Flock camera surveillance has eyes all over Berkeley, but at what cost?
By Berkeley Copwatch on "Flock cameras pose serious threats to the privacy and safety of our community."
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Ninth Circuit upholds Alfred v. Vallejo decision, setting legal precedent
By Robbie Powelson on 'The decision sets a precedent for future challenges against encampment sweeps under the Fourteenth Amendment’s State-Created Danger Doctrine'
El Sueño Gabacho: Living undocumented and unhoused
By María on 'We are guerreros. We never bend the knee. We move forward.'
Dispatches from the sweep zone: Looming escalations
By Sunflower on 'The only defense is to organize.'
Housed to unhoused: The story of Jake
By Bryna Schaeffer on Disabled after a tragic incident, Jake and his family survive in the hazes of Oakland’s shadow.
Exactly who is entitled to live in Albany, CA?
By Margie Marks on Does everyone have a right to live in Albany, even if they cannot afford it?
We helped found the Berkeley Flea Market. Its loss leaves a hole in the city’s soul.
By Louis Freedberg and Marty Lynch on A eulogy for the largely unheralded institution that for several decades exemplified the values of the city that hosted it.
The commons belongs to us all
By Amber Whitson on Too often, it feels like unhoused people are not considered part of the public.
Trump’s homeless policy makes perfect sense
By Paul Boden on The historical roots of Trump’s July Executive Order to ‘[End] Crime and Disorder in American Streets,’ and where to go from here.
Berkeley Homeless Union wins new restraining order, delaying encampment closure at Eighth and Harrison
By Robbie Powelson on The new order is a data point in new the legal landscape of encampment closures post-Grants Pass.
SF’s RV ban is an act of erasure, not a remedy
By Lukas Illa on San Francisco plans remove hundreds of vehicles from city streets, despite low shelter capacity.