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A look inside the Wood Street community as Caltrans sweep begins

By Alastair Boone on October 6, 2022
Features   News
Five Wood Street residents speak about their community and the impact of the recent sweep.

How to vote without a traditional address

By Alastair Boone on October 6, 2022
Features   News
Check out our guide to voting without a permanent address, and our list of local ballot measures that could impact housing and homelessness in the East Bay.

What happened to the trees at People’s Park?

By Cam McCuskey (art) and Alastair Boone (words) on September 7, 2022
Features   News
A graphic essay that highlights the August protest at People's Park.

An open letter from the Wood Street community

By members of the Wood Street encampment community on September 6, 2022
Commentary   Features   First-person   Opinion
As the city, county, and state discuss the fate of Wood Street, residents provide solutions of their own.

‘Belonging nowhere’: how homelessness let me come home to myself

By Ari Wolf on September 6, 2022
Features   Homeless No More
What do you lose when you move indoors? Friendship, amongst other things.

Street Spirit horoscopes: September

By Boudia Crow Lafleur on September 6, 2022
Arts and Culture   Features   YSA youth contributions
Horoscopes for the month of September, written just for Street Spirit.

STREET SPIRIT EVENTS CALENDAR: SEPTEMBER

September 6, 2022
Arts and Culture   Community Events   Features
Resources and community events in the Bay Area for the month of September.

Harm reduction: tips for preventing overdose

By West Oakland Punks With Lunch on September 6, 2022
Commentary   Features
Fentanyl test strips are a great way to reduce the risk of overdose, but are not a catch-all solution.

The early days of harm reduction: on display at the Tenderloin Museum

By Ariel Boone on August 2, 2022
Arts and Culture   Community Events   Features
A special exhibit at the Tenderloin Museum sheds light on the beginning of the harm reduction movement—born of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Holding onto housing requires confidence, healing

By Andy Pope on August 2, 2022
Features   Homeless No More
Mainstream expectations make some people feel trapped on the street, Pope rights.

Organizing for resistance? Know your rights

By Berkeley Copwatch on August 2, 2022
Commentary   Features   Opinion
Protest thoughtfully to keep yourself and others safe, Copwatch writes.

Poor in public

By Martha Cast on August 2, 2022
Features   First-person   Opinion
In the introduction to her book, Poor in Public, Marta Cast explains her relationship to homelessness.
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