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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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Sweep delayed: Wood St residents win in court

By Alastair Boone on August 2, 2022
News
29 residents of Wood Street successfully used the courts to stall a planned Caltrans eviction of their encampment.

YSA pursuing promise of 100 homes for homeless youth

By Alexia Rotberg on August 2, 2022
Features   News
After successfully opening their first tiny house village for youth, YSA is moving forward with plans for a second.

Our July cover

July 7, 2022
News
Artwork by Dusk Delacour.

What’s been going on at People’s Park?

By Alastair Boone on July 7, 2022
Features   News
UC Berkeley plans to begin construction on the housing at People's Park this summer. Meanwhile, park supporters have taken to court to thwart development plans.

For people living in poverty, getting an abortion was already hard. It’s about to get much harder

By Kaela Roeder on July 7, 2022
Features   News
Post-Roe America will hit people living in poverty the hardest.

Tenants condemn private managers in new Oakland veteran housing

By Zack Haber on July 7, 2022
Features   News
Tenants are organizing for a cleaner building, and a stronger sense of safety, in the building.

By the numbers: the 2022 Point-in-Time count results

By Alastair Boone on June 10, 2022
News
In May, the initial results of the 2022 Point-in-Time count came out. Here are the top-line numbers, and some answers to frequently asked questions about the count.

Claiming neglect, City Towers tenants and supporters organize

By Zack Haber on June 10, 2022
Features   News
"I’m scared to live in my unit," one City Towers resident said. "I don’t think we should have to suffer in our homes just because we’re in poverty"

CCA staff and adjuncts ratify union contracts, receive wage hikes

By Zack Haber on May 5, 2022
Features   News
CCA’s recent action is part of a growing national trend of union combativeness, Haber writes.

New report says: 809 people died on the streets of Alameda County in three years

By Ariel Boone on May 4, 2022
News
A landmark report published in April paints a new picture of life—and death—on the street.

Our April cover

April 1, 2022
News
The cover of our April paper

‘We’re your neighbors, and we’re organized’

By Zack Haber on April 1, 2022
Features   News
Amid a national wave in renter organizing, tenants in eight Oakland buildings organized a 13-month rent strike—and won.
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