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

HUFF RUF Agenda Suggestions 9-5-24  

These are agenda suggestions and more guideposts than strict parliamentary requirements.  The agenda is also set by the participants of the meetings and a final copy will be distributed at the meeting.  

Top of the Agenda

++++   Street Spirits or Street Sheets next week.  Check on-line to read more current stories at  https://www.streetsheet.org/https://thestreetspirit.org/ ++++   Potential protest at Shitty Council 809 Center St.  1:30 p.m 9-10

++++   Thursdays 3:30 -4:30 pm (??)  at the Morrisey Blvd overpass over hiway 1

++++   Low 70s temperatures predicted for the next week; low 80s Thurs 9-5. ++++   Visiting City Mangler Matt Huffaker in his lair: possible protest

++++   Golf Club Drive Mutual Aid at the Green Gate Saturday morning?   

   Freeish Happenings:  

++++  S.F. Mime Troupe London Nelson 3 p.m. Sat 9-7, Sun 9-8 3 PM  

++++  Banned Book Protest outside Bookshop Santa Cruz Sunday 9-8  

++++  Really Really Free Market Sunday 9-8 Sub Rosa Courtyard 11 AM- 2 PM  

++++  The Brave and the Free meeting on Censorship at London Nelson 6 PM 9-9  ++++  Metro to S.C. County Fair at Watsonville Fairgrounds scmtd.com/en/countyfair 9-11 -9-13  

++++  Latino Role Models half-day conference at Cabrillo 9 am- 1p.m . Sat 9-14  

++++  Housing (Funding) Matters groundbreaking 10-11:30 AM 9-17 115B Coral                         

Standard Stuff: Procedures and Preliminaries  

++++   Passarounds & Handouts  https://www.streetsheet.org/sweeping-us-to-nowhere/;  

++++   Street Reports with focus on parking lot sleeper harassment  

++++   San Lorenzo Park Redesign Plan on Hold for Lack of Funding  

++++    MHAB Fallout : https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/08/26/18868955.php  

++++    The broader issue of the recent Coral St. and Pogonip police sweeps and sheriff/police abuses there is discussed at https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/07/20/18868124.php  

++++   Escalating creation of foreign homelessness in Gaza and Ukraine as well as Santa Cruz raids on survival encampments may be a way of uniting with other protests such as Hiroshima events and week long vigil against Pinetta’s pro-genocide posture.                                                         

Reporting Back  

++++   Report back from Funding Matters (aka Housing Matters) Forum & Protest;  

++++   Armory Trip Report from Robert, Reggie, and Laura’s 9-6 Visit Audio coming up on 9-1 HUFF archives at https://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html  

++++   Watsonville/Sacramento/Statewide Reports from Wes White  

++++   Preliminary analysis of excuses used to destroy survival encampments locally such as the Camping Services and Standards Ordinance (“the Camping Ban”)

++++   Lessons learned from Keeley and Kramer 7Monday Afternoon Protests  

++++   Saturday  8-3 11 AM-12:30 PM Ocean and Water  Stop genocide and support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza now. No more tax dollars for Israel. End the occupation and the apartheid system. Free all hostages and prisoners. 11 am to 12:30 pm every Saturday. Help hold up banners. More info:  call Laura at 831-247-5332.

++++  New Gaza genocide protests at UCSC?                        

Closer Inspection

++++   Still searching out Surveillance Camera Location (thru direct inquiry, observation, and public records)

++++   Any posted notices of impending raids on existing camps?  Any court cases coming up?

++++   Examining MC 6.36 more closely—the Camping (Standards and Services Ordinance)  Ban.                                           

Possible Topics for Future Discussion

++++  Stop the War Against the Poor Sweeps/Raids + Gaza Genocide Lanyards?

++++  New  Strategies for Documenting Property Loss:  Case #, Receipts, Audio recordings

++++  Tourist Train Strategy & Spectacle Update: Locations?

++++  Cooling Center when extreme heat threatens?  Emergency gathering location

++++  Forming Specific Demands? (Stop the Sweeps, Reapportion funding to service existing camps)

++++  Govt. Reports:  (City Council, Board of Supes, Mental Health Advisory Board)

++++  Incidents from PovertyPimp Palaces (Housing Matters, Armory) & Service Agencies (MH CAN, Grey Bears, FNB, etc.)

++++  Future Targets:    Tourist Train…City Mangler’s office…Police Station…Coastal Commission Office… Construction  Sites City Hall…​Emeline/TelcCare/Supes…     

Archived Net-Show Access: to read summaries of the shows:

Summary of August 15th  netshow:   https://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/bathrobespierres-broadsides-thursday-august-29-2024-show-flashes-back-to-april-23-1997-featuring-bill-beebee-s-f-liberation-radios-richard-edmonson-direct-action-marijuana-activist-dennis-pe/

Summary of September 1st   netshow https://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/bathrobespierres-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-fl/

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 4^th 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.

