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."
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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.”
Street Spirit has a new office!
Original screen print artwork by David Solnit. The print depicts the “Where Do We Go” tents, an installation by Suzi
‘The community is not going away’: A free store for the people
By Daniel Hennessy on Standing at the threshold of the Store, looking at the “welcome” stamped across the mat, it’s hard not to feel like that statement in itself is an act of resistance. Welcome, come in, you are wanted.
Clarence Galtney: The OG of Harrison Street
By Bradley Penner on As mounting pressure from the city of Berkeley brings 8th and Harrison to its breaking point, one resident sheds light through the cracks.
Oakland attempts to curb the homeless health crisis with street medicine
By Chris Lee on Homeless deaths have surged in recent years. In Oakland, chronic illness and addictions make up most of homeless deaths by 47% and 31%, respectively.
Proposed Guidelines Would Dictate how Officials Prioritize Encampment Sweeps in Berkeley
By Bradley Penner on Berkeley Homeless Services Panel of Experts postpones the referral of the city's proposed Good Neighbor Guidelines.
Love in the Time of Sweeps: A Couple’s Fight to Find Shelter Together
By Bradley Penner and Alastair Boone on One couple’s struggle to access resources after an encampment sweep sheds light on one way the coordinated entry process breaks down.
Landlords’ Party Celebrating the End of the COVID Eviction Moratorium Ends in Confrontation between Tenants and Landlords
By Bradley Penner on Fights broke out at Freehouse Pub as tenants protested a party celebrating the end of tenant protections throughout the City of Berkeley.