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Street Spirit is an independent newspaper in the East Bay dedicated to covering homelessness and poverty from the perspective of those most impacted. Est 1995.

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Our March cover

By Amiah Peterson on March 2, 2023
News
The artwork for our March cover is by Amiah Peterson.

Court decision halts People’s Park construction indefinitely

By Supriya Yelimeli on March 1, 2023
News
UC Berkeley said it still has an “unwavering” commitment to building student housing at People’s Park.

Why are Urban Ore workers are trying to unionize?

By Zack Haber on March 1, 2023
News
Workers say they want higher wages, scheduling reform, a just cause clause for terminations, and a say in how the company is run.

Remembering Alando Williams: Friend, father, Uncle of South Berkeley

By Katherine Blesie on February 7, 2023
Features   News   Street Spirits
Editor’s note: Alando Williams died early this year. He was 64 years old.

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February 2, 2023
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Homeless memorials celebrate lives lost; illuminate new data about mortality on the street

By Alastair Boone on January 7, 2023
Community Events   News
Memorials for unhoused people provide a space to both celebrate and grieve lives lost on the street—and shine a light on new data about homeless mortality.

Will OUSD’s new board rescind planned school closures?

By Zack Haber on January 7, 2023
Features   News
The six OUSD schools currently scheduled for full or partial closure could end up staying open after a board vote in January.

East Bay activists swarm Caltrans office, seeking data about encampment sweeps

By Quiver Watts, Alastair Boone, and TJ Johnston on January 7, 2023
Community Events   News
The agency illegally ignored their public records request

Remembering Olantis Livingston: The Big Man

By Katherine Blesie on January 7, 2023
Features   News   Street Spirits
Olantis will be missed by the community in Downtown Berkeley, where he sold the paper for ten years.

Plan for ‘safe work zones’ around workers during encampment sweeps; entering it could lead to arrest

By Natalie Orenstein on December 6, 2022
News
Oakland officials say the tool is needed to protect workers from harassment, but some say it would criminalize unhoused people and supporters.

This year’s biggest strike is by 48,000 academic workers

By Kenzo Esquivel on December 5, 2022
Features   News
UC Berkeley student workers are striking for better wages and benefits in the largest academic workers’ strike in U.S. history.

Wood Street residents fight on

By Alastair Boone on November 10, 2022
Features   News
A timeline of sweeps, protest, and political action in October.
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