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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. A publication of Youth Spirit Artworks.

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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. A publication of Youth Spirit Artworks.

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Benjamin Schneider

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Benjamin Schneider is a freelance journalist living in San Francisco.

East Bay Homelessness grows dramatically

August 1, 2019
Features   News
The number of people experiencing homelessness in Oakland jumped a staggering 47 percent between 2017 and 2019, according to the latest Point-In-Time (PIT) homeless count.

Bloody Thursday: how People’s Park became a battleground

May 1, 2019
Features   Uncategorized
At 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, 1969 250 California Highway Patrol officers arrived at newly constructed People’s Park, while a helicopter buzzed overhead. They cleared a few people who were sleeping on the fresh sod and put up a chain link fence. As the sun rose, Berkeley’s newest green space, a symbol of an alternative vision of society, was enclosed behind a perimeter of state police officers.

Remembering Julia Vinograd: the Bubble Lady

January 1, 2019
Arts and Culture   Features
The beloved poet died in early December, leaving behind a legacy of poems that capture a bygone Berkeley. Julia Vinograd—resistance icon, the Bubble Lady, Berkeley’s very own bard—died on December 4 after a long battle with colon cancer. She was 74. Vinograd has been a staple of Telegraph Avenue since the late 60’s, selling poetry books, blowing bubbles, and watching the world go by.

Homelessness takes center stage in Berkeley’s City Council race

October 1, 2018
News
Top: Alfred Twu, Gregory Magofna, and Mary Kay LaceyBottom: Kate Harrison and Lori Droste (Photos courtesy of council campaigns) On

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