‘Where Do We Go?’
By Alastair Boone on A movement is growing in Berkeley, where unhoused people are demanding answers.
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Oakland opens safe parking RV site as vehicle evictions roll on
By Ariel Boone on Jorge Peña walked his tiny dog, Chiquita, around the inside perimeter of 711 71st Avenue in Oakland, behind the RVs parked neatly facing each other, stopping to say hello to his neighbor sitting in the shade. He is one of the first residents of Oakland’s new, invite-only “safe RV lot” next to Coliseum BART, and he calls it a “godsend.”
Why does homelessness follow trans teens?
By Sarah Holder on A new study sheds light on a well-known problem. The decision to leave home wasn’t easy for Greyson. After his
East Bay Homelessness grows dramatically
By Benjamin Schneider on The number of people experiencing homelessness in Oakland jumped a staggering 47 percent between 2017 and 2019, according to the latest Point-In-Time (PIT) homeless count.
Landmark report seeks to redefine poverty
“We define poverty as a dollar amount, but if you make a dollar above that dollar amount are you still poor?” This was just one of the questions raised at St. Mary’s Center on April 18, when academics, activists, and advocates gathered to hear the findings of a new report called “Pushed to the Bottom.”
Changes suggested to Oakland’s encampment strategy
By Alastair Boone on Sanctioning self-governed encampments. Providing storage options for unsheltered residents. Prohibiting evictions during extreme weather. These are just some of the changes that Oakland City Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas is suggesting to the City of Oakland’s Encampment Management Policy.
Youth-led Tiny House Village makes strides
By Julia Irwin on On Thursday, May 16, at the First Congregational Church of Oakland, the youth leaders of Youth Spirit Artworks unveiled what they believe is a solution to the East Bay’s affordability crisis: a 70 square foot Tiny House, featuring a skylight, several windows, two doors, solar-energy heated floors, and two brightly-painted murals along each length of its exterior.
The significant link between eviction and suicide
By Amanda Waldroupe on When Kimberley Repp saw how high the suicide rates were in Washington County, Oregon, she vowed to do something about it. Repp is the supervisor of the county’s public health program and the county’s epidemiologist, which makes her responsible for tracking and responding to diseases that affect public health, such as annual flu outbreaks. She never imagined that investigating suicide would become a key part of her work.
Decades old documents should protect People’s Park
By Carol Denney on On May 8th, 1978, Associate Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs Ted Chenoweth signed a “Letter of Agreement” assuring People’s Park’s
Encampments sue the City of Oakland
By Anita de Asis Miralle aka Needa Bee on On March 6, the City of Oakland backed down from evicting the residents of a homeless encampment on a plot of land at the corner of E12th Street and 22nd Avenue in East Oakland. This happened after one resident filed a lawsuit on behalf of himself and the six other residents.
Berkeley says: ‘No parking’
By Alastair Boone on Anti-homeless parking ban in Berkeley sparks outrage An RV in Berkeley with a bumper sticker that reads “home is where
Remembering longtime Street Spirit contributor Maureen Hartmann
By Beth Hartmann and Emma Estrada on Maunreen Hartmann was born on July 19, 1941 in Woodland California, the second of five children. She died on January