An Oakland councilmember’s nonprofit received millions in city contracts to help the unhoused. Now he wants them to go away.
By Amy Martyn on Ken Houston’s turbulent relationship with the people his nonprofit were supposed to help
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The path to a permanent home: What does it take to get housed?
By Alastair Boone on In Richmond, two women traverse the transition from homelessness to permanent housing
Great-granddaughter of Piedmont’s first Black residents, who were forced out by a ‘terror campaign,’ sues city
By Darwin BondGraham on In 1924, Sidney Dearing’s family faced attempted bombings, a mob attack, and KKK threats.
New affordable housing remains closed, despite ribbon cutting
By Bradley Penner on "We are putting the red ribbon back up at The Phoenix Apartments, because it should have never been cut.”
This artist built a safe space on wheels for homeless Berkeleyans to warm up
By Nathan Dalton on Stefan Kaiter-Snyder won a citywide “kindness award” for the mobile warming shelter.
More than socks and tents: Street Spirit is building a resource guide
By Zoe Meyer on Street Spirit is building a comprehensive resource guide for Alameda County’s unhoused communities.
AC Transit Realign plan leaves riders playing catch-up
By Sarah Weaver and Grayce Honsa on 'I saw the temporary white signs at my bus stop, saying that it wouldn’t stop here anymore.'
From the archives: Selling Street Spirit was once illegal?
By George Franklin on In 1996, The People v. Coleman defined Street Spirit vendors' right to sell papers on the streets of Oakland.
New Oakland transit program policy may limit access, expert warns
By Laurata Pechuqui on ‘It risks leaving out those with the fewest resources’
Oakland homeless camp policy tabled again—but debate rages on
By Natalie Orenstein on State leaders say concerns they raised months ago remain the same.
Family of man killed in homeless shelter sues Berkeley, BOSS for failing to protect him
By Alex N. Gecan on Jones, 37, was a week away from graduating a pre-apprenticeship program and headed for a construction career.
Years after eviction, Wood Street rides on
By Bradley Penner on A team of formerly unhoused Oaklanders hit the pavement by bike on a 100-mile trip to Sacramento