The COVID-19 vaccine for the homeless community: What you need to know
By Alastair Boone on Here are some common questions about the COVID-19 vaccine with answers from the county.
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Inside the struggle to depopulate San Quentin
By Joe Garcia on In light of a botched transfer last year, federal judge ordered San Quentin State Prison to decrease its population. Here's a look inside San Quentin as officials begin to do so by transferring incarcerated men to other prisons—rather than releasing them.
East Bay advisory—Fentanyl warning
By Michaella Jones on There has been an increase in Fentanyl being found in stimulants and other drugs in the Bay Area. Use caution while using.
When will unhoused people get the COVID-19 vaccine?
By Alastair Boone on As Bay Area healthcare workers started receiving the coronavirus vaccine at the end of December, unhoused people and their advocates are wondering when the vaccine will become available to the homeless community.
East Bay porta-potties plagued by problems, some better than others
By on East Bay cities pay for porta potty service at some of the encampments, but the portable toilets are often in disarray. Why?
East Bay memorials honor lives lost on the street
cheema sits in her home in front of an altar for lives lost on the street. (Thomas Brouns) December brought
East Bay Advisory—Fentanyl Warning
By Michaella Jones on There has been an increase in Fentanyl being found in stimulants and other drugs in the Bay Area. Use caution.
Rain or shine, grassroots organizations distribute aid to unhoused
By Thomas Brouns on A handful of dedicated volunteers from spent a cold, wet December day delivering supplies to East Bay homeless encampments. Volunteer events like this help fill the gaps that are left by local governments and official service providers.
San Francisco extends shelter-in-place hotel program
By Nuala Bashari on The City of San Francisco will house more people in hotel rooms than it had planned thanks to a law the Board of Supervisors passed unanimously on December 15.
Among the unhoused, mixed reactions to presidential election results
By Thomas Brouns on Street Spirit spent some time asking encampment residents to share their thoughts on the outcome of the presidential election.
The battle over Union Point Park
By Katherine Blesie on Oakland has been trying to close the encampment at Union Point Park for years. But a new legal battle will likely close the camp in February—for good.