The ‘first-aid’ of education: a Gazan teacher’s journey through genocide
By Zack Haber on Palestinian educator Asma Mustafa's perseverance through displacement
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Familiar faces and lasting connections
By Supriya Yelimeli and Pablo Circa on Street Spirit vendors forge community ties
Our house in the middle of the street
By Cole Haddock and Maria Toldi on Eighth and Harrison is more than an encampment, it is a community. This is their story.
Life after Wood Street: LaMonte Ford
By East Bay Street Stories on 'I’ve been on both sides of the fence...'
Remembering Hustleman: The love and life of Derrick Arnes Hayes
By Alastair Boone on 'Derrick lived. He wasn’t just alive, he lived.'
Insurrection City: the radical beginnings of Ohlone Park
By Matt Ray and Matthew Wranovics on Ohlone Park was born as a sortie in a war over whether public space would be controlled democratically or according to the whims of property owners.
Rent strike syndrome: Ping Yuen tenants fight back
By Matt Ray and Matthew Wranovics on Left in the Bay details the conditions leading to the longest rent strike in San Francisco history.
What’s on the ballot this year? A quick and dirty voter guide
By Street Spirit staff on This voter guide focuses on items that would impact housing, homelessness, the justice system, and public space.
How to vote without a traditional address
By Alastair Boone on Unhoused and unsure how to vote? Street Spirit's Alastair Boone breaks down the process.
Irresponsible and human: the story of Rainbow Village
By Matt Ray and Matthew Wranovics on Rainbow Village came to symbolize the hope of a humane response to homelessness that would prioritize the autonomy and dignity of unhoused communities themselves.
In Dialogue with Andrea Henson: Why I chained myself to a fence to defend my clients
By Laura A. Zink on Andrea Henson, Executive Director of Where Do We Go, chained herself to the property before Caltrans arrived, and they arrested her for it. Even though, Andrea argues, Caltrans was the one breaking the law.
Local leaders first impressions of SCOTUS ruling on homelessness
By Laura A. Zink on "Sweeps are a war of attrition. But it’s becoming even more of just a straight up battlefield."