Street Spirit
Donate

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. A publication of Youth Spirit Artworks.

  • About Us
    • About Street Spirit
    • Vendor Program
    • In the News
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Arts and Culture
    • Arts and Culture
    • Poetry
    • Community Events
    • Fiction
    • YSA youth contributions
  • Features
    • Features
    • Street Spirits
    • Homeless No More
    • In Dialogue
  • Subscribe
  • Past Issues
    • Past Issues
    • Search Our Archive
Donate

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. A publication of Youth Spirit Artworks.

Join our team! Street Spirit is hiring a new Editor in Chief Apply now
  1. Home
  2. News

Month: December 2021

Share this
Share on Facebook
Tweet about it
Share on Pinterest
Send Email

Our December cover

December 9, 2021
News   YSA youth contributions
Our December cover

10 ways to support Street Spirit this holiday season

By Alastair Boone on December 9, 2021
Arts and Culture   Commentary   Community Events   Features   Opinion   YSA youth contributions
We need you to help us grow! Here are some ways you can support us.

A radical guide to supporting unhoused people during the cold season (and all the time)

December 9, 2021
News
As climate change and the winter cold set in, unsheltered people bear the brunt of the burden. Tents are not

Letters to the Editor

December 9, 2021
Features   Letters   Opinion
We want to hear from you!

Why I don’t go home for the holidays

By Tiara Swearington on December 9, 2021
First-person   Opinion
Reflections on the holiday season by an unhoused writer whose family lives close by

Encampment sweeps on the rise in Berkeley

By Berkeley Copwatch on December 9, 2021
Commentary   Opinion
Berkeley is aggressively enforcing municipal codes that make living on the street illegal, signaling a return to pre-COVID encampment management.

The homeless

By Claire J. Baker on December 9, 2021
Arts and Culture   Poetry
A poem by Claire J Baker

A government must—

By Jack Bragen on December 9, 2021
Commentary   Opinion
Jack Bragen reflects on the government's responsibility to protect its people.

After Wood Street encampment sweep, homeless people stay

By Zack Haber on December 9, 2021
News
The City of Oakland had planned to move dozens of houseless people from the Wood Street encampment between November 8 and 10, but residents remained in the area after the attempted closure operation.

Panic at the dollar store

By Jack Bragen on December 9, 2021
Arts and Culture   Fiction
Fiction about a trip to the dollar store gone wrong.

Staying warm and dry 101

By Ace Backwords on December 9, 2021
First-person   Opinion
Some things to keep in mind about how to stay warm and dry during the winter months.

Twisted Image

By Ace Backwords on December 9, 2021
News
Twisted Image, a cartoon by Ace Backwords.
  • 1
  • 2
  • Previous



Donate
  • Contact
  • Sitemap
  • Site Credits
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
Street Spirit Newspaper
1740 Alcatraz Ave, Berkeley, CA 94703