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Street Spirit is an independent newspaper in the East Bay dedicated to covering homelessness and poverty from the perspective of those most impacted. Est 1995.

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Month: October 2025

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Swept off the Map

By Cole Haddock and Maria Toldi on October 1, 2025
Features
A new project visualizes Oakland's shifting encampment management strategy over the past four years.

Dispatches from the sweep zone: Looming escalations

By Sunflower on October 1, 2025
Commentary   Opinion
'The only defense is to organize.'

Housed to unhoused: The story of Jake

By Bryna Schaeffer on October 1, 2025
First-person   Opinion
Disabled after a tragic incident, Jake and his family survive in the hazes of Oakland’s shadow.

In Dialogue with Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas

By Alastair Boone on October 1, 2025
Features   In Dialogue
Measure W is projected to generate billions for homelessness services. What will Alameda County do with the funds?

SF homeless outreach workers unionize (and think you should too)

By Eric Muscosky on October 1, 2025
News
Workers at SFHOT spend their days helping people struggling on the streets. Now they want a fair workplace.

Exactly who is entitled to live in Albany, CA?

By Margie Marks on October 1, 2025
Commentary   Opinion
Does everyone have a right to live in Albany, even if they cannot afford it?

Get the Grease

By Bread and Thorns Mutual Aid Collective on October 1, 2025
Commentary   Opinion
A guide to making your voice heard

Land of the Free / Reflections

By Samuel Palos Kraemer on October 1, 2025
Arts and Culture   Poetry
'We are not a melting pot / We are an assimilation machine'

The Bus

By Christopher Strunck on October 1, 2025
Arts and Culture   Poetry
'I was wrong I won’t apologize for who I am'

Street Spirit horoscopes – October 2025

By Boudia Crow Lafleur on October 1, 2025
Arts and Culture
Honor fluidity this month, it’s time to embrace the ongoing storm.



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