February 2026 - Street Spirit

Month: February 2026

By Zack Haber on February 2, 2026

Zack Haber rides along in Oakland for the 2026 Point-in-Time count, a bi-annual census of unhoused people that’s recorded in just seven hours.

By Zoe Meyer on February 2, 2026

Street Spirit is building a comprehensive resource guide for Alameda County’s unhoused communities.

By Alastair Boone on February 2, 2026

Our increasingly digital world can make it nearly impossible for unhoused people to find up-to-date information.

'I saw the temporary white signs at my bus stop, saying that it wouldn’t stop here anymore.'

By Amber Whitson on February 2, 2026

A row of RVs slated for removal in West Berkeley. Photo by Amber Whitson. First They Came (2025–26 version)First they

By Boudia Crow Lafleur on February 2, 2026

'Hold hope for the transformations you’ll undergo this month.'

By sathya and jaz on February 2, 2026

'we move / and seek refuge / across false borders'

By Tim Rudolph on February 2, 2026

'Are you fed, sister? Are you / fit, brother?'

By Taiye Ronald Trotter on February 2, 2026

'Within the minds and hearts of many / An egalitarian society exists'