Keith’s “Coming Events” Announcements
• [throughout] David Rovics historical songs of struggle
• [9-4] Talkin’ with Tenderfoot Tim—RV report from Antonelli’s Pond—and more
• Pacific Ave. Interviews: Reticent Robert on the Diminishing Sleep-Out Scene; Joseph Taylor a fellow bench-sitter lambasts Housing Matters; Rory—got infections from rats in HM
• Scope-it-Out Scott Graham and Bathrobespierre pick and peck at the upcoming Santa Cruz Shitty Council Meeting
• [9-9] Streetside Interview with James Nay and his daughter Rose Nay, both vehicular dwellers who report regular harassment from SCPD and deputies.
• https://davidrovics.substack.com/p/bandcamp-or-bannedcamp  
  
• “Never Make Fun of an Arab” at https://odysee.com/@foundring:1/arab:6 (Foundring—a​ local pianist and singer banned and removed from you-tube)
  

Flashback to November 19, 2015 includes

• At Freedom Sleep-Out #19 on 11-17, Glen Richard Cubana, union electrician from San Jose, reports beating and losses of his truck and dog by police and security, ticketed for sleeping, trespass, with possessions taken without receipts
• Plenty of Commentary from Bathrobespierre Robert throughout
• Dreamcatcher ticketed for bike on the sidewalk, saved stuff from unattended property tickets, others did not.
• Ticked-off Tony the shirtbringer, Uncle Lee, and Bathrobespierre exchange satirical and serious commentary, Deryk Smith, on new cop tactic—pre-protest harassment because City Hall grounds are now “a park”, seizing sleeping bags and other survival gear.  
• Michele Irway on 6-cops descending on Lucky with her massage table, & grocery cart; other cops hauled off two carloads full.
  
• FRSC Broadcaster Doc Mike on the Winter Armory Shelter rules
  
• Joshua’s “camping” ticket for sitting on a blanket eating breakfast
• Story of the Minneapolis police shooting of the black Jamar Clark
• Afternotes by Alex Darocy & Thai

The September 7, 2023 edition of Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides (a November 19, 2015 flashback) contains:

• [throughout] songs from Plain Brown Rapper by Uncle Bonsai
• Interviews from Freedom Sleep-Out #19 on 11-17:  Lawrence MacGregor (aka Blue Viper), Juan Richard Cubana (tickets and jail), Dreamcatcher (Unattended property swoop), Tony (the satirical t-shirt provider), Razor Ray
  
• Deryk, Jimmy Costa, Marco, Michele Irway: police seized property early calling City Hall “a park” during the day prior to protest;  Michele on Depot Park raid 11-16
• Doc Mike on Changes at Coral Street Homeless (Lack of) Services Center: Daily showers with ID & Meals for Armory users.
• Marcos on bikescene: easy come, easy go; blankets, bags stolen and dumped;
• [11-17] Pacific Ave interviews:  Joshua—tickets for eating breakfast on a blanket with dog
• Minneapolis activists occupy police department after police shooting of Jamar Clark
• After-report from photographer/reporter Alex Darocy

The Sunday September 3, 2023 show includes: 

• [at various intervals] David Rovics political and historical songs
• Phone interview with activist Alicia Kuhl on police assault on/arrest of Josh Nay after a collision between bike and City vehicle on Pacific
• https://sfstandard.com/2023/06/17/homelessness-san-francisco-lawsuit-strategy-clear-encampments/
  
• Audio of the 8-31-23 HUFF meeting: “Wayside” Willie reports on cop tent-slashing and forced shelterless encampment dispersals
• Reports from Neary Lagoon, Lighthouse Field, and elsewhere
• Vigilante and Violence reports from Donna and others.
• “Lawseeker” Laura on the Poor Planning of the Point-in-Time count and subsequent report
• “Just Say Yes!” Joy on the latest perils of the Harm Reduction Coalition
• “Whip ’em into Shape” Wes White with hopeful reports on hopeless politicians: his videos at https://www.youtube.com/@johndoe13k  
• https://sfstandard.com/2023/06/18/heres-what-unfolds-when-san-francisco-homeless-encampments-get-cleaned/ 

