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Street Spirit is an independent newspaper in the East Bay dedicated to covering homelessness and poverty from the perspective of those most impacted. Est 1995. A publication of Youth Spirit Artworks.

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Where are the artists now?

By Alastair Boone on March 1, 2022
Arts and Culture   Features
Some are housed while others are living in a motel. One remains outside.

Street Spirit’s March horoscopes

By Boudia Crow Lafleur on March 1, 2022
Arts and Culture   Features
Horoscopes for the month of March, written just for Street Spirit.

Attorney Osha Neumann, tireless advocate for houseless people, retires

By Alastair Boone on February 11, 2022
Features   News
A look back at a lifetime of fighting.

Oakland encampment closures are back with a bang

By Alastair Boone on February 11, 2022
Features   News
After a brief pause in 2020 Oakland encampment sweeps appear to be picking up to levels that are higher than they were before the pandemic, according to information obtained by The Oaklandside.

Prison currency: noodles, fish, stamps

By Brian Hindson on February 11, 2022
Features   First-person
In prison, many things are used as currency. Cost is dependent on an object’s value.

Two OUSD staff hunger strike to stop school closures

By Zack Haber on February 11, 2022
Features   News
The hunger strike is ongoing as OUSD moves forward with closing six schools over the next two years.

We are launching an events calendar!

By Street Spirit staff on February 11, 2022
Arts and Culture   Features   News
Submit your community events for publication in Street Spirit

The historical criminalization fact sheet

By The Western Regional Advocacy Project on February 11, 2022
Features
How America has used the law to target marginalized populations over history.

‘One name is too many’: New numbers paint bleak picture

By Ariel Boone on January 10, 2022
Features   News
A new report by the county paints a bleak picture of death on our city streets. Service providers and community members honored those lives lost in memorial events during the month of December.

A note on our cover and the year ahead

By Alastair Boone on January 10, 2022
Commentary   Features   Opinion
The images you see were cut from old issues of this newspaper spanning decades, the earliest from 1999 and the latest from just last month.

Emergency winter shelter and warming resources

By Street Spirit staff on January 10, 2022
Features   News
Winter warming and shelter resources: a table by Alameda County Healthcare for the Homeless.

Vinola Stallings: Getting back on track

By Sabrina Kharrazi on January 10, 2022
Features   Street Spirits
If there were ever a person who embodied relentless curiosity and persistence, it would be lifelong Oakland resident Vinola Stallings.
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