Will OUSD’s new board rescind planned school closures?
By Zack Haber on The six OUSD schools currently scheduled for full or partial closure could end up staying open after a board vote in January.
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Remembering Jeremy Caughlan—a pillar of Elmwood
By Alastair Boone on Jeremy Caughlan—the beloved Street Spirit vendor who sold the newspaper on the corner of College Avenue and Russell Street nearly every day for 10 years—died on December 2. He was 85 years old.
Remembering Olantis Livingston: The Big Man
By Katherine Blesie on Olantis will be missed by the community in Downtown Berkeley, where he sold the paper for ten years.
Street Spirit horoscopes: January 2023
By Boudia Crow Lafleur on Horoscopes for the month of January, written just for Street Spirit.
STREET SPIRIT EVENTS CALENDAR: JANUARY 2023
Resources and community events in the Bay Area for the month of January, all free unless otherwise specified.
Leaked texts reveal racism, anti-homelessness in BPD
By Berkeley Copwatch on The recently leaked text messages reveal unsurprising truths and create a unique opportunity for Berkeleyans to hold their police force accountable.
Poor in public: Socia, my RV neighbor
By Martha Cast on An excerpt from Martha Cast’s book, Poor in Public: a collection of essays about the people she met and experiences she had while homeless in Berkeley between the years of 2014 and 2015.
Tips for talking about housing and homelessness with friends, family, and peers this season
By Israel Bayer on Discussing unhoused people as individuals rather than a collective problem is a good place to start.
This year’s biggest strike is by 48,000 academic workers
By Kenzo Esquivel on UC Berkeley student workers are striking for better wages and benefits in the largest academic workers’ strike in U.S. history.
Staying warm and dry 101
By Ace Backwords on As the weather changes, some tips for staying warm and dry on the street.
The failure of drug treatment in prisons
By Reginald Stephen on Though drug use leads some people to prison, many are never offered treatment for addiction once incarcerated, Stephen writes.
STREET SPIRIT EVENTS CALENDAR: DECEMBER
Resources and community events in the Bay Area for the month of December, all free unless otherwise specified.