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Why aren’t CA stimulus checks automatically given to the poor?

By Jack Bragen on January 10, 2022
Commentary   Opinion
Author Jack Bragen laments how difficult it is for low-income people who don't pay taxes to receive stimulus checks.

Garbage pickup gone wrong: Berkeley’s Homeless Response Team

By Berkeley Copwatch on January 7, 2022
Commentary   Opinion
Berkeley provides garbage pickup to some homeless encampments, but this process is often disruptive and ends in residents losing important possessions. It doesn't have to be this way.

10 ways to support Street Spirit this holiday season

By Alastair Boone on December 9, 2021
Arts and Culture   Commentary   Community Events   Features   Opinion   YSA youth contributions
We need you to help us grow! Here are some ways you can support us.

Encampment sweeps on the rise in Berkeley

By Berkeley Copwatch on December 9, 2021
Commentary   Opinion
Berkeley is aggressively enforcing municipal codes that make living on the street illegal, signaling a return to pre-COVID encampment management.

A government must—

By Jack Bragen on December 9, 2021
Commentary   Opinion
Jack Bragen reflects on the government's responsibility to protect its people.

When seasons change: the nature of winter light

By Jesse Mentken on December 9, 2021
Commentary   Opinion
Winter is coming, and as is the case with all natural cycles, you can see so much by paying close attention.

Misinformation about Berkeley’s ‘homeless response’

By Berkeley Copwatch on November 8, 2021
Commentary   Opinion
Berkeley Copwatch writes a response correcting the misinformation in a recent letter by the Berkeley City Manager.

From George Jackson to George Floyd

By Kevin D. Sawyer on October 5, 2021
Commentary   Features   Opinion
Half a century since George Jackson was murdered, with so many Black lives slain since, remember that everyone is a potential George until wanton police violence against all people is stopped.

How COVID-inspired charity can hurt more than help

By Anita de Asis Miralle aka Needa Bee on October 5, 2021
Commentary   Features
The coronavirus pandemic inspired many to get involved with lending aid to the unhoused community. Author Needa Bee asks, are these groups truly providing mutual aid?

An economic straightjacket traps people with disabilities

By Jack Bragen on October 5, 2021
Commentary   Opinion
Let’s face it: we are harshly penalized for any work activity that we might try to do. I’ve experienced this firsthand. The Social Security Administration boasts otherwise and claims that they offer incentives toward working. This is bogus.

Money can be used as a weapon

By Jack Bragen on September 6, 2021
Commentary   Opinion
Money brings power. While it doesn’t give power over oneself, it gives power over external conditions, events, and people.

On Cal’s development plans: Don’t let the UC call it housing

By Carol Denney on September 6, 2021
Commentary   Opinion
High-end, for-profit housing is no substitute for real housing and honest efforts to permanently address the housing crisis, Denney writes.
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