Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides for 4-20-23 features “Cornerstone” Carol Denney detailing three victories at Berkeley’s People’s Park, a report from San Rafael’s Camp Integrity, and some True Grit from Jimmy Two Guns and Robert Woodlief

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The April 20th 2013 Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides show includes:

  • [throughout the show] Songs swiped from David Rovics website (thanks, David!) 
  • “Cornerstone” Carol Denney, satirist, musician, and activist in Berkeley describes three victories for People’s Park
  • Denney cont.: UC Chancellor still seeks to destroy the southside Park for phony “affordable housing”
  • More Denney: The real answer for homeless housing: not tiny homes, dog sheds, or shelters, but vacant offices and residences
  • Melissa, filmed by activist Melissa, on Camp Integrity in San Rafael, CA
  • “Shout Out” Steve Conover or continuing abuses at the “Housing Matters” Coral St. poverty-complex.
  • Jimmy Two-Guns on the Increasingly Hostile-to-the-Homeless Downtown Scene & Prison-like Armory Shelter
  • Robert “the Hero” Woodleaf’s recent $400 ticket for resting near a bridge

HUFF it up with the rabble 10:45 a.m. Thursday April 20th at the Sub Rosa and/or Join the; earlier pre-meeting along hiway 9 near Sycamore Grove at 10 AM

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HUFF Meeting Prospects 4-20-23   

  ++++  Priorities, Pass-Arounds, Placeholder Runthrough & Hand-Outs    

  ++++  Street reports; Encampment and Shelter Updates  

  ++++  Special City Council 4-18 Review : if anyone went.  Upcoming mil equipment okay on 4-25
  ++++  Pre-Meeting Stop the Sweeps Check-In on Hiway 9 Report      

  ++++  Capitola RV tenants struggle:  possible phone update.  

  ++++  Keith McHenry phone call and update: the Reno Food Not Bombs [FNB] murder.  https://archives.kpfa.org/data/20230405-Wed1700.mp3  

  ++++  People’s Park Update: On net-radio http://www.huffsantacruz.org/Lostshows.html  Go to Latest Show 4-20-23 

  ++++  Updating AB 920 (prohibiting discrimination based on housing status); SB 31 making it illegal to sit, lie, or camp within 1000′ 0f a daycare center, library, park or school; SB 47 expanding definition of “gravely disabled’ in Lanterman Petris (LPS) Act, making it easier to enforce involuntary and forced drugging and other “treatments”. 

  ++++  The disappearing Petition to restore Portapotty & Hand washing stations in dispersed survival camps; Ratner/Huffaker Visit.  Follow-Up?  

  ++++  Wes White—Chinatown Sweeps, Public Costs, 

  ++++  Possible Reports from Pacific, Oakland, and S.F. on stopping sweeps 

  ++++  Felton’s FEMA Relief?  Helga’s Struggle to Get Answers 

  ++++   Friday 3-5 PM April 28th Record Clearance Workshop 420 May Ave—also PD Clean Slate Day 

  ++++  Robbie Powelson: San Rafael Campcrushing Crackdown;  Camp Integrity Victory? 

  ++++  Placeholder Reminders: Free Guide Verification, Mad Power Monitoring, Ticket Documenting, Board of Stupes, City’s Token Vehicular Lodging Programs. 

City of Santa Cruz – 831-420-5010   Mayor Fred Keeley  – fkeeley@cityofsantacruz.com  City Manager Matt Huffaker – mhuffaker@santacruzca.gov  Public Defender: 454-5300 

Police Chief  Bernie Escalante – bescalante@cityofsantacruz.com 

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Sunday April 16 2023 show features Felton Tenant Charlotte on the Street, Brief Memories of Joe Pace and more + January 18, 1998 Flashback with the Happy John Dine Cover-Up Report, Kate Wells on the Cannabis Club Crackdown

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The Sunday April 16 2023 show includes:

