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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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Olantis Livingston: the Big Man of Downtown Berkeley

By Katherine Blesie on November 3, 2020
Features   Street Spirits
Meet longtime Street Spirit vendor Olantis Livingston. “I’ve been through the good, the bad, and the ugly, and this right here is my therapy.”

In Dialogue with US Congresswoman Ihan Omar

By Ann-Derrick Gaillot on November 3, 2020
Features   In Dialogue
We caught up with US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar about housing, the coronavirus pandemic, and her first term in Congress.

The five steps to becoming homeless: this could be you

By Timothy Busby on November 3, 2020
Commentary   Features   Opinion   YSA youth contributions
With evictions notices becoming legal once again, tens of thousands of Americans who once believed that they would never become unsheltered are going to experience homelessness firsthand.

New Study highlights the needs of San Francisco’s unhoused

By Daniel Lempres on November 3, 2020
Features   News
A new study from San Francisco’s Coalition on Homelessness produces policy recommendations based on an extensive survey of people experiencing homelessness in the city.

What’s on the ballot this November? Housing, homelessness, and policing

By Daniel Lempres on October 2, 2020
Features   News
Here are the ballot measures and local races that directly impact housing, homelessness, and policing.

Alando Williams: friend, father, South Berkeley staple

By Katherine Blesie on October 1, 2020
Features   Street Spirits
Around 12 years ago, Alando began selling Street Spirit. “I’m out here every other day,” he explains. “Some days I come out here and don’t make nothing. I just like conversating with people.”

Who are unsheltered people voting for this November?

By Alastair Boone on October 1, 2020
Features   News
Street Spirit spoke to 107 unsheltered and marginally housed people about who they are planning to vote for in the November 3 presidential election.

How to vote without an address

By Street Spirit staff on October 1, 2020
Features   News
This guide will walk you through the process of registering to vote without an address, how to vote in person, how to vote by mail without an address, how to vote early, and other relevant questions.

Remembering Ronnie Goodman: an artist with a ‘visual voice’

By TJ Johnston on September 1, 2020
Features   News
After a lifetime of creating art while homeless or incarcerated, Ronnie Lamont Goodman was found dead in his tent on August 7. He was 60 years old.

How shelter in place helped me feel more at home

By Andy Pope on August 1, 2020
Features   Homeless No More
During many years of homelessness, I lived in a place where there is no shelter. Now that sheltering in place is required, I am living a lifestyle that is the direct opposite of my previous manner of life.

Oakland’s Driver Plaza, longtime hub for Black seniors, can keep its Porta Potty—for now

By Ariel Boone on July 24, 2020
Features   News
The people who use the space during the day needed a Porta Potty there, so the community paid for one. But since its arrival in May, the toilet has come under attack.

The end of an era for a dynamic duo

By Julia Irwin on August 1, 2020
Features
In demonstrating new possibilities at the intersection of legal advocacy, policy work, and on-the-ground activism, Henson and Neumann have paved the way for the next generation of street lawyers.
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