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Remembering Hustleman: The love and life of Derrick Arnes Hayes

By Alastair Boone on January 6, 2025
Features   News
'Derrick lived. He wasn’t just alive, he lived.'

Insurrection City: the radical beginnings of Ohlone Park

By Matt Ray and Matthew Wranovics on December 3, 2024
Commentary   Features
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 November 7, 2024
Commentary   Features
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 October 7, 2024
Features   News
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 October 7, 2024
Features
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 September 5, 2024
Features
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 September 5, 2024
Features   In Dialogue
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 August 5, 2024
Features   In Dialogue   News
"Sweeps are a war of attrition. But it’s becoming even more of just a straight up battlefield." 

Street Spirit horoscopes: August 2024

By Boudia Crow Lafleur on August 5, 2024
Arts and Culture   Features
Horoscopes for the month of August, divined just for us. ~*~Happy Leo Season~*~

SCOTUS rules: Cities can make it illegal to sleep outside

By Alastair Boone on July 11, 2024
Features   In Dialogue   News
"...it’s dangerous to have a government that doesn’t represent the values and preferences of the people."

Landing on the landlords: The great Berkeley rent strike of 1970

By Matt Ray and Matthew Wranovics on July 11, 2024
Features
The Berkeley Tenants Union had its roots in the People’s Park struggle, when community activists reclaimed land cleared for “urban renewal” and turned it into a guerrilla park in the spring of 1969.

Street Spirit horoscopes: July 2024

By Boudia Crow Lafleur on July 10, 2024
Arts and Culture   Features
Boudia Crow Lafleur divines a new set of horoscopes for July, 2024.
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