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Month: June 2022

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Our June cover

June 10, 2022
Arts and Culture   Features
The illustration on this month’s cover is by Gregory Arena. The text in the background is Julia’s own handwriting, captured

Julia Vinograd: poet laureate of the Berkeley Streets

By Alastair Boone on June 10, 2022
Arts and Culture   Features
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 June 10, 2022
Arts and Culture   Features
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 June 10, 2022
News
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 June 10, 2022
Features   News
"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 June 10, 2022
Commentary   Opinion
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 June 10, 2022
Features   First-person   Opinion
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 June 10, 2022
Commentary   Features   Opinion
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 June 9, 2022
Features   Homeless No More
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 June 9, 2022
Arts and Culture   Features
Horoscopes for the month of June, written just for Street Spirit.

STREET SPIRIT EVENTS CALENDAR: JUNE

June 9, 2022
Arts and Culture   Community Events   Features
Resources and community events for the month of June



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