In Dialogue with Moms 4 Housing co-founder Dominique Walker
By Alastair Boone on Street Spirit sat down with Dominique Walker to talk about her history as an organizer, and the future of the Moms 4 Housing movement.
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Celebrating the life of Mike Zint
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.
Use caution when telling people you were homeless
By Andy Pope on 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
Jojo: singer, writer, free spirit
By Emma Arnesty-Good on JoJo doesn’t always consider herself homeless. The twenty-nine-year-old prefers to live outside of that label. “I consider myself a part
Vendors speak: What does Street Spirit mean to you?
We asked Street Spirit vendors to reflect on their relationship to the paper. JC Orton, Street Spirit coordinator for about
This is a community
By Terry Messman on The poet T.S. Eliot once addressed a deeply disturbing question to city dwellers everywhere, a profound challenge to our consciences that cuts to the heart of everything that has gone wrong in our society.
My read on Street Spirit changed when I moved inside
By Andy Pope on My relationship to many things has changed since I’ve been living indoors. Obviously, my association with homelessness and with homeless
Danny McMullan: Advocate, agitator, longtime contributor
By Julia Irwin on in 1984, Danny McMullan was zipping down the highway on his motorcycle —eager to join his friends by the bay—when he hit a power box. The force of the impact tore his right leg clean off and left Danny, then 21, with broken bones in his pelvis, ribs, arms, clavicle, and back.
The early days: a conversation with Street Spirit co-founder Sally Hindman
By Alastair Boone on In 1995, Sally Hindman wanted to start a home- less advocacy newspaper in the East Bay. Street Sheet already existed in San Francisco, and she saw an opportunity in Berkeley and Oakland. She quickly enlisted Terry Messman to be the founding editor and together, they got to work.
Supporting your Homeless Neighbors this Holiday Season (and throughout the rest of the year)
By Alastair Boone on Living outside is never easy, but the winter rain and cold create additional burdens for unhoused people. And while the
Travis: Sommelier, traveler, clothing designer
By Emma Arnesty-Good on When Travis moved to San Francisco in 2011, he was 21 years old and had $174 in his pocket. His first job was tossing salads at a restaurant on 2nd and Market. But soon, his career in the service industry would take off. His next job was at Quince, a fine dining restaurant that now has three Michelin stars.
Homelessness taught me gratitude
By Andy Pope on When one lives outdoors, and weather conditions are less than favorable, one sometimes wakes up freezing and soaking wet—not to mention flat broke. Under such circumstances, you can’t imagine the feeling of grati- tude that would overwhelm me as I succeeded in scraping up 63 cents for a senior cup of coffee at a Mac- Donald’s. At the store most frequented, they wouldn’t let us in if we didn’t have coffee change.