  • [throughout] Songs by David Rovics from his website
  • An elderly Felton woman reports FEMA and an abusive landlord put her on the streets:  Charlotte Cramer’s story.
  • Indian nationalist Udham Ram Mohammed Sing Azad waits 21 years to avenge British imperialist Amritsar massacre
  • Disability Rights California denounces the Care Courts, currently a favorite of the Santa Cruz City Council   https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/press-release/disability-rights-advocates-file-petition-challenging-the-constitutional-validity-of
  • Snippets from the Care Court ad presented for an hour at the Santa Cruz City Council of April 14th
  • Memories of Food Not Bombs host and helper Joe Pace, who recently died—from colleagues and his brother.
  • Hotel living from a Coral St. refugee
  • Varied sentiments from Hollywood, Ursa, and Guitar Joe
  • Lyrical Eye Isaac Collins raps and ruminates about Santa Cruz
  • Description of the upcoming Flashback


The January 18 1998 Flashback includes:

  • Satirical songs from Mark Levy from his Sheroes/Heroes album (at various points)
  • Attorney Catnip Kate Wells, five years organizer of the Maple St. Cannabis Buyer’s Club, on federal threats and a possible local response
  • Activist scorn at the CPRB (Citizens Police Rah-Rah Board)’s final whitewashing of SCPD Officer Conner Cary murder of disabled homeless protester Happy John Dine with comments from Bob Lamonica, John Kaza, Vincent Lombardo, Robert Norse, Becky Johnson, Bob Patton, mainstream media, and more as they question CPRB Chair Bill Christie.
  • Phone Interview with Becky Johnson of Santa Cruzans for Full Disclosure on CPRB’s coverup decision.
  • Letters from Alex Darocy & Alex Southard to City on a Hill Press denouncing the CPRB findings.
  • Phone Interview with radio broadcaster Mike Ackerman lamenting the CPRB process.
  • Tony, Cannabis Club patient, asks questions about the CPRB.
  • James Farmer  “On Cracking White City”
  • Marco of the Tenants Rights Union of Santa Cruz on its recent activities
  • Donna Deiss on a Boulder Creek tenant suffering from abusive landlord with ecoli in water supply.

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides for 4-13-23 is a Flashback to 10-24-13. Voices from the street opposing City Council’s Downtown Ordinances; a sizeable interview with Fresno’s Mike Rhodes; and lots more

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The 4-13-23 show—a Flashback to 10-24-13—will include:

  • Summary of the Flashback
  • Phil Posner’s Pacific Avenue Sidewalk Protest on Shrinking Public Space for Vendors, Performers, and Gatherings: [10-19]  “Corkscrew” Tony, Paul Bernadino, Dennis Etler, Rus Manos, & others with Community Chatter at Food Not Bombs.
  • Phone Interview with Fresno writer and activist Mike Rhodes on resistance to destruction of the Grain Silo/Canal Bank Encampment https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/10/23/18745312.php
  • Rhodes article “City of Fresno Finds New Ways to Harass the Homeless” https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/10/09/18744608.php
  • Rhodes article “Where Hope Goes to Die” https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/11/03/18745912.php
  • [10-20] City Council’s Sidewalk Snatching—Reactions from the Sidewalk
  • Brief Interview with Jim Cohen—the Juror who blocked conviction of homeless activists in 1996
  • [10-21] Jack at the Red Church, recently hospitalized, on living out of a shopping cart 

In sunshine or in shade, HUFF meets Thursday April 13th 10:45 a.m. at the Sub Rosa Cafe next to the Bike Church at 703 Pacific

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Looking for tidbits of news and the latest “roust the wretched” plans while sipping courtesy coffee and crunchable cookies?  Consider the following subjects, or add your own!    Meeting likely to end at 1 PM, so come early, leave early! 

HUFF Meeting Prospects 4-13-23  

  ++++  Priorities, Pass-Arounds, Placeholder Runthrough & Hand-Outs   

  ++++  Street reports; Encampment and Shelter Updates 

  ++++  City Council 4-11 Review : the Coming “Care Courts” Clampdown

  ++++   Capitola RV tenants fight back: possible phone update. 

  ++++   Keith McHenry phone call and update: the Reno Food Not Bombs [FNB] murder.  https://archives.kpfa.org/data/20230405-Wed1700.mp3 

  ++++   People’s Park Update: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/opinion-why-berkeley-needs-peoples-park/ar-AA19AJpf

  ++++   Legislative updates on AB 920 (prohibiting discrimination based on housing status); SB 31 making it illegal to sit, lie, or camp within 1000′ 0f a daycare center, library, park or school; SB 47 expanding definition of “gravely disabled’ in Lanterman Petris (LPS) Act, making it easier to enforce involuntary and forced drugging and other “treatments”.

  ++++   RV Repression Revanche: New Nonsense Afoot? Earlier FRSC sho:  https://www1.huffsantacruz.org/lost/1%20FRSC%204-2-23.mp3 [110 minutes into the audio file]

  ++++  The disappearing Petition to restore Portapotty & Hand washing stations in dispersed survival camps; Ratner/Huffaker Visit.  Follow-Up? 

   ++++ Reggie Meisler—Call and Update

  ++++  Upcoming Injunction Hearing for S.F. lawsuit against sweeps; Pacifica Victory; Defeat at Wood St. Oakland

  ++++   Police Lawleslsness Against FNB: No validation of Police Sweep at City Hall March 10th—in Public Records

  ++++   Mixed Reports from Felton’s Mountain Community Resource Center

  ++++  Placeholder Reminders: Free Guide Verification, Mad Power Monitoring, Ticket Documenting, Board of Stupes, City’s Token Vehicular Lodging Programs…
A Reminder:  Food Not Bombs is now serving only on the weekends noon-3 PM;  St. Francis may start providing weekday indoor meals, rather than its meagre hand-out paper bag lunches.
No meaningful downtown walk-in shelter is available downtown during the day regardless of life-threatening weather.   Harassment of survival sleepers in public parking lots and garages continues.
City of Santa Cruz – 831-420-5010   Mayor Fred Keeley  – fkeeley@cityofsantacruz.com  City Manager Matt Huffaker – mhuffaker@santacruzca.gov Police Chief  Bernie Escalante – bescalante@cityofsantacruz.com

If anyone is interested in working on HUFF projects around local treatment of the “mentally ill”, recent arrests and tickets for unhoused 

folks in public places,, organizing for legal or direct action protest against the exclusion of those outside from protective buildings 

during storms or any other items on recent HUFF agendas, please contact me at 831-423-4833.

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Sunday April 9 2023 show features the entire HUFF meeting from 4-6-23 featuring Lawwatcher Laura, Wretched-Router Reggie, & Others + Oct. 24, 2010 Flashback: Legal Aftermath of PeaceCamp 2010

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The (relatively) current events section of the April 9, 2023 show features the 4-6 HUFF meeting with Bathrobespierre’s commentary:

  • [throughout] musical breaks from David Rovics’ “Life at Earth Matters Farm Remix”
  • Lawwatcher Laura C. reports on the “Public Safety” meeting of “Fast Lane” Fred Keeley, “Breadgiver Buster” Bernie Escalante & local homeless-hostiles; the April 1st Fools Parade by Housing Matters; the Planning Commission’s vote on the Coral St. expansion, and more
  • Brief phone comments by “Katzenjammer” Keith McHenry on continuing meal, bathroom, shortages
  •  RV-rights defender Reggie Meisler advises on how to enlist reluctant local Coastal Commission reps to stop predatory police and staff attacks on those living in their vehicles.

The October 24, 2010 Flashback includes:

  • [at various points] Musical breaks from Cornerstone Carol Denney] 
  • Last night of the Portapotty at PeaceCamp 2010 in front of city Hall with attorney-activist Ed Frey—moving from streets into the Courts
  • PeaceCampsters  Art with Bathrobespierre’s narrative commentary
  • “Deep Voice” on the Rental Inspection Ordinance rushed through the previous summer, harassment ticketing at Three Trees Lot on Westcliff Drive
  • “Tough Road” Todd Hill, PC2010 supporter on the end of PeaceCamp 2010.
  • Photographer Rick Dell; Uncle Ray on camping tickets from eager Parks and Rec ticketbots
  • Lightcaster Larry on the Veteran’s Hall struggle
  • Move-Along Law origin; new unattended tickets law passed recently
  • Skidmark Bob on the controversial state marijuana Proposition 19
  • Bob Noxious on KLSD radio hopes and tidbits
  • Big Drum Brent encounters an “unreasonably disturbing noise” ticket
  • Brief bits from Drum Circle Dave rants on
  • Silver-Tongued Steve P. on UN Day
  • Clint’s poetry prep for singing
  • Ronee Curry with her Beans ‘n Burrito service on Pacific Ave.
  • Quickies from Curbhugger Chris—a court update on his “illegal lodging” charge from PC2010 protest
  • Travelin’ Tom Noddy on history of Street Performers Guidelines in Santa Cruz
  • [10-20-10] Levee survivor John Valley on his theft lawsuit against the Sheriff’s Department for seizure of his shopping cart
  • Making Contact:  the Proposition 19 [Legalizing Marijuana Somewhat]

