The DIY history of West Oakland’s Lower Bobs skatepark
By Alastair Boone on A developer has plans to build housing right next to park. Will Bobs be displaced?
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‘Bodies and force’: Lessons from Alameda’s tenant organizers of the 1960s
By Matt Ray and Matthew Wranovics on In 1960s Alameda, Black residents of a low-income housing project fight back after government threatens to evict.
Thank you, JC Orton!
By Alastair Boone on After 13 years as Street Spirit’s Vendor Coordinator, JC Orton is retiring from is role.
Is it illegal to be homeless in America? SCOTUS will decide
By The Western Regional Advocacy Project on In April, the Supreme Court heard Grants Pass, Oregon v. Gloria Johnson: A case that will determine whether local governments can fine, arrest, and jail people for living outside when there is nowhere to go.
In Dialogue with Corrina Gould: On rematriating land in West Berkeley
By Alastair Boone on In March, the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust made history by rematriating the West Berkeley Shellmound.
Street Spirit Horoscopes: April 2024
By Boudia Crow Lafleur on Boudia Crow Lafleur divines a new set of horoscopes for Aries season.
Remembering Selena Williams: beloved community member and former San Quentin guard
By Cole Haddock and Maria Toldi on Selana Williams standing in front of her tent as she prepares to bring what she’s collected to the recycling center.
Street Spirit Horoscopes: March 2024
By Boudia Crow Lafleur on Horoscopes for the month of March, written just for Street Spirit.
Editor’s Note on “The Eviction Machine”
By Alastair Boone on This story represents the writer’s point of view, and chronicles the experiences they shared during years of working closely together to battle the eviction that would ultimately end 300’s life.
The Eviction Machine
By Vinay Pai on 300 was a life-long Berkeley resident and community leader who tragically passed away in 2019 after being evicted from his home. His story shines a light on the struggle to get off the street.
Love in the Time of Sweeps: A Couple’s Fight to Find Shelter Together
By Bradley Penner and Alastair Boone on One couple’s struggle to access resources after an encampment sweep sheds light on one way the coordinated entry process breaks down.
Introducing this issue
Within this issue you will find stories of displacement and struggle, calls to action, and dreams of a future where decolonization is not merely a metaphor, but instead, a real return of land to those who have always called this place home.