The Thursday August 29, 2024 show is a Flashback to April 23, 1997 which includes:

• In-studio guest Bill Beebee discusses his plans for a new alternative paper the Lighthouse Alternative Press 
• Phone Interview with Richard Edmonson of San Francisco Liberation Radio
• “Dead On” David Silva braves Bathrobespierre’s interruptions discussing the coming merger of Citizen’s Committee for the Homeless [CCH] and Gillette’s Homeless Community Resource Center [HCRC]
• “Beggarbacker” Becky Johnson of CCH on the CCH-HCRC merger and SCPD shooting up Brian Andress’s house.
• Phone Interview with Marijuana provider, San Francisco’s Dennis Peron on his newly legal cannabis club
• Silva on the Initiative to End the Sleeping Ban & Canfield’s 3^rd Street Realignment
• “Bourgeois Bob” Lamonica on the dilemma of the property-less

The Sunday August 25, 2024 show includes: (The audio incorrectly dates the show as April, but it’s August as written on the blog”)

• “Rough but Ready” Reggie Meisler’s Latest Update: Criticism of Housing Matters [HM], the recent protests against its pro-sweep policies, and the Tuesday August 27th Forum
• [throughout] Contemporary Phil Ochs memorial singer Zachary Stevenson…more of his stuff at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ituMorhb9pA
• HM and the stats showing increased drug fatalities following police sweeps destroying homeless communities.
• Speculation about the impact of changed management at the Overlook, the Armory, & the Tier 3 RV Program.
• City Council’s Tuesday move to increase street-sweeping disguised as “cleaning” as an anti-homeless measure.
• [8-19-24] Another in a series of Monday afternoon protests at Hiway 9 and 1 demanding HM start serving the majority homeless community, reform its stockade-style pro-police policies, treat clients as people, and stop encouraging the sweeps.
• California Homeless Union activist Wes White updates Sacramento Camp Compassion and introduces Emery, Harvard researcher.
• Erin from Auburn Tent City, HM evictee’s wait on their waiting list, 
• Keith McHenry examines Mayor Fred Keeley’s claims on reduced Santa Cruz homelessness & HM CEO Phil Kramer removing homeless camps.
• Lucy, a veteran of SCPD and UCSC police abuse in the campus Gaza protests, joins the homeless struggle.

The March 15, 2008 Flashback includes:

• [Selections from Young Frankenstein—the Musical throughout]
• Copwatching & recording a stop of Peter Ziegler by Officer Aldritch
• In studio guest Craig Canada describes his upset loud response to being thrown out into the rain by cops; harassment for outdoor marijuana medication
• Judith Scheer Berkeley Daily Planet on assault of Code Pink antiwar activists there; audio of Lois Atkinson, Berkeley activist there + visiting Santa Cruz activists
• Michael Diehl on Berkeley cops new citing only if outside sleepers refuse an available shelter bed.
• Mike Laselle arrested and beaten bloody by SCPD in a cop car outside the Asti [2-7]
• [3-12] Stefanie’s advice for cops who demand babies stop crying.
• “Dangerous John” T. on the San Jose trial of James Vivian ticketed for violating park closing hours when the park was open.
• Fresno report from Rhodes of bulldozers destroying campsites.
• Dino calls from Eugene, OR supporting Ron Paul
• [3-13] J.P. Freeman on cop theft of his raincoat right before the rain.
• Winter Soldier Hearings 3-14 – 3-16 excerpts

The Thursday August 22, 2024 show is a Flashback to August 14, 2014 which includes:

• Election events [2014] with Laney Sherman, Bruce Van Allen, a forum, Board of Stupes with Pleich of the ACLU proposing a night-time moratorium on the Sleeping Ban  https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/08/16/18760128.php  [Upcoming Events and Unanswered Questions Flyer for Candidates & Public”]
• Update for the Santa Cruz 11 [Final Four still being falsely prosecuted for the peaceful 3-day occupation of the 75 River St. vacant bank building]
• [8-13-14] Ranger gives citation and stay-away to an “alcohol in the park” offense; Corinna repeatedly cited for “survival sleeping” by the same cop
• Announcement and Discussion of Repeated Protests against Israeli attacks planned
• Doc Mike presents audio of Isabel Brena’s story of police harassment for displaying art downtown with her little girl with permit, surrounded by 7 cops; witness Briana Brewer’s account of SCPD Barnett’s ticketing.
• [8-10-14] Grant Wilson on successful flight to stop the SC Parks and Rec from revoking a permit customarily given to the S.F. Mime Troupe to play in San Lorenzo Park
• [8-11]  Sarah on Sanctuary City; Bathrobespierre critiques Deputy Chief Clark’s”Crime Wave in the Pogonip”

The Sunday August 18, 2024 show includes:

