The meeting included Gibbs, Helga, Thomas, Q.Z., Suzanne, Monica (and Frankie), Robert, Gloria, Rita, Laura C., Andrea, Greg B., Meta, & Jacin.  

Discussed were: support for the Union of the Homeless/HUFF/Food Not Bombs Memorial Meeting on Wednesday December 21, 2 PM at the Town Clock as well a protest and educational supplement to the 10 AM Poverty Pimp (“Housing Matters”) Memorial at the Vet’s Hall 10 AM. 

Also scheduled—a sign-making party at the Town Clock noon on Tuesday December 20^th in anticipation of the recitation of the names of the dead and in hopes of shortening the list for 2023.
Under consideration and seeking support volunteers: projects to buff up productive responses to police in the wake of continuing sweeps at Harvey West, the Levee, and the Pogonip.  Contact HUFF at 831-423-4833 to help, or show up next Thursday at the HUFF meeting (10:45 a.m. at the Sub Rosa Cafe 703 Pacific next to the Bike Church).

The 12-11-22 show is an slightly edited version of the full 12-4-16 Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides show at http://radiolibre.org/brb/brb161204.mp3 The show includes:
Red Church Interviews: Crow, Red, Charles, Audi, Sea Otter, Joe, Julie, and more.

Rally in Memory of Luke Smith, slain by deputies: Keith McHenry, Mary Collins, Steve Argue, Pat Colby, Steve Pleich, Wes White, Bob Lamonica, Robert Norse.

Santa Barbara Oldtimer Peter Marin on pushback against the crackdown on RV homes there.

Norse with City Council Update

In-studio guest: Brian Schulman on his BTS Presents shows.

Silva on his Fast against the Sleeping Ban.

More Red Church Quickies: Cooper, Mouse, and others.

Voices from Freedom Sleepout #73:  Larry B., Enrique, Clive, Osha.

 Denise, street Jewelry vendor, from Germany.

Street Talk: Lyrical Eye rappin’ out loud.

The 12-8 Show Includes:

• 12-6: Shawn’s report on cop move-along-into-the-rain 12-4 for standing under a Pacific Avenue overhang
• Johnny Lunchbucket expresses outrage at leniency of authorities towards homeless idlers and addicts
  
• Dreamcatcher—avoiding blows and seeking boots
• Grok-it Greg presents a softer view of police conduct 
• On-the-prowl-for-activists– Organizer Elisse’s snapshot
• Throughout—warped ethics to a jazzy beat by Fundring (aka Kylan deGhetaldi)

The 12-1-22 show includes:

• https://www.antiwar.com/past/20221201.html Congress ups war spending $45 billion and more…
• https://original.antiwar.com/mbenjamin/2022/11/30/eight-reasons-why-now-is-a-good-time-for-a-ukraine-ceasefire-and-peace-talks/
• “Backstory” Brent Adams on the falsity and failure of the dominant narrative being followed by professionals getting the homeless $$
• Pamela with cheery chatter wile surviving outside assaults.

The 12-04-22 show includes:

• 11-29 “Grin A-Plenty” Grant Wilson, activist and artist speaks of community and activism, past and present.
  
• “The Increased Normalization of Police Murderbots Probably needs more Attention.”  https://caityjohnstone.medium.com/the-incremental-normalization-of-police-murderbots-probably-needs-more-attention-2be0cf641afa
• https://www.pressreader.com/usa/san-francisco-chronicle-late-edition/20221201/281822877820197
• https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-30/san-francisco-supervisors-allow-police-deploy-robots-kill
  
• Kazoo and Morty on requirements for decent shelter
  
• Michael Mogley—world-traveling grunge singer
• “Manny”–Wakened at midnight
• SC Holiday Parade (12-3)–Smooth-Tongued Steve Pleich
• Calia, Lydia at Food Not Bombs float
• Glen the sticker vendor and permits galore
• Bathrobespierre on KSQD Krohn’s “Talk of the Bay”
  
• Deconstructing in part the misleading & out-of-date Santa Cruz Free Guide: https://www.santacruzfreeguide.org/static/pdfs/SC060922_eng.pdf 
• Scurrilous songs by the fulsome Foundring—right-wing raunch galore  

Any tickets, threats, or move-alongs by SCPD under “closed area”, “trespass”, “public nuisance”, “illegal lodging” or other pretexts?  Let HUFF know.