The Flashback to October 29, 1998 includes:

• Bathrobespierre’s Intro and Election-Eve Update
• Steve of “Parents That Care About Their Children” on his daughter taken on complaint of neighbors
• Hans on his Capitola cop clubbing after arrest for bike riding without a light
• Paul Volpino of TRUSC (Tenants Rights Union of Santa Cruz) challenging Environmental Health and Building with its pro-landlord policies
• Jolly Roger Comedy Troupe: Border Patrol v. Santa Claus
• Aurora, Colorado’s anti-loitering law; Toronto’s cops force 20+ 3-year church residents off property with shelters and hostels full; 4 recent Sleeping Ban tickets; 
• Need for Sleeping Ban Repeal as winter looms; Councilmember Kennedy’s sabotage; dubious prospects for new “progressive” Council 
• Strategies for Handling SCPD’s Headley, for hassling FRSC broadcaster Sara, for giving away FRSC t-shirts on Pacific Ave. as incentive for donations.
• Dialogue with Sara and more strategies for dealing with Headley harassment
• Memorial and forum on anniversary of the murder of Happy John Dine in November 12^th .  

The August 31, 2023 edition is a Flashback to the Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides show of  December 12, 2002.  It includes:

• Cassandra Brown & Amy Courtney on their trial to stop Cal Trans from banning anti-war banner drops on freeway overpasses
• Broadcaster, street musician, and community activist Phil Free on the FCC shutdown of Berkeley Liberation Radio recently.
• Phone-in discussion of the latest reports from the Berkeley Liberation Radio going off the air.
• Exchange on City Council’s continued effective prohibition of medical marijuana dispensaries in the city
• More from Brown and Courtney on some Peace Fridays ago.
• Bathrobespierrre critiques City Council’s rejection of the Downtown Commission’s reform of the Downtown Ordinances.
• [12-6] Michael Rays describes being rousted at City Hall by Officers Klein and Seiley.
• Scope-it-Out Scott Graham on the Council’s tightening of the Downtown Ordinances

The August 27, 2023 show includes

• [throughout] David Rovics historical memory songs from  https://www.davidrovics.com/history/
• https://48hills.org/2023/08/how-sf-plans-to-justify-continuing-sweeps-of-homeless-poeple/ [sic]
  
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fate-of-sf-s-homeless-encampment-sweep-ban-is-now-in-the-ninth-circuit-s-hands/ar-AA1fGLyC
  
• “Cornerstone” Carol Denney on the latest court and legislative struggle for People’s Park…song: “If a tree falls in the forest” and more
• The SF City attorney’s phony spin on the “voluntary homeless” exclusion from the Martin v. Boise protections and the Coalition on Homelessness’s real settlement suggestions: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/homeless-advocates-give-list-of-demands-to-san-francisco/ar-AA1f6xVj
• https://www.kqed.org/news/11959120/judge-partially-denies-motion-to-more-strictly-enforce-ban-on-homeless-encampment-sweeps
  
• New flyers:  https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/08/26/18858559.php   “Return of the Santa Cruz Street Shit Sheet“;  https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/08/20/18858441.php  “Violence, Sweeps, and Seizure—Escalating SCPD Policy”
• 8-26: Billy Carpender on Cop Displacement and Destruction of his Sleeping Gear; Trespass; and Sitting Ban Citations; George H. Willoughby—in a wheelchair after heart attack and stroke, forced to “move along” by police, outside 10 years.
• 8-26:  Javier: artist at Munch cafe, his work on the walls, on apartment search problems and life of a nomadic artist
• 8-22:  Keith McHenry on war, peace, homeless harassment, and local anti-war controversies.

