May 2021 - Street Spirit

Month: May 2021

Emeryville encampment fights eviction in court

By Alastair Boone on May 5, 2021

A federal judge blocked the City of Emeryville from closing an encampment on Shellmound Street. The lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal actions to protect the rights of houseless people in California.

Tenants protest UC Berkeley’s plans to demolish rent-controlled building

By Simone Rotman on May 5, 2021

Features News

UC Berkeley plans to build a student housing complex for transfer students in North Berkeley. To do this, they would need to demolish the rent-controlled building at 1921 Walnut Street.

An unlikely tenant at threat of displacement by UC Berkeley’s development plans—the monarch butterfly

By Alastair Boone on May 5, 2021

Features News

The Gill Tract Farm in West Berkeley has long been a refuge for native plant life and the lively community of students and volunteers that work the land there. Now it is also home to a new and unexpected inhabitant: the monarch butterfly.

Apology to Jada’Marie

By Tiara Swearington on May 5, 2021

Arts and Culture Poetry

Mommy’s sorry I can’t be perfect I’m trying.Whenever I’m weak, I think Jada’Marie is worth it. It may not seem

Monthly cleanups at Berkeley’s Seabreeze encampment provide a hopeful framework for curbside cleanup

By By Sabrina Armaghan Kharrazi and Isabella Fertel on May 5, 2021

Features

After years of asking for a reliable way to pick up garbage at Berkeley’s Seabreeze encampment, the unhoused community and advocates took things into their own hands.

Depressed

By Skinny on May 5, 2021

Arts and Culture Poetry

Seeing that you are depressed why don’t you give your mind a rest. Kick off your shoes take off your

Oakland receives scathing encampment management audit

By Hannah Trumbull on May 5, 2021

Features News

A recent audit of the City of Oakland’s encampment management activities proved to be an indictment of the city’s approach to the homeless crisis, revealing heavy spending and meager results.