What’s on the ballot this year? A quick and dirty voter guide
By Street Spirit staff on This voter guide focuses on items that would impact housing, homelessness, the justice system, and public space.
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Sweeps without housing offers now allowed in parts of Berkeley
By Supriya Yelimeli on “Everyone else in the country has swept, has pushed. Let’s help those on our streets. Otherwise...this is the beginning of the end, this is the death of Berkeley.”
Three Bay Area cities change sweep tactics after Newsom’s executive order
By Aaron Stevens on Despite liberal opposition to the Supreme Court ruling, a number of prominent Democrats are changing policy to be more aligned with the verdict.
Berkeley launches legal analysis of encampment management strategy
By Yesica Prado on Notices instructed residents to “take this opportunity to pack or reduce your belongings to nine square feet” and notified them that failure to comply “may result in citations and/or arrest.”
Local leaders first impressions of SCOTUS ruling on homelessness
By Laura A. Zink on "Sweeps are a war of attrition. But it’s becoming even more of just a straight up battlefield."
a numbers game
By Jaz Colibri on "Between shelters and sweeps
that recycle us on, off,
and back on these streets,
in a fiscal year reap
around:
$35,000,000
that us poor people never see
SCOTUS rules: Cities can make it illegal to sleep outside
By Alastair Boone on "...it’s dangerous to have a government that doesn’t represent the values and preferences of the people."
How to achieve decarceration and violence prevention? Through housing as a human right
By Anita de Asis Miralle aka Needa Bee on If we do not address the systemic landlessness of Indigenous and Black folks...we are not going to see the paradigm shift needed to truly solve homelessness.
UC Berkeley students form ‘Gaza solidarity encampment’
By Wren Farrell on Pro-Palestinian demonstrations are exploding at universities across the country, including UC Berkeley.
The fight for People’s Park: The struggle, the love, the sweat, the blood
In January, the university closed the park so they could start building a dorm. But a court case, and a very committed group of protectors, are preventing Cal from breaking ground. This begs the question: Is this the end of the park, or just another chapter in its story?
Residents decry conditions at Wood Street Community Cabins
By Bradley Penner on “The City of Oakland needs to step up. It starts bringing us to the table to have conversations about policies that are being made about us. Not for us.”
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Original screen print artwork by David Solnit. The print depicts the “Where Do We Go” tents, an installation by Suzi