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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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Remembering Maceo Clardy: ‘I am somebody dammit, I ain’t a nobody’

By Destanie Newