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 20th 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).

Apologies for the delay.  The show will hit the net and the archives sometime before 6:30 today (12-8) .  A brief written summary of today's show will be posted as usual  at http://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhuffsantacruz.org%2Fwordpress%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C8c2af5ab991445f7e74708dad988113f%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638061475673561886%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UZO%2BigHEfetrpUK5F2%2FrcM9DWa7t1a6cSZ%2BSSLGMaPo%3D&reserved=0  later.

Go to http://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhuffsantacruz.org%2Fwordpress%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C8c2af5ab991445f7e74708dad988113f%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638061475673561886%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UZO%2BigHEfetrpUK5F2%2FrcM9DWa7t1a6cSZ%2BSSLGMaPo%3D&reserved=0  later today for a brief summary of today's show including the Flashback.

Apologies for the delay.  The show will hit the net and the archives sometime before 6:30 today (12-8) .  A brief written summary of today's show will be posted as usual  at http://huffsantacruz.org/wordpress/https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhuffsantacruz.org%2Fwordpress%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C8c2af5ab991445f7e74708dad988113f%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638061475673561886%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UZO%2BigHEfetrpUK5F2%2FrcM9DWa7t1a6cSZ%2BSSLGMaPo%3D&reserved=0  later.

Included in the December 21, 2006 show:

• Nick, who lost his Marine sister in Iraq by car bomb, sits on Pacific Avenue with a "testing human kindness" sign against the Iraq war
• Jeremy Alderson of the Annual Homelessness Marathon critiques Poverty Pimps on Coalition Boards
• Fresno homeless activist & survivor Pamela Kincaid reports on fighting for survival against the Fresno Police Department
• Fresno Community Alliance Journalist and activist Michael Rhodes on legal successes against those bulldozing the homeless there
• S.C. Chief Ranger Wallace's abusive ticketing record revealed;
• Activist Becky Johnson calls in reading Presiding Judge Morse's 11-14-06 order setting a new civil collection process for Failures to Appear on infractions
• $2520: the cost to get Public Records on Sleeping Tickets!
• Scotts Valley City Council's 2nd and Final Reading of its Homeless Camping Ban
• Norse on Scotts Valley Police Chief John Weiss