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Everyone deserves to shelter in place, including homeless people

By TJ Johnston on May 22, 2020

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“Sheltering in place” is a privilege that over 9,000 unhoused San Franciscans do not enjoy. Yet, shelters are congregate environments where people sleep barely more than two feet away from one another, head to foot or top to bottom in bunks.

The pandemic resembles one of my psychotic episodes

By Jack Bragen on April 1, 2020

First-person Opinion YSA youth contributions

The current pandemic makes it seem as though the world has gone insane. This time, I'm not crazy, but neither are other people. Reality has taken a surreal turn.

A taste of homelessness

By Timothy Busby on April 1, 2020

Commentary Opinion YSA youth contributions

I can’t help but think to myself, “now the general population is getting a taste of what we, the homeless, face everyday.”

The Swordwoman pt. I

By Angel Brinston on March 1, 2020

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Youth Spirit Artworks secures Oakland site for Youth Tiny House Village

By Alastair Boone on March 1, 2020

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Youth Spirit Artworks (YSA) is celebrating a long awaited accomplishment: After scouring the East Bay for a site for their Youth Tiny House Village, YSA has secured a site in East Oakland.

Celebrating the life of Mike Zint

By Natalie Orenstein on March 1, 2020

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Michael “Mike” Zint, an outspoken activist whose “Poor Tour” around Berkeley thrust the plight of homeless people in city officials’ faces, died on February 14. He was 53.

I am one of the 400 homeless youth in Berkeley

February 1, 2020

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Editor’s note: This story was produced in partnership with the Community Based Newsroom, and is part of “The Right to

The Swordswoman (Demo)

By Angel Brinston on February 1, 2020

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Use caution when telling people you were homeless

By Andy Pope on February 1, 2020

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When I was first trying to get inside, I made sure my prospective landlord wouldn’t know I had ever been homeless. Why? Simply put, I didn’t want to jeopardize my chances. It was enough to tell him I was on a fixed income, which at the time was Social Security Disability

We must take matters into our own hands

By Tracy Lee on February 1, 2020

Arts and Culture First-person Opinion YSA youth contributions

Oakland is a city of so many races and cultures. Different, diverse, and from so many kinds of backgrounds. But one thing that unites us is the caring and loving people we are. No matter how hard the struggle may be, we always take care of each other. We are all in the same boat—struggling to live. We take matters into our own hands to get through life.