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides for 4-6-23 is a Flashback to 6-21-96. Bathrobespierre Robert was off to jail. S.F. Food Not Bombs staged a farewell event at the jail. Becky Johnson hosted Bathrobespierre-in-Jail broadcasts

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Sound quality is very low.  If you can boost up the volume on your speaker, do so.
The June 21, 1996 Flashback includes: 

  • Background and Context of the June 21st Flashback as Bathrobespierre Robert checks in for a 2-month jail sentence for serving free food in San Francisco with Food Not Bombs [FNB]
  • Speeches, Rage, and Revelry on the Steps of the Jail just before Bathrobespierre checks in
  • Whittier activist on FNB arrests there, Mr. Twister (aka Corey MacDonald), Diamond Dave, & others
  • Bathrobespierre’s report on the City Hall Sleepers Protest
  • Perp walk into jail
  • Report on day-to-day life in County jail by phone
  • S.C. Revolutionary Coalition Speeches on June 20th including Jim Cosner, Becky Johnson, Dragonsheart Dan Hopkins, & Others

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Sunday April 2, 2023 show features Santa Cruz Cares activist Reggie Meisler on the vehicular resident struggle and two Flashbacks from July 1 and July 5 1996 featuring Bathrobespierre jailed for soup-serving in SF

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The first 25 seconds of the show is somewhat garbled.  Apologies.
The current events section of the April 2, 2023 show includes:

Note:  Some of the July 1 Flashback is repeated.  Fast forward past the repetition as necessary.   The volume on the Flashbacks is low and may need boosting. The Flashback to the July 1, 1996 show (Bathrobbespierre’s Broadsides from S.F. County Jail #8) includes:

  • Beggarbacker Becky Johnson visits Bathrobespierre Robert Norse Kahn (#1472209) in Jail [6-28-96]
  • History of Bathrobespierre’s Involvement with Food Not Bombs [FNB] (he was jailed for serving food in S.F.)
  • Regrets about  the Jail stay
  • History of other “Food Criminals” in Santa Cruz and San Francisco
  • Life on the Glamour-Slammer.
  • Santa Cruz Opponents of Homeless Human Rights
  • The Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Radio Show
  • Proposed Strategies to End the Sleeping Ban in Santa Cruz; the Ban in Berkeley
  •  Why FNB won’t apply for nor accept permits nor go indoors.
  • FNB struggle: scorecard of recent victories
  • Why refuse probation when it’s offered?  Why an out-of-town judge called in for the case?

The Flashback to the July 5, 1996 show includes:

  • More from Bathrobespierre in Jail—Part 2 of Interview with Perusha Obluda, Palo Alto activist and broadcaster.
  • Obluda interviews Becky Johnson, discussing the S.C. Sleeping Ban, and Palo Alto Sitting Ban
  • Social Service SubCommittee Meeting (5-25) with Mike Rotkin, Scott Kennedy, and Jane Yokoyama
  • Phone Interview: “Mad Mike the Wonderdog” Balderos interviews Bathrobespierre Robert
  • Sealed Letter from Bookshop Santa Cruz owner Neal Coonerty Improperly Impacts Court
  • [7-3-23] Obluda’s intervew with Bathrobespierre Part One: Petitioning inside the jail for a Law Library
  • Another Becky Johnson interview with Bathrobespierre in Jail; B.J. on Father Mike Marini’s Church Shelter

In sunshine or in shade, HUFF meets Thursday April 6 10:45 a.m. at the Sub Rosa Cafe next to the Bike Church at 703 Pacific

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Sip coffee and stumble through a stuffed agenda involving items like those listed below.

HUFF Meeting Prospects 4-6-23  

  ++++  Priorities, Pass-Arounds, Placeholder Runthrough & Hand-Outs   

  ++++  Street reports; Encampment and Shelter Updates 

  ++++  Further 3-28 City Council Review: Consent Agenda White-out on input, debate, and final vote even for items taken off agenda; Brown’s new day-before “requirement”

  ++++   Capitola landlord cracks down on Mobile Home owner/tenants: update?

