[a fool in paradise]

turn off the power and water and phones

They did it to the Branch Davidians on their own land.

[Spirochete]

turn off the power and water and phones

The power and water are city-run utilities, and these cockroaches have the city's permission to occupy the CHOP district. Phones are mostly cellular, and I guess those will continue as long as the bills are paid.

There are business rents coming due soon and that will be a problem for some.