Money can be used as a weapon
By Jack Bragen on Money brings power. While it doesn’t give power over oneself, it gives power over external conditions, events, and people.
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On Cal’s development plans: Don’t let the UC call it housing
By Carol Denney on High-end, for-profit housing is no substitute for real housing and honest efforts to permanently address the housing crisis, Denney writes.
There is not enough hope for older people with disabilities who are looking for work
By Jack Bragen on There are many causes of unemployability. Being disabled and older, and not having a college degree are near the top of the list.
UC regents, City Council have turned their backs on Berkeley community
By The People’s Park Historic District Advocacy Group on To put it bluntly, Berkeley citizens feel besieged by the overreach of UC Berkeley. Our concerns include the campus’s surreptitious adding of students, its lack of housing, its gobbling up of property in the city, and more.
The power of speaking up: how to use your voice in situations of injustice as a homeless youth
By Marisa Gonzalez on When a person in power makes you feel like you’re making everything up, it can feel easier to just walk away. But our voices are powerful, and we are our own strongest advocates.
New Berkeley budget takes aim at unhoused community
By Berkeley Copwatch on The City of Berkeley passed a one-year budget on the evening of Tuesday, June 30. Here are some of the implications.
Oakland’s new Encampment Management Policy isn’t new at all
By Anita de Asis Miralle aka Needa Bee on Oakland's new Encampment Management Policy is harmful, and cements some of the city's longtime harmful practices.
Familiar strangers: One of the many funny things about city life
By Ace Backwords on Recently, my friend, the artist John H. Seabury, was talking on his Facebook page about this guy he’s seen for
The onset of schizophrenia: an inside perspective
By Jack Bragen on The following is a narrative of the onset of schizophrenia, told from the perspective of the individual who is in the process of becoming ill.
Supporters speak: Why save People’s Park?
By Katie Latimer and allies of the Park on For this collaborative opinion piece, we asked friends from around the park to share, why do you want to keep People’s Park?
America’s effort to destroy poor, disabled people
By Jack Bragen on We are now seeing the fallout of President Trump’s 2021 Budget, which targets the most vulnerable people and pays the people at the very top with a nifty tax break.
App-based driving provides a shred of hope for some
By Jack Bragen on App-based driving is a mixed bag; it is a sign of desperate times, but it fills a need for many.