At seven
By Tiara Swearington on A poem by Tiara Swearington.
Month: December 2024
Like a ray of light: Street Spirit’s progress in 2024
By Street Spirit staff on For us, Street Spirit feels like a ray of light, which has only gotten brighter as the world around us has darkened.
Insurrection City: the radical beginnings of Ohlone Park
By Matt Ray and Matthew Wranovics on Ohlone Park was born as a sortie in a war over whether public space would be controlled democratically or according to the whims of property owners.
The life and times of Vernon Dailey
By Vernon Dailey on I recently won a housing lottery through St. Mary’s Center and will be moving into a one-bedroom apartment in Berkeley soon, very close to where I grew up on Browning Street.
Tents and bars: the cycle between homelessness and incarceration
By Beth Divakaran and Anna Steiner on We cannot police our way out of a housing crisis or sweep the needs of our neighbors away.
Sweeping in the Rain
By Tiny Gray-Garcia on Let the trucks come / Take my pain and wash it away with this endless rain
Slam Bio
By LeaJay Harper on I learned that a house / has walls and foundation / But my home was whatever / porch I found to sleep that night
Street Spirit horoscopes: December 2024
By Boudia Crow Lafleur on "Take this time to practice introspection in your life."