“Loose Cannon” Agenda for next HUFF 2-20-25

Http web addresses are for background reading or listening.   Many items are really signposts & reminders of where we’d be going if and when we find the person power, time, interest, and resources.  We are gathering information and evidence to challenge the Dominant (False) Police and City Manager Narrative.  Organize! If anyone has questions, please raise them. AGENDA SUBJECT TO CHANGE;  Athena will be running this “Loose Cannons” meeting with the usual outbursts from me and others.  Italicized items below are input from Athena.                                        

Top of the Agenda (+ Quick Announcements)

++++   Handouts:  Agenda.  Passarounds: TBA

++++   Street and sweep reports from the last week++++   Updates from Students for Justice in Palestine

++++   Preasure/media sweep

++++   Point-In-Time Count Report

++++   Winter storm Street Report

++++   Tips from an Urban Nomad

++++   Housing Matters  (aka Funding Matters [FM]) events coming up:++++   Getting homeless free comped tickets

++++   2 p.m. Scheduled visit of Evan Morrison, People First Director to HUFF

++++   Report on last Thursday’s protest of FM’s film at Rio Theater. Audio: https://www1.huffsantacruz.org/lost/1%20FRSC%202-16-25.mp3Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMbK8Zj9ZE8

++++   Proposed statement anticipating protest actions against proposed U.S. war to deport Gazans and occupy Gaza as U.S. territory: Vigil Against Wars Abroad and at Home?

++++  Impact of Moss Landing Fire on Those Outside—Follow-Up?

++++   Norse: Working on Update of Downtown Ordinances and other Anti-Homeless Laws.

++++   Coalition/Contacts with anti-ICE, pro-Palestinian local forces?

++++   Rebele Family Shelter’s Eviction of family with motel accommodation that ran out

++++   Response to Police Abuse: https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/01/01/18871850.php

++++   Following up on Google number  216-8238 with regular report provide  Gaia/Reggie Update
++++   Additions and Suggestions for Thomas’s TipZine

++++   Possible Small Claims Court Follow-Up

++++   Court Updates: Jessie; Keith; Jim Vivian; new unhoused cases?

++++   Possible Armory Revisit; Dreamcatcher visit  Info from People First Staff?  Cat?  Avi

++++   New Street Spirits  and Street Sheets available  Hard Copies may be available at 903 Pacific and at the Food Not Bombs Saturday/Sunday meals at Town Clock—ask Drew  Contact Street Spirit and Street Sheet to submit local stories & news accounts

++++   Weather: no rain expected in next week.

++++   People First Free Guides: https://peoplefirstscc.org/freeguides  for S.C., Watsonville, SLV, Free Phones, Youth, Housing Waitlist, Pet Food, Addiction, Immigrant Storm Relief, SLE, Diaper Bank, and more (unchecked for usefulness)
++++   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ypAexFGyrU_kCoM3dByRDDrobyR9H8wA/viewLatest SC Free Guide  (Correction and checking badly needed)

++++   Shelter  Concerns:  No rules or procedures posted, no waiting list length for 1220 River St., 115 Coral St., or People’s First RV and Armory Programs on the SC Free Guide. 

RESOURCES AND PROSPECTS including Regular Check-In’s, Older Stores. Possible Future Action Items, Signposts Against the Nasty New Narrative, Archived Net-Show Access, Still Older Resources & News  https://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/  (the full HUFF blog) .  
FOR MORE DETAILS CHECK THE RESOURCES AND PROSPECTS SECTION of the HUFF agenda AT https://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/huff-boots-out-the-old-year-130-pm-330-pm-thursday-december-26-at-the-sub-rosa-cafe-703-pacific-ave-next-to-the-bike-church/