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Open Season on Whistleblowers–in NYC and Santa Cruz

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NOTES BY NORSE:   The right-wing City Council “Public Safety” Committee  and the Parks & Recreation Commission forwarded to the Santa Cruz City Council a bill that created a new crime:
“Any person who by his or her conduct, or by threatening, or abusive, Continue reading →

Arizona ACLU Fights Back; Santa Cruz ACLU Snores On…

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NOTES BY NORSE:  The Santa Cruz ACLU, presented a year ago, with concerns about the criminalization of the homeless has taken made no public statements nor forwarded any requests to the northern California ACLU in search of legal assistance.  Continue reading →

Attorneys in L.A. Win Victory; Santa Cruz ACLU Silent on Anti-Homeless Abuses

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NOTES BY NORSE:   The “Official Story”, the Santa Cruz politician-and-police position, is that Parks and Rec and other agencies don’t destroy homeless property but hold it as required by state law (and the 4th & Continue reading →

Ciampi Calls for Ammiano to Oppose the Palo Alto Vehicle-Home Ban [5 Attachments]

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[Attachment(s)from Robert Norse included below]

NOTE FROM NORSE:  Tony Ciampi is a long-time fighter for homeless rights in Palo Alto.    Rarely I’ve persuaded him to come on the air to discuss this struggle.   I’m not clear where the struggle is at right now, Continue reading →

Judge to Rule on Motion for New Trial Friday in False Arrest by Two Mayors Case

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NOTE BY NORSE:  The Santa Cruz City Council’s slow but steady cutback of public comment time, public accessibility, and public accountability is something I’ve recently written about (and filed a formal Brown Act complaint against–see Mayor Cuts Off Comment in Consent Agenda Crackdown; Continue reading →

Spreading Fear and Encouraging Hatred Among the Youth in Santa Cruz

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The following Sentinel article is another example of the spreading misdirected “Public Safety” mythology being pushed by right-wing groups.The homeless and drug “crime” problem builds on the fantasy that there is some new major Public Safety threat.  It’s actually that Continue reading →

Mayor “Hackin'” Hillary Decrees New Gag Rule at Santa Cruz City Council

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http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/06/01/18737797.php

Mayor Cuts Off Comment in Consent Agenda Crackdown; Brown Act Complaint Rejected
by Robert Norse ( rnorse3 [at] hotmail.com )
Saturday Jun 1st, 2013 10:49 PM

At Tuesday’s afternoon City Council meeting (5-28), Mayor Bryant adopted a new repressive procedure which seemed to be made up on the spot to silence Continue reading →