  ++++   3-30 Sheriff’s Office 5200 Soquel Ave  6-7:30 PM  “A Community Discussion Concerning Safety in Santa Cruz” with Mayor “Fast Lane” Fred Keeley; Top Cop “Bust the Breadgivers” Bernie Escalante, “Friendly Fascism” Phil Kramer of Housing Smatters & other “Hide the Hungry” Povertycrats   https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10160385811038820&set=a.489759988819 :  Possible Report.

  ++++   April 1st Protest of Fools—the Housing Smatters March and Festival: Report from the March

  ++++   Keith McHenry phone call and update.

  ++++   Reggie Meisler—Call and Update: archived on FRSC at

  ++++   Legislative updates on AB 920 (prohibiting discrimination based on housing status); SB 31 making it illegal to sit, lie, or camp within 1000′ 0f a daycare center, library, park or school; SB 47 expanding definition of “gravely disabled’ in Lanterman Petris (LPS) Act, making it easier to enforce involuntary and forced drugging and other “treatments”.

  ++++   Shelter ShutOut of Last Weeks and the next Weeks

  ++++   RV Victory: the Removal of Signs in the Coastal Zone: What Next?  Meisler at City Council;  Parking Authority on the Run?  Meisler call.  FRSC show archived at https://www1.huffsantacruz.org/lost/1%20FRSC%204-2-23.mp3 [110 minutes into the audio file]

  ++++  The disappearing Petition to restore Portapotty & Hand washing stations in dispersed survival camps; Ratner/Huffaker Visit.  Follow-Up? 

  ++++  Organizing to push Martin v. Boise pro per lawsuit activity using Robbie Powelson’s paper trail 

  ++++  Placeholder Reminders: Free Guide Verification, Mad Power Monitoring, Ticket Documenting, Board of Stupes, City’s Token Vehicular Lodging Programs…
A Reminder:  Food Not Bombs is now serving only on the weekends noon-3 PM;  St. Francis may not yet be providing weekday indoor meals, only handing out meager bag lunches.
The City has still not released Public Records documenting its attack on Food Not Bombs food servers on March 10th at City Hall. On April 3, the City Records Dept. announced it was delaying a response to the March 23rd Public Record Act demand on the police attack to April 17th. 
No meaningful downtown walk-in shelter is available downtown during the day regardless of life-threatening weather.   Harassment of survival sleepers in public parking lots and garages continues.
City of Santa Cruz – 831-420-5010   Mayor Fred Keeley  – fkeeley@cityofsantacruz.com  City Manager Matt Huffaker – mhuffaker@santacruzca.gov Police Chief  Bernie Escalante – bescalante@cityofsantacruz.com

If anyone is interested in working on HUFF projects around local treatment of the “mentally ill”, recent arrests and tickets for unhoused 

folks in public places,, organizing for legal or direct action protest against the exclusion of those outside from protective buildings 

during storms or any other items on recent HUFF agendas, please contact me at 831-423-4833.

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides for 3-30-23 is a Flashback to 7-16-2015. The Freedom Sleep-Outs at City Hall had begun; the Santa Cruz 11 Case was ending

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The July 16-2008 Flashback includes:

  • Context and description of the 7-16-2015 flashback
  • Blaming the Homeless-Futile and Brutal: at the Homeless [Lack of] Services Center [HLOSC] and in the Media
  • Doc Mike on entrance requirements of the River St. mini-Shelter
  • Final Sell-Out of the Santa Cruz Eleven Case: https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/07/14/18774931.php:  “Case Closed—A Kind of Resolution”
  • Courtroom Corridor Chatter with Gabreilla Ripley-Phipps & Others
  • Free Radio Broadcaster Ren Tawil, host of Mideast Madness, on the media coverage of the 9-11 attacks
  • Cleveland Eight Denounce Failure to Charge Criminal Cops in Tamir Rice Murder
  • Cyrus Evincio Mertado of Boulder Creek—shot and killed by Santa Cruz County Sheriffs Deputies
  • [7-13] Dave on the Impact of the Meal Shutoff at the HLOSC; Animal on Cutoff of Showers & Other Services
  • Craig the Thor on his sidewalk rock artwork; Johnny C. gives up on opening up a pass-along pantry
  • Leticia—35 year SC resident, forced out of her home by mold…. and other street reports