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COVID-19 in the homeless community: In Dialogue with Dr. Harrison Alter

By Alastair Boone on February 11, 2021

At the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, it seemed a given that the virus would ravage the homeless community—but this has not taken place. We spoke to Dr. Harrison Alter about why.

With help from the unhoused community, two tiny homes get a facelift

By Thomas Brouns on February 11, 2021

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Thanks to the work of advocacy groups and the hard work of a group of housed and unhoused volunteers, two families’ tiny homes became a bit less tiny.

What’s that book Street Spirit vendors are selling?

By Alastair Boone on February 11, 2021

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In July 2019, Rick Paulas generously donated hundreds of copies of his book, Eastern Span, for Street Spirit vendors to sell along with their papers. Because of this success, he donated an additional 775 books for our vendors to sell in the coming months.

In Dialogue: Lil B talks music, humanity, and homelessness

By Alastair Boone and Elias Domingo on January 13, 2021

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After he dropped the song “Street Spirit Newspaper" in February 2020, we connected with Lil B to talk about his life, career, the song, and more.

Tyrone Jones: Husband, landscaper, adventurer

By Noah Baustin on January 13, 2021

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Street Spirit vendor Tyrone Jones selling papers by the corner of Shattuck Avenue and Vine Street. But Berkeley feels like a far cry from Jones’s childhood in a small community north of St. Louis, Missouri.

East Bay porta-potties plagued by problems, some better than others

By on January 13, 2021

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East Bay cities pay for porta potty service at some of the encampments, but the portable toilets are often in disarray. Why?

East Bay memorials honor lives lost on the street

January 13, 2021

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cheema sits in her home in front of an altar for lives lost on the street. (Thomas Brouns) December brought

My first holiday free, alone, and away from my prison family

By Jonathan Chiu on January 12, 2021

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This year, I’m spending my first Christmas in 16 years as a free man, but because of the pandemic, I am again separated from my family. I feel the same loneliness I felt inside, but it’s by choice.

Rain or shine, grassroots organizations distribute aid to unhoused

By Thomas Brouns on January 12, 2021

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A handful of dedicated volunteers from spent a cold, wet December day delivering supplies to East Bay homeless encampments. Volunteer events like this help fill the gaps that are left by local governments and official service providers.

Among the unhoused, mixed reactions to presidential election results

By Thomas Brouns on December 2, 2020

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Street Spirit spent some time asking encampment residents to share their thoughts on the outcome of the presidential election.

The battle over Union Point Park

By Katherine Blesie on December 2, 2020

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Oakland has been trying to close the encampment at Union Point Park for years. But a new legal battle will likely close the camp in February—for good.

Al Mayfield: Jazz musician, fisherman, optimist

By Simone Rotman on December 2, 2020

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On Friday November 13, Al Mayfield sells Street Spirit at his usual spot: the corner of College Avenue and Shafter,

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