Show up, show out: it’s time to stand with our humanity
By Amber Whitson on A row of RVs slated for removal in West Berkeley. Photo by Amber Whitson. First They Came (2025–26 version)First they
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Flock camera surveillance has eyes all over Berkeley, but at what cost?
By Berkeley Copwatch on "Flock cameras pose serious threats to the privacy and safety of our community."
Dispatches from the sweep zone: Looming escalations
By Sunflower on 'The only defense is to organize.'
Exactly who is entitled to live in Albany, CA?
By Margie Marks on Does everyone have a right to live in Albany, even if they cannot afford it?
Trump’s homeless policy makes perfect sense
By Paul Boden on The historical roots of Trump’s July Executive Order to ‘[End] Crime and Disorder in American Streets,’ and where to go from here.
SF’s RV ban is an act of erasure, not a remedy
By Lukas Illa on San Francisco plans remove hundreds of vehicles from city streets, despite low shelter capacity.
Two Vallejo lawsuits test legal protections for unhoused residents post-Grants Pass
By Robbie Powelson on A legal victory by the Vallejo Homeless Union, temporarily halting encampment closure.
Civil rights activists call for investigation into police raid of West Berkeley homeless encampment
By Andrea Prichett on A shocking sweep operation is now the subject of formal complaints filed with Berkeley's Police Accountability Board
The roots of neoliberal fascism in America, and what we can do about it
By Paul Boden on 'The shift to profit over people is killing us all.'
A place worth fighting for
By Osha Neumann on The Albany landfill and the struggle to preserve the last bit of wildness on the San Francisco Bay. By Osha Neumann
Open letter from a former Bulb resident to visitors
By Bulb Resident on 'We lived around, and with, and in the rubble. Lived.'