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DESCRIPTION:O'Neill's Sports Shop has recently been reported as using police to drive 
 away musicians from playing on the public sidewalk. (See "O'neill's Surf 
 Shop, Police Hassle Street Performers,.." at 
 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/19/18564527.php ).\n\nWith the new 
 Downtown Ordinances (see "Detailed info on New Santa Cruz Downtown 
 Ordinances" at http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/22/18565245.php ), 
 monitoring police misconduct is more important than ever.  The stepped up 
 merchant/city council attack on homeless people is likely to remove much of 
 the remaining public space for peaceful panhandling, street performing, and 
 political tabling.\n\nHarassment of homeless, street people, youth, and 
 people of color continues to be reported regularly to Free Radio Santa Cruz 
 (check out http://www.huffsantacruz under "Bathrobespierre's Broadsides" 
 for archived shows containing scores of complaints in the last half 
 year).\n\nRecent reports claim repeated arrests of homeless local K.C., 
 whose nose was reportedly broken and face bloodied at the jail.   Witnesses 
 testify that Officer Winston has been retaliating with "Downtown Ordinance" 
 citations for critical comments regarding his prior harassment activities 
 on at least two occasions. Last summer Winston was publicly accused of 
 kicking a homeless sleeper in the face.\n\nCopwatchers will have 
 videocameras and tape recorders to document accounts of police misconduct, 
 plus capture police behavior as it happens.\n\nWe'll also be circulating a 
 petition encouraging the firing and prosecution of abusive police 
 officers.\n\nBring a camera, audio recorder, friend, notebook. We'll be 
 signing up volunteers and taking stories.\n\nIf you'd like to work on 
 Copwatch-on-line, give a call to 423-HUFF or come to the HUFF meeting at 
 the Sub Rosa Cafe Wednesday 9:30-11:30 AM. Or check out the Human Rights 
 Organization meeting Saturday 2 PM at Tacqueria Vallarta at Cathcart and 
 Pacific.\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/26/18565769.php
SUMMARY:Copwatch Tuesday Moving to O'Neill's on Pacific Avenue
LOCATION:On the public sidewalk at Pacific and Cooper Street in front of O'Neill's 
 Sports Shop across from the Cinema 9
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/26/18565769.php
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