The Flashback to September 25, 2005 includes: 

• [throughout: psychiatric survival songs by Morgan Firestar]
  
• “Mad Mike the Wonder Dog” Balderos on a double homicide, memorial for Abdullah Hassan, aka George Eugene Dawson or General Dread, died a week ago
• City Council slated to consider closing access trail between Eastcliff Ave. and Branceforte at night over Commission opposition
• Norse’s disruption trial date for standing at the City Council microphone Oct. 24; John Maurer’s “Fuck the Pigs” case on Closed agenda
  
• Critique of Juan Cole’s “phased withdrawal” from Iraq proposal: https://www.counterpunch.org/2005/08/25/drop-kicking-juan-cole-and-marc-cooper/
• 7-6-05: Interview with Uncle Dennis (the Bard) Holt for not showing his driver’s license; Honorable mention of HotRod (John Rapaport) and Leatherlungs Jim Purcell’s cases; Holt also reports on S.F. anti-war protest
  
• Phone interview with Pebbles Trippet—on the right of self-defense in Medina Meteras case, a marijuana grower who defended their crop.  .info@mmpu.org 707-964-YESS
• ” Pepper-in-your-Punch” Pat Kittle on the Mexican Marijuana Mafia
  
• Trumping Public Defender Desiree Young’s advice to plead out.  “Bad Boy” Brozda  wins a dismissal from Judge Akao after hearing of his abuse in custody (reports being shackled hand and foot, forcibly medicated, money taken, held in solitary).
• Jeremiah facing trial for “disturbing the peace” and “resisting arrest”, reported deputies using Abu Gharab-style masks on prisoners
• David Anthony Cross tasered to death a week ago, with Mayor Rotkin unwilling to respond.  See “Stop Lethal Tasering in Santa Cruz”  http://santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/display/18625/index.php
• Reports from 9-24-05 anti-war rally
• Tent University activist Pat True follows up on UCSC stonewallking
• Andrea Tishler  of the Compassion Flower Inn reports on the San Francisco anti-war protest and LOVE parade
• Curtis Reliford on his recent journey to aid victims of Katrina.
  

The original version of the show can be heard with all its bells, whistles, pauses, and fumbles at  http://radiolibre.org/brb/brb050925.mp3

The August 24, 2023 edition of Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides is a September 22, 2005 flashback.  It includes 

• Peter Stafford, psychedelic author and Homeless Garden Project worker, describes his jury duty in a competency case from the past where he was one of the two hold-out’s.
• Troy of The Bike Church on group bike rides like Critical Mass as well as the Church’s services
• Protests against Sizzla Kalonja at the Catalyst as for threatening homophobic lyrics: Mike Motorcyle the skateboarder, signholders Rachel and Julie urging boycott and ban,
• Matthew Embri of FRSC’s Clatterbox on the anti-Sizzla protests, the lyrics, and the musician
• Lisa Molyneux of Greenway discusses the first two days of Santa Cruz City’s first medical dispensary in five years (not counting the exclusionary and generally inaccessible WAMM (WoMen’s Alliance for Medical Marijuana)
• “Crossroads” Chris Brozda presses County Counsel and others against the City’s Sleeping Ban
• “Monkey” (aka Colin Campbell Clyde) on disappearing Pacific Avenue benches
• L.A. babble from “Bruce” calls in to note creativity becomes ugly when shrill
• Steve and Virginia Percy’s “Bush Lied; I Died” anti-war display ripped down again
• ‘Battleready’ Bob Patton calls in to praise Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides

HUFF Agenda Prospects 8-24-23     

  ++++  Priorities, Placeholder Run-through & Hand-Outs       

  ++++  Passarounds: tba  

  ++++  Handouts:  Mime Troupe Flyer, City Council Blurb, 2019 Homelessness 

  ++++  Public Record 2018-9 Infractions:
https://cityofsantacruz.sharefile.com/d-se39d9b53f33a4178a30cbb78a2872892  

  ++++  As ever…Street reports; Sweeps on Beach & elsewhere: Demo?    