• Athena’s futile search at SCPD HQ for property taken by Police and Public Works in the Golf Club Drive sweep
• [at intervals throughout] Historical human rights songs by David Rovics
• “Scope It Out” Scott Graham’s continuing analysis of the June Santa Cruz City Council’s agenda
• Macklemore’s “Anthem for Gaza is a Rarity of Protest Song in an Era of Apolitical Music”
• [8-12 a.m.] Melinda at Coral St on the morning after police threats emptied the area; Eric Lopez on the homeless scene; More Accounts from Demon and others
• [8-12 p.m.] Wes White on the purpose of the weekly Hiway 1 & Hiway 9 “Stop the Sweeps” Protest reports on Sacramento & else; Alan Fisher reports on the week long vigil outside the offices of Rep Panetta the previous week; Foodfinder Drew reports on the impact of Sweeps on the Food Not Bombs family.
• “Let it Loose” Laura Chatham on the “Stop the Sweeps” letter to the Mental Health Advisory Board
• Julia: anti-genocide activist speaks up for street rights for those who live there.
• Rovics sings and plays for the Sweep Stopper protesters and describes his recent works and struggles
• [8-16] Wes White’s report from Sacramento’s struggling Camp Resolution and elsewhere around the state.
• Kim Iverson Interviews Keith McHenry [“We’re being duped about the Homelessness Crisis: the Dark Truth behind the Clean-up Efforts”.  For the short version go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avZZTAfUr44.  Longer video version also available at https://rumble.com/v5b863f-were-being-duped-about-the-homelessness-crisis-the-dark-truth-behind-the-cl.html 

The Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides August 15, 2024 show is a Flashback to February 10, 2011. 

It includes:

• [throughout] old songs by Laura Nyro; Smooth-tongued Steve Pleich co-hosting
• [12-31-10]  New Year’s Eve chat with “Naughty Santa”, Baltimore, Dreamcatcher, and more
• Phone interview with Dan McMullan, Berkeley Director of People Outside Project on how police disabled him in People’s Park, the pro-Business “Hosts”, the punk promises of Governor Brown, & updates on shelter beds, and the “Free Box”
• Comparing Berkeley and Santa Cruz protests linking local business discrimination and foreign war support
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTCr3dtDv1o “Ron Paul, Ralph Nader, agree on Progressive-Libertarian Alliance”
• Lighthouse Linda Lemaster on the new homeless census and new court “security” system
• Controversy at the Red Church: “Violence” Claims There

The Sunday August 11, 2024 show includes:

• https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/30/us/los-angeles-homeless-newsom.html 
• https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/us/newsom-homeless-los-angeles.html
• Rovics:  “My Daughter” 
• Keith McHenry on Counterspin: https://fair.org/home/the-problem-is-theres-no-place-for-anyone-to-go/
• https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/us/newsom-homeless-los-angeles.html 
• Rovics:  “Who Will Tell the People?” song and radio station KPFA reformer defense
• “Scope it Out ” Scott Graham’s Critical analysis of the June Santa Cruz City Council Agendas: 6-11 #21.1 Internal Expansion of SCPD; Eureka-Arcata gentrification report
• Rovics:  “Today in Yemen” (some years old)
• Graham denounces Council’s 6-11 #20 banning gas-powered leaf blowers exempting govt. leaf blowers; #10 $4.3 million for Evan Morrison’s People First Armory program but who’s getting paid what to do what?, #11 $500,000 to Community Bridges for mandatory bus transportation (those with jobs excepted)
• Rovics: “Butcher for Hire” (Police Boss John Timeney)
• [8-4]  Voices from Sunday’s Food Not Bombs Feed: Bill A, Otter,
• [8-4]  Heather MacCauley on Tent Removal near the Town Clock; Keith on 8-5 protest, Cooper’s instructive rage, “Tough Road” Thomas 
• Rovics: “The Best Democracy Money Can Buy”
• [8-5]  4^th Funding Matters [FM] [aka Housing Matters or HM] protest at Hiway 1 and 9: Reggie Meisler: “Sweeps Kill” + RV Update
• Rovics: “Lola Aglialoro”
• More “Funding Matters” protest voices: Alicia Kuhl, Bathrobespierre Robert, Mental Health Advisory Board’s letter urging police cutback and better training to the Board of Supervisors
• Manny on his homeless days, personal contact with Funding Matters boss Phil Kramer when he was teaching
• Rovics: “The Progressive Zionist”
• Peter Pan, Thomas—on the local impact of SCOTUS’s overturning of Johnson v. Grants Pass
• “One of Us”, a badly paid FM worker, on his time there
• Rovics: “A Song for Aaron Bushnell”
• Testimony passed along in FM from a current worker there​

The Flashback to October 21, 2010:

• Council candidate, Camping Ban opponent, and Co-host Steve Pleich reports on Homeless [Lack of] Services Center remaining silent on hard facts of no shelter available April through October before anti-homeless folks.
• Battle-ready Bob Patton on fight to reopen the Vet’s Hall
• Drum Circle Dave on bathroom baloney downtown
• [10-15] Ray on Prop 36 Drug Diversion stumbling blocks in S.C. courts, move-along law violation
• Santa Barbara settlement ACLU in August 2009 dropping their lawsuit against the Camping Ban
• City Sleeping Ban as infraction versus state Lodging Ban discussion for S.C. protesters
• Fresno report from Mike Rhodes
• “What’s Wrong with the Sit-Lie Law [in San Francisco]?” article: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/05/us/05bcjames.html