Also be on the lookout for the citations under the new CSSO Camping Services and Standards Ordinance [CSSO] as well as harassment of vehicles by phony signs improperly posted in the Coastal Zone. 
Volunteer  for new leadership in the SC Homeless Union . Call 575-770-3377  or 431-7766 for  info or time of the next meeting.

HUFF STILL MEETS NEARLY EVERY THURSDAY (NEXT MEETING 12-8) at the Sub Rosa Cafe 703 Pacific Ave.  These are largely placeholder meetings that push back against the dominant anti-homeless narrative the City uses along with it’s “everything is all right; we’re helping out” line.

VIEW VIDEOS FROM WES WHITE on his You-Tube channel (John Doe13K):  THEN POST SOME OF YOUR OWN ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA. 
OTHER OPTIONS to publicize police & shelter abuse: FACEBOOK, CALL HUFF (831-423-4833) FOR FRSC INTERVIEW, WRITE ESTABLISHMENT OR ALTERNATE MEDIA.  Or contact Bathrobespierre Robert at rnorse3@hotmail.com.
KEEP YOUR PHONE CHARGED AND HANDY TO RECORD UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTERS OR INCIDENTS YOU WITNESS PARTICULARLY IF AND WHEN POLICE WARN YOU YOU’LL BE SWEPT. 

DON’T WAIT FOR THE ACLU, the SC Homeless Union, or HUFF  TO TURTLEWALK INTO ACTION.   LEARN YOUR RIGHTS, USE THEM, TALK WITH OTHERS, & PUBLICIZE.

COMMENT on the Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom facebook page or at www.indybay.org/santacruz where Bathrobespierre posts occasional announcements and stories.

Back copies of Ursula’s Utterances: Now actually under construction!  Soon to be available for comment and commentary on many past shows.

The November 27^th 2022 show includes:

(11-23) Kazoo on the shortcomings of the Armory shelter
Wednesday (11-23) Town Clock memorial service and testimonials for (Nick the Greek)

A lookback to a rare 2022 anti-war Town Clock protest demanding NATO and Russia out of Ukraine.

Two more from Kazoo on the Armory (11-21) and 1220 River St. Shelter (11-22)

Blue surprised by a residence trailer donation (11-22)

Simba, the outdoor skeptic, on light landliving (11-24)

Joseph Taylor III’s update on housing search (11-24)Jimmy Two-Guns on Armory/Outlook conditions (11-24)

Calvin of the Steel Guitar looks back (11-26)

Brenda on her son outside and herself inside at the Overlook shelter (11-26)

Cooper on the latest parking lot eviction (11-26)

Jorge, first man arrested at Benchlands, (11-26)

Kathi and Rory on Section 8 landlord abuses (11-26)

Dreamcatcher holding it together, down, angry, but still there (11-26)

Flashback show to show May 2, 2002 features:
Lots of talk throughout about the Homeless Encampment “Sleep Summit” upcoming in Santa Cruz.

Steve Weiss’s HUFF-UCSC  report

Cops recover the Huffmobile after a chase

Musicmaker Mike True on anti-homeless music at Yuppie Planter (next to New Leaf) and a bust for offering CD’s for donation on Beach St. from “Sticky Fingers” Butchie Baker.”

Lighthouse Linda” Lemaster on the Summit and local Green Party’s problems with its in-power mayor.

Poetry aplenty by phone with Julia Vinograd

Olympia WA caller on the Summit and past SCPD anti-assembly actions.

