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Street Spirit is an independent newspaper in the East Bay dedicated to covering homelessness and poverty from the perspective of those most impacted. Est 1995.

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Features

The ‘first-aid’ of education: a Gazan teacher’s journey through genocide

Palestinian educator Asma Mustafa's perseverance through displacement

Familiar faces and lasting connections

Street Spirit vendors forge community ties

Celebrating 30 years of Street Spirit

By Street Spirit staff on March 4, 2025

News

Introducing the Street Spirit digital archive.

The power in paper: 35 years of street news

By Caron Creighton on March 4, 2025

News

'We had our own voice and our own outlet.'

This newspaper is a community

By Terry Messman on March 4, 2025

Commentary Opinion

‘Blessed are the acts of mercy, solidarity, and resistance’

From our community

First One Breath, Then Another

By Tim Rudolph on March 4, 2025

Arts and Culture Poetry

'Here’s to the famished / lion who refuses to eat the lamb.'

The life and times of Vernon Dailey

By Vernon Dailey on March 4, 2025

First-person Opinion

'Oh my goodness, he’s at it again...'

Two decades of writing for Bay Area street newspapers

By Jack Bragen on March 4, 2025

First-person Opinion

‘When someone is living in the margins, being published matters...’

Street Spirit horoscopes: March 2025

By Boudia Crow Lafleur on March 4, 2025

'Energy is key to maintaining this momentum...'