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Month: May 2021

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Emeryville encampment fights eviction in court

By Alastair Boone on May 5, 2021
Features   News
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.

People’s Park celebrates 52 years of community in Berkeley

By Alastair Boone and Kit Castagne on May 5, 2021
Arts and Culture   Community Events   Features
The park celebrated 52 years on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Check out our photo essay from the event.

Twisted Image

By Ace Backwords on May 5, 2021
Arts and Culture   Cartoons
A cartoon by Ace Backwords.

Celebrating May Day in Oakland: ‘We have the power to house each other’

By Suzanne Q Waters on May 5, 2021
Community Events   News
In celebration of May Day, housing activists in Oakland staged a demonstration of the power of communities to house each other.

App-based driving provides a shred of hope for some

By Jack Bragen on May 5, 2021
Commentary   Opinion
App-based driving is a mixed bag; it is a sign of desperate times, but it fills a need for many.

Reflections from a recovering meth addict

By Bobby Nobel on May 5, 2021
First-person   Opinion
I think it’s safe to say meth ruined my life. At least for the time being. It changed my outlook on life and it changed people’s outlook on me.
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