Attorney Osha Neumann, tireless advocate for houseless people, retires
By Alastair Boone on A look back at a lifetime of fighting.
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Oakland encampment closures are back with a bang
By Alastair Boone on After a brief pause in 2020 Oakland encampment sweeps appear to be picking up to levels that are higher than they were before the pandemic, according to information obtained by The Oaklandside.
Two OUSD staff hunger strike to stop school closures
By Zack Haber on The hunger strike is ongoing as OUSD moves forward with closing six schools over the next two years.
We are launching an events calendar!
By Street Spirit staff on Submit your community events for publication in Street Spirit
‘One name is too many’: New numbers paint bleak picture
By Ariel Boone on A new report by the county paints a bleak picture of death on our city streets. Service providers and community members honored those lives lost in memorial events during the month of December.
Emergency winter shelter and warming resources
By Street Spirit staff on Winter warming and shelter resources: a table by Alameda County Healthcare for the Homeless.
SEIU 2015 to enter negotiations for new contract, increased pay
By Zack Haber on SEIU 2015, the union that represents Alameda County’s In-Home Supportive Services is starting negotiations for a new contract to ensure a $20 an hour wage, amongst other things.
Letters to the editor
By Street Spirit staff on We're going to start running letters to the editor. Write to us!
Remembering street musician Anthony Bledsoe
By Ace Backwords on Bledsoe, a talented street musician who was well known amongst the 1990s Telegraph Ave street scene, died in 2021.
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A radical guide to supporting unhoused people during the cold season (and all the time)
As climate change and the winter cold set in, unsheltered people bear the brunt of the burden. Tents are not
After Wood Street encampment sweep, homeless people stay
By Zack Haber on The City of Oakland had planned to move dozens of houseless people from the Wood Street encampment between November 8 and 10, but residents remained in the area after the attempted closure operation.