  ++++  Supervisor and Council Reports  

  ++++  2019 Homeless File from Councilmember Glover: 

  ++++  Harm Reduction Lawsuit; Denise Elrich call 

  ++++  Vouchers for RV immunity—progress? Tier 3  No reply.   

  ++++  Mental Health Advis Board Reportback 

  ++++  Street Sheet availability:  Drew of Food Not Bombs on Sat and Sunday; paper racks near UN Assoc 903 Pacific; public library perhaps, next week new issue   

  ++++  COH vs. SFPD stopping tows for parking tickets; resolution of support   

  ++++  Public Records Updates:  Homeless 2019 Targeting, RV citations  

  ++++  Camping/Sleeping Ban  (MC 6.36) https://www.codepublishing.com/CA/SantaCruz/#!/SantaCruz06/SantaCruz0636.html#6.36   

  ++++  Oversized Vehicle Ordinance (OVO) MC 10.40.120):  https://www.codepublishing.com/CA/SantaCruz/#!/SantaCruz10/SantaCruz1040.html#10.40.120    

  ++++  Anti-war Protest Update from Hiroshima Sunday August 6^th : https://www1.huffsantacruz.org/lost/1%20FRSC%208-13-23.mp3  (80 minutes into the audio file)   

  ++++  Mayor grilling—Keeley back; no reply yet; HUFF input   

  ++++  Sleeping Ban/OVO Law Flyers:  Help Still Wanted   

  ++++  COH Lawsuit Enforcement Update: https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s-f-mayor-breed-rejects-allegations-lawsuit-18191036.php + Verner-Crist’s letter   

  ++++  Legislative Updates: AB 1082 Slowing down tows; XXX CareCourt Crap; AB 920 (banning “homeless” discrimination) SB 31 (banning sitting, lying, or camping within 1000′ of a daycare center, library, park or school); SB 47 expanding definition of “gravely disabled’ in Lanterman Petris (LPS) Act, (easier conservatorship, forced drugging, & 5150 powers); SB 326 (shifting housing to drug funding)     

 ++++  HUFF Indybay Story archive library: http://huffsantacruz.org/indybay/          ,   

 ++++ HUFF Streetshit sheet archives: https://huffsantacruz.org/ssarchives.html  

 ++++ HUFF Street Spirit archives (also at the library):  

http://www.huffsantacruz.org/StreetSpiritSantaCruz/StreetSpirit-main.html

++++  Checking in: Free Guide Verification, Mad Power Monitoring, Ticket Documenting, Board of Stupes,     

TO HEAR THE BATHROBESPIERRE’S BROADSIDES NET-RADIO SHOW:       Anytime after 6 PM Thursday and 9:30 AM Sunday for the latest show, go to: http://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html  Click on the Latest Show  of the date you want    

The August 20, 2023 Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides show includes:

• (throughout the show) David Rovics songs and historical notes
• Brief Notes on the Upcoming City Council Meeting
• HUFF (Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom) meeting 8-20 with San Francisco Emigre Ken’s accounts of being pissed on, on Pacific Avenue and library discrimination
• Greg Bengston’s report of trollbuster attacks on the levee
• https://48hills.org/2023/05/sf-continues-to-violate-court-order-on-sweeps-of-homeless-people-filing-says
• Legal and legislative updates from Joy, Laura C., and Robert
  
• https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/6/21/23766954/first-amendment-protest-supreme-court-fifth-circuit-deray-mckesson-doe
  
• Audio of the San Francisco Mime Troupe’s 2022 London Nelson Park show “Breakdown”

Flashback to Bathrobespierre’s Broadside netcast of November 25, 2004 including:

