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Month: December 2022

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My Christmas carol: a roof over my head for the holidays 

By Vicky Batcher on December 6, 2022
First-person   Opinion
After a period of homelessness, housing has allowed me to give my kids the kind of Christmas I used to have, Vicky writes.

Plan for ‘safe work zones’ around workers during encampment sweeps; entering it could lead to arrest

By Natalie Orenstein on December 6, 2022
News
Oakland officials say the tool is needed to protect workers from harassment, but some say it would criminalize unhoused people and supporters.

I hate smoking cigarettes but I can’t quit

By Jack Bragen on December 6, 2022
First-person   Opinion
I must face this demon myself, Bragen writes.

Leaked texts reveal racism, anti-homelessness in BPD

By Berkeley Copwatch on December 6, 2022
Commentary   Features   Opinion
The recently leaked text messages reveal unsurprising truths and create a unique opportunity for Berkeleyans to hold their police force accountable.

Poor in public: Socia, my RV neighbor

By Martha Cast on December 6, 2022
Features   First-person   Opinion
An excerpt from Martha Cast’s book, Poor in Public: a collection of essays about the people she met and experiences she had while homeless in Berkeley between the years of 2014 and 2015.

Gentrification Blues

By George Wynn on December 6, 2022
Arts and Culture   Poetry
A poem by By George Wynn.

Tips for talking about housing and homelessness with friends, family, and peers this season

By Israel Bayer on December 6, 2022
Features
Discussing unhoused people as individuals rather than a collective problem is a good place to start.

This year’s biggest strike is by 48,000 academic workers

By Kenzo Esquivel on December 5, 2022
Features   News
UC Berkeley student workers are striking for better wages and benefits in the largest academic workers’ strike in U.S. history.

Staying warm and dry 101

By Ace Backwords on December 5, 2022
Features   First-person   Opinion
As the weather changes, some tips for staying warm and dry on the street.

Don’t look at the dying

By Julia Vinograd on December 5, 2022
Arts and Culture   Poetry
Don’t look at the dying;you’ll only encourage them.The homeless, the hungry, the hurting,they’re not really thereand it’s not polite to

The failure of drug treatment in prisons

By Reginald Stephen on December 5, 2022
Features
Though drug use leads some people to prison, many are never offered treatment for addiction once incarcerated, Stephen writes.

STREET SPIRIT EVENTS CALENDAR: DECEMBER

December 5, 2022
Features
Resources and community events in the Bay Area for the month of December, all free unless otherwise specified.
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