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Our June cover

By Street Spirit staff on June 1, 2021
News
Dave Loewenstein The cover of our June issue is a poster design by Dave Loewenstein, which originally appeared in our

Emeryville encampment fights for adequate shelter

By Alastair Boone on June 1, 2021
Features   News
Residents of the former Shellmound Street encampment plan to continue using the courts to fight for their right to adequate housing.

Where to find the COVID vaccine in Alameda County

By Hanna Lykke on June 1, 2021
News
This guide will walk you through how to locate a COVID vaccine. It includes information about specific places you can get vaccinated as an unhoused person, as well as the general avenues for vaccination as an adult in Alameda County.

Oakland blight laws put RV inhabitants at risk of eviction

By Chris Lee on June 1, 2021
Features   News
Behind a corrugated metal fence painted powder purple in West Oakland, a small group of people house themselves cheaply in RVs. But the community may soon be evicted under Oakland's blight laws.

Newsom announces $12 billion budget for housing and homelessness

By Alastair Boone on June 1, 2021
News
In May, Gavin Newsom announced a $12-billion proposal to fund programs to get people off the street. But where exactly would the money go?

Exit strategy for SF’s Moscone residents: Housing or back to shelter?

By TJ Johnston on June 1, 2021
News
San Francisco is set to “reopen” in June, while the temporary shelter at Moscone Center West will close. Where will the otherwise unsheltered residents go?

Emeryville encampment fights eviction in court

By Alastair Boone on May 5, 2021
Features   News
A federal judge blocked the City of Emeryville from closing an encampment on Shellmound Street. The lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal actions to protect the rights of houseless people in California.

Tenants protest UC Berkeley’s plans to demolish rent-controlled building

By Simone Rotman on May 5, 2021
Features   News
UC Berkeley plans to build a student housing complex for transfer students in North Berkeley. To do this, they would need to demolish the rent-controlled building at 1921 Walnut Street.

An unlikely tenant at threat of displacement by UC Berkeley’s development plans—the monarch butterfly

By Alastair Boone on May 5, 2021
Features   News
The Gill Tract Farm in West Berkeley has long been a refuge for native plant life and the lively community of students and volunteers that work the land there. Now it is also home to a new and unexpected inhabitant: the monarch butterfly.

Oakland receives scathing encampment management audit

By Hannah Trumbull on May 5, 2021
Features   News
A recent audit of the City of Oakland’s encampment management activities proved to be an indictment of the city’s approach to the homeless crisis, revealing heavy spending and meager results.

Celebrating May Day in Oakland: ‘We have the power to house each other’

By Suzanne Q Waters on May 5, 2021
Community Events   News
In celebration of May Day, housing activists in Oakland staged a demonstration of the power of communities to house each other.

In their own words: People’s Park residents get COVID vaccines

By Alastair Boone on April 7, 2021
Features   News
Street Spirit interviewed the people who got vaccinated about their experiences.
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