"yawn", don't lie. You wouldn't support Norse no matter what tactics he uses. You obviously don't like him. Don't pretend that it's his latest PR tactic that is discouraging your support.

What Robert Norse is doing, for which you fail to give him credit, is to bring an element of mirth and entertainment to the otherwise dry and hellishly tedious scene of local politics.

And why not? Nothing else is working. The degree of political apathy in Santa Cruz is amazing. People in this town dont want activism anymore. They want an occasional, empty, feel-good rally with some sign-waving, and then they go back to their regular apolitical inactivist lives.

Norse's new-found theatrical gimmicks are a desperate attempt to motivate an unprincipled and unmotivated local populace to go to their local weekly city council meeting and GET INSIDE politics, rather than standing on the outside wallowing in their own helplessness.

Really get involved. Committed. Working. Sacrificing. In the boring weekly trenches, not the occasional summertime Clock Tower social events.

I think it's a sad statement about Santa Cruz that these antics are necessary to draw public attention to these meetings. But necessary, they appear to be.

Norse may be a jackass at times, even a bit paranoid. Maybe he does have an ego that sometimes gets in the way behind-the-scenes.

But he's also sharp. He knows the score, and he sees the big picture of Santa Cruz (in)activism. He is, I think, learning from his mistakes and adapting to the Media Circus playing field.

And he's dedicated. What would YOU do with a trust fund (which is only enough to put him in a trailer park anyway.. yeah, he's so spoiled)? You'd probably piss it away on cheap beer and NFL season tickets. You'd sit back, relax, and waste it.

Meanwhile, Norse fights tirelessly for a cause.

And I dont even care much for the homeless. But I respect Robert as one of the few real ACTIVE-ists in this politically burned out town.

Robert Norse: watch dog of the Santa Cruz City Council.

We know he's psychotically obsessed with fighting City Hall over anything and everything.

But thanks to Norse, we also know that whenever they try to pull a fast one, he'll be there to catch them and bring it to our attention.

Thank you, Robert.