What happened to the trees at People’s Park?
By Cam McCuskey (art) and Alastair Boone (words) on A graphic essay that highlights the August protest at People's Park.
Month: September 2022
Overdose in American prisons
By Eric Finley on Drug overdoses in state prisons have climbed by more
than 600 percent in the last two decades
Pain
By Anthony Calderon (NXSEAXNS) on Pain – the feeling when you’re stuck up in the rain – the reason why my patna put a bullet
An open letter from the Wood Street community
By members of the Wood Street encampment community on As the city, county, and state discuss the fate of Wood Street, residents provide solutions of their own.
‘Belonging nowhere’: how homelessness let me come home to myself
By Ari Wolf on What do you lose when you move indoors? Friendship, amongst other things.
Street album
By Claire J. Baker on May we all keep a photographof the momentsomeone’s eyesmeet our ownand linger—that silvery silence when both acceptour differences and let
Housing for all: despite settlement, the fight continues
By Anita de Asis Miralle aka Needa Bee on Even though the city settled, we will continue fighting for the end of encampment evictions; housing for all.
Unhoused Oaklanders make policy change in court
By Alastair Boone on A recent settlement agreement between the City of Oakland and seven unhoused plaintiffs could lead to big changes to the city’s Encampment Management Policy
The terror that comes with being poor, aging, disabled
By Jack Bragen on Fear is a constant burden for people living in poverty, but it can also be a helpful guide.
Oakland tenants in 18-floor complex announce rent strike
By Zack Haber on A group of tenants have started a rent strike at 110 3rd Avenue in Oakland.
Street Spirit horoscopes: September
By Boudia Crow Lafleur on Horoscopes for the month of September, written just for Street Spirit.
STREET SPIRIT EVENTS CALENDAR: SEPTEMBER
Resources and community events in the Bay Area for the month of September.