Our February cover
Art by Inti Gonzalez.
Month: February 2022
Attorney Osha Neumann, tireless advocate for houseless people, retires
By Alastair Boone on A look back at a lifetime of fighting.
King was a revolutionary: the ‘spiritual death’ of our cities
By Cat Brooks on Dr. King’s vision remains light-years away, Brooks writes, as police brutality and homelessness in cities like Oakland continue to ravage our communities.
Oakland encampment closures are back with a bang
By Alastair Boone on After a brief pause in 2020 Oakland encampment sweeps appear to be picking up to levels that are higher than they were before the pandemic, according to information obtained by The Oaklandside.
How Berkeley made it illegal to live in a vehicle
By Berkeley Copwatch on Here are the Berkeley laws effectively make it illegal to live in a vehicle.
February letters to the Editor
Letters about recent articles in Street Spirit.
Prison currency: noodles, fish, stamps
By Brian Hindson on In prison, many things are used as currency. Cost is dependent on an object’s value.
‘Nothing’s a dollar’: Why it matters that the Dollar Tree upped its prices
By Andy Pope on There’s something about a “Buck- Twenty-Five Tree” that doesn’t quite have a nice ring to it.
Two OUSD staff hunger strike to stop school closures
By Zack Haber on The hunger strike is ongoing as OUSD moves forward with closing six schools over the next two years.
We are launching an events calendar!
By Street Spirit staff on Submit your community events for publication in Street Spirit
Poverty and hardship are obstacles to health and happiness
By Jack Bragen on Living in poverty leads to bad health and premature aging, Bragen writes.
The historical criminalization fact sheet
By The Western Regional Advocacy Project on How America has used the law to target marginalized populations over history.