The 11-24-22 Show is a Flashback to February 14, 2008; it includes:

Revealing Santa Cruz City Council and SCPD collusion in sabotaging the citizen-initiated Measure K making private marijuana use the lowest enforcement priority for the SCPD.

Brian Parquette’s bad times at the Bookshop Coonerty where cops followed him into the public restroom to hassle him for grass.

Caller David on the authoritarian Coonerty clan and selective enforcement.

Anti-warriors divided & conquered: ​https://www.counterpunch.org/2008/02/12/antiwarriors-divided-and-conquered/

Berkeley street protests pro and con re: Marine murderer recruitment; a City Council resolution “unwelcoming” them.  

San Jose Copwatchers defend themselves—an interview with Brian Helmsley.

On the 11-20-22 show:

• “Cameraready” Rita on UCSC striker picketing; feelings & thoughts after filming the Benchlands Demolition.
  
• Stats show pretextural stops impact Black drivers: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-02-01/lapd-considering-restricting-use-of-pretextual-stops
  
• “Cornerstone” Carol Denney on Failure of Psuedo-Progressives on Berkeley’s Commissions and Boards
  
• Crushing Homeless Survival Settlements in San Jose: https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/11/17/court-blocks-san-jose-from-clearing-beleaguered-homeless-camp-for-now/
  
• Matt Mattingly beats back harassment trial for defying the Cowell Beach curfew.  More at http://ksco.com/shows/60223-tom-quinn (November 19^th show). Also on his facebook page.

Flashback to 4-3-2008 show:

• NYC’s Robert Lederman of Street Artists and Vendors Union A.R.T.I.S.T (Artists’ Response to Illegal State Tactics) on his successful struggle against Mayor Guilliani
• S.C. Petitioners on Patrol:  Mike Jolson on the fight to legalize hemp and grass; Dan Cooper on managing petitioners
• Iraqi war critique: https://www.alternet.org/2008/04/handed_over_to_a_government_called_sadr
  
• More analysis and criticism of the Bush troop surge.

On today’s 11-17-22 show:

• Bathrobespierre Robert Hacks at Huffaker’s Homeless Hogwash at the 11-15 City Council meeting
• Hard Times with HeavyHeart Helga–Felton Activist
• https://soundcloud.com/going_rogue/journalistic-responsibility  Journalistic Responsibility Vanishes When Reporting on U.S.-Targeted Nations by Going Rogue with Caitlan Johnstone
• Crazy Squatters or Abusive Landlord?  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/woman-shot-to-death-man-reportedly-stabbed-with-sword-at-vallejo-homeless-camp/ar-AA144YAR

On today’s 11-13-22 show [all interviews on 11-12]:

• 10-15: Phone chat with community activist Satya Orion on living the unmasked life with microwave sensitivity 
• Satya on Mike Mattingly’s trial for night gathering on Cowell Beach (https://www.facebook.com/mike.mattingly.940) 
• Beggarbacker Becky Johnson updates the scattering odyssey of the Lapis Road vehicular residents. 
• Backstory Brent Adams savages and salvages the service providers in the longest Adams interview ever. 
• Deconstructing in part the misleading & out-of-date Santa Cruz Free Guide: https://www.santacruzfreeguide.org/static/pdfs/SC060922_eng.pdf 
• Personal & professional memories of Paul Lee—the good and the not-so. 

The June 16, 2005 Flashback: 

• Busted at City Council on Rotkin’s orders—Bathrobespierre’s view. 
• Street Interviews: Alia’s false arrest 
• Mike Metzer on Referee Basket’s “justice”—151 hours for jaywalking and hackeysacking  
• Quarter Meal Troubles in Berkeley 
• Bottleneck (Mark Donnell) and Duncan on cartpusher recyclers, street news (Tele Times) and imagined camp sanctuaries 
• Julie Vinograd reads her poem “The Promised Land” 
• Affordable housing?  Scott Beasley, Disability and Gretchen Regenheart at the S.C. Board of Stupes
  
• [Music throughout from Working, a musical by Studs Terkel]