Our June cover
By Street Spirit staff on Dave Loewenstein The cover of our June issue is a poster design by Dave Loewenstein, which originally appeared in our
Month: June 2021
Help us build the Street Spirit archive!
By Street Spirit staff on Do you have any old copies of Street Spirit that you’ve been holding onto?
America’s effort to destroy poor, disabled people
By Jack Bragen on We are now seeing the fallout of President Trump’s 2021 Budget, which targets the most vulnerable people and pays the people at the very top with a nifty tax break.
Emeryville encampment fights for adequate shelter
By Alastair Boone on Residents of the former Shellmound Street encampment plan to continue using the courts to fight for their right to adequate housing.
Where to find the COVID vaccine in Alameda County
By Hanna Lykke on This guide will walk you through how to locate a COVID vaccine. It includes information about specific places you can get vaccinated as an unhoused person, as well as the general avenues for vaccination as an adult in Alameda County.
Street Spirit vendors speak about why they sell the paper
By Mia Sweeney and Street Spirit staff on After a hard year for street newspaper sales, vendors speak about their experience selling Street Spirit.
Oakland blight laws put RV inhabitants at risk of eviction
By Chris Lee on Behind a corrugated metal fence painted powder purple in West Oakland, a small group of people house themselves cheaply in RVs. But the community may soon be evicted under Oakland's blight laws.
Anthem for the homeless
By Claire J. Baker on We want to work and pay our way—yes we, America’s tempest-tossed.We’re part of and beyond the frayin actions paving our
Newsom announces $12 billion budget for housing and homelessness
By Alastair Boone on In May, Gavin Newsom announced a $12-billion proposal to fund programs to get people off the street. But where exactly would the money go?
The power of art to stop evictions: how you used our anti-eviction poster issue
By Alastair Boone on A few months ago, we published a whole issue full of anti-eviction artwork. Here are some of the ways it was used.
Street Spirit narrative poetry: being heard
By Douglas Levon Dawkins on A poem from incarcerated poet Douglas Levon Dawkins' collection, "Exhibit A: Homelessness"
Twisted image
An old comic strip from Ace Backwords' 1990's series, "Twisted Image."