Inside the PIT count: Can Oakland’s homeless census ever be accurate?

Zack Haber rides along in Oakland for the 2026 Point-in-Time count, a bi-annual census of unhoused people that’s recorded in just seven hours.

Street Knowledge

More than socks and tents: Street Spirit is building a resource guide

Street Spirit is building a comprehensive resource guide for Alameda County’s unhoused communities.

Sidewalk Stories: How do unhoused people stay informed?

Our increasingly digital world can make it nearly impossible for unhoused people to find up-to-date information.

AC Transit Realign plan leaves riders playing catch-up

By Sarah Weaver and Grayce Honsa on February 2, 2026

News

'I saw the temporary white signs at my bus stop, saying that it wouldn’t stop here anymore.'

Show up, show out: it’s time to stand with our humanity

By Amber Whitson on February 2, 2026

Commentary Opinion

A row of RVs slated for removal in West Berkeley. Photo by Amber Whitson. First They Came (2025–26 version)First they

Street Spirit horoscopes – February 2026

By Boudia Crow Lafleur on February 2, 2026

Arts and Culture

'Hold hope for the transformations you’ll undergo this month.'

Poems in February

Love Poems

By sathya and jaz on February 2, 2026

Arts and Culture Poetry

'we move / and seek refuge / across false borders'

Two Poems

By Tim Rudolph on February 2, 2026

Arts and Culture Poetry

'Are you fed, sister? Are you / fit, brother?'

In the Land of Egalitarian

By Taiye Ronald Trotter on February 2, 2026

Arts and Culture Poetry

'Within the minds and hearts of many / An egalitarian society exists'

Our impact in 2025

November 26, 2025

Check out all the progress we made this year, and learn more about our plans for 2026.

Inside the PIT count: Can Oakland’s homeless census ever be accurate?

Street Knowledge

More than socks and tents: Street Spirit is building a resource guide

Sidewalk Stories: How do unhoused people stay informed?

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AC Transit Realign plan leaves riders playing catch-up

Show up, show out: it’s time to stand with our humanity

Street Spirit horoscopes – February 2026

Poems in February

Love Poems

Two Poems

In the Land of Egalitarian

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Our impact in 2025