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.
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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
There’s a new health center for unhoused people in Berkeley. Here’s how to use it.
By Cole Haddock and Maria Toldi on Lifelong Medical Care and Berkeley Free Clinic join forces in West Berkeley.
Alameda County holds biannual homeless job fair, another scheduled for January
By Erin Bump on The county has plans to host another one in the new year, scheduled for January 2026.
Homefulness: A community’s solution to houselessness
By Angelo Claure on “We believed we needed to create a community of fellow houseless people, that was not just housing but that was support, community, healing, and love.”
SF homeless outreach workers unionize (and think you should too)
By Eric Muscosky on Workers at SFHOT spend their days helping people struggling on the streets. Now they want a fair workplace.
Berkeley’s Homeless Response Team needs improvement, audit finds
By Bradley Penner on A look inside a new report from the City Auditor's office.
Chaos and confusion during closure of Oakland shelter
By Alastair Boone on An estimated 37 residents have been living at the site unsupervised after a nonprofit shelter operator pulled out one month ahead of the end of their contract
From unhoused to homeowner: The hurdles of program-assisted loans
By Kelsey Oliver on Why have only two people closed on homes using a local loan assistance program?