The Sunday September 15, 2024 show includes:

• Wes “Whip ’em into Shape” White’s overview covers Salinas, Watsonville, Fresno, Sacramento and more
• [9-10] Public voices plead and pummel back at Keeley’s Shitty Council: Ann Simenton, Athena Flannery & more
• Councilmember Brown, “Grace and Guts” Gillian Greensite, and the Public Herd Keeley into Delaying a RubberStamp of his response to the Civil Grand Jury
• San Jose Mercury News 9-5-24  “Police Officer Denied Qualified Immunity”
• S.F. Chronicle 8-18-24 “Alcohol Drug Use Growing as Cause of Homeless” 
• “TufLuv” Tucker on the latest Brave and the Free meeting on Local Censorship

The Flashback to July 7, 2002 includes:

• Council Committee Hears Public Shout “Police Repression”, proposes Laws with greater Police Powers
• Ed Howes Accosted in Vehicle by Shouting Cop; 
• Reilly-Porter Subcommittee for “Dialogue” & “First Steps”: Reilly Takes Back 6 Pre-Cooked Repressive Proposals.
• After the Meeting, “Tokin’ Tim Rinker and “Beggerbacker” Becky Johnson for political sidewalk chalking.
• Jay Jay, former Street Spirit vendor, scared away from selling by SCPD citation, calls from jail.
• Beggerbacker & Bathrobespierre on “Take Me to A Magistrate” defenses to chalk- & other infraction- crimes.
• Greg Kindig of the Coalition for a Community Commons in studio in on the Reilly-Porter meetings.
• Dirtclod, previously of Camp Paradise and the later Camp Hope; Fhar Miess, editor of The Alarm, and Tokin’ Tim reporting on the gang of Blue Badged SCPD criminal chalkers.
• “Nuf Said” Nancy McCaradie of the Walk ‘n Rollers—doing a Sleepwalk/ride from Santa Barbara to West Sacramento​ walking for a moratorium on Sleeping bans until unsheltered have alternatives.
• “Lighthouse” Linda on bathroom exclusion downtown

The Thursday September 12, 2024 show is a flashback to January 1, 1998.  It includes: 

• Phone interview with Worcester, Mass. FNB’s worker Blaine cited for serving free food without a permit
• Questions about the “Happy” John Dine killing from Battling Bob L., Hapless Harry, Tufluv Tucker,
• Vampyre Mike Castle 12-30-97 of S.F. Examiner “The Down and Out in San Francisco”
• Columnist Rob Anderson’s 12-24-97 column from Anderson Valley Advertiser attacks San Francisco homeless
• New York Times: 12-30-97 “French Unemployed Seize Unemployment Offices”
• Citizen’s Committee for the Homeless report on refusal to support Initiative Against Sleeping Ban, and possible merger with Gillette’s Homeless Community Resource Center
• Norse critiques Sentinel’s refusal to mention Sleeping Ban Initiative, Happy John Dine killing and gives his own.
• “Scrooges Oppose Homeless Services” by National Law Center for Homelessness and Poverty

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