Our June cover
The illustration on this month’s cover is by Gregory Arena. The text in the background is Julia’s own handwriting, captured
Month: June 2022
Julia Vinograd: poet laureate of the Berkeley Streets
By Alastair Boone on Julia is often described as the unofficial poet laureate of the Berkeley streets. In 2004, Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates dubbed June 5 “Julia Vinograd Day.”
Julia Vinograd: The People’s Park poet
By Lydia Gans on In this article originally published in 2015, Julia talks to Lydia Gans about her poetry and how she got involved with the Berkeley street scene.
By the numbers: the 2022 Point-in-Time count results
By Alastair Boone on In May, the initial results of the 2022 Point-in-Time count came out. Here are the top-line numbers, and some answers to frequently asked questions about the count.
Claiming neglect, City Towers tenants and supporters organize
By Zack Haber on "I’m scared to live in my unit," one City Towers resident said. "I
don’t think we should have to
suffer in our homes just because
we’re in poverty"
Berkeley approved their ‘reimagining public safety’ plan. Why does it include more funding for police?
By Berkeley Copwatch on As Berkeley wraps up discussions of their “reimagining public safety” process, Copwatch asks, why are we continuing to fund a racist police force?
The real-world impact of Trump’s crackdown on government benefits
By Jack Bragen on Bragen received an unprecedented amount of mail from Social Security starting in the year 2020, forcing him to engage in a rigorous process of proving his disabilities were legitimate. This was the result of a policy change by the Trump administration.
There’s no care in Newsom’s ‘CARE court’ for unhoused people
By Jade Arellano on Newsom has explicitly discussed CARE Court as a tool to address street homelessness. But the only real investments in this proposal are in the court system.
Dodging the mainstream has kept me indoors
By Andy Pope on The pace of a “normal” life simply does not fit for some, Pope writes, and those who can’t keep up are often resigned to homelessness.
Street Spirit horoscopes: June
By Boudia Crow Lafleur on Horoscopes for the month of June, written just for Street Spirit.
STREET SPIRIT EVENTS CALENDAR: JUNE
Resources and community events for the month of June