Thanksgiving Vets Hall Chow Line—Circulating a Petition to End the Sleeping Ban

Interviews with Steve T.,  Victoria Arnason (former Camp Paradiser), Maria (rape and park ticket victim), Kim (Christian from Arcata, hassled in Felton), Chuck (on the Arcata Endeavor shelter), Raymond from Tucson, Brent (forced out from under the bridge), Mark (rousted in Felton, left in peace in Santa Cruz)

Vets Table colloquy: Susan Durst, Becky Johnson, Preacher Mike,

David T., Scott Graham

Justice advocate Peter Marin on Santa Barbara’s anti-homeless RV ordinance violating intrastate travel right

The August 17, 2023 edition of Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides is a Flashback to the April 25, 2019 show. 

It includes:

• Bathrobespierre discusses the Quintero (“Ross Camp”) lawsuit going to court to stop the dispersal of the Ross Camp on April 26th after the April 23^rd Council decision and the Burdick verdict to disperse it, with campers revealing threats and false statements used to do so.
• Alicia Kuhl’s account of braving Salvation Army personnel screaming as Kuhl attempted to contact SC Homeless Union members.
• [4-21-19] Sarah on the Homeless (Lack of) Services Center (aka Housing Now) at the $1000/plate benefit;
• Darius the landlord’s “problems” (visual blight, drug use) and his solutions.
• [4-22] Chatter in the Court Hallway at the Burdick hearing recess: Katzenjammer Keith, Java Junction Mike, Depot Park Rafa, Roughheart Rothwell, and others
• Activist Attorney Anthony Prince on organizing the homeless at Ross Camp
• Colloquy while waiting for City Council to return from closed-from-the-public discussion of the lawsuit supporting Ross Camp with Nutcracker Nick & Others

More background:  https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/04/23/18822934.php “Federal Judge Orders City of Santa Cruz to Halt Closure of Ross Camp”& https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/01/18823070.php  “Protests Planned at Heroes Camp”

The August 13, 2023 Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides show includes:

• “Cage Me Not” Cooper on continued police sweeps against her and others; Dreadeye comments
• Anonymous informant claims staff discrimination at Greybear’s, but praises some of their services (low prices)
• Gary Morrow Thorne’s Tale
• Drew and Zachary Booth on Booth’s police stop for asking to wash car windows at Water St. next to the Town Clock
• Roxroy, Best Boy on his successful shelter quest
• Mike Quinn, curbside artist, sounds off
• Hiroshima Day “U.S./NATO Out of Ukraine” protest at Town Clock–Speedy-Tongued Steve Pleich on limited antiwar protest recently
• Woolly Robert Woodleaf on recent sweeps; hotel evictees returning to Armory
• Organizer Keith McHenry & others denounce the Ukraine war and the threat of nuclear war
• Chat with Rowen, organizer of past anti-Ukraine war rallies here
• Code Pink speaker who went to Vienna International Peace Conference Calling for Ukraine Ceasefire details history

The Flashback to July 10, 2005 Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides show features:

SAFE (Society for Artistic Freedom & Expression)‘s 74^th sidewalk singalong and soup-it-up festivities with reports from Hawk, “Crazy” Mary, Jeremy, Micah Posner, Drummer Bob, and others.

HRO (Human Rights Organization)’s Battleready Bob Patton & Bashful Bernard Klitzner spearhead a public dialogue with Councilmember Tony Madrigal, seeking concrete action on the City’s anti-homeless Sleeping Ban, where he backs away. 

Francis, Felipe, and Paul Marcelin Sampson respond to Madrigal’s evasions

SAFEsters sing “Downtown” with Homeless lyrics

Principled pot-ster Pebbles Trippet calls in from Ukiah on the new Attorney General

Bard Dennis Holt on abusive problems with the SCPD

Becky Johnson replies to Free Radio Santa Cruz exclusion and Santa Cruz Indymedia censorship raised in detail at http://radiolibre.org/brb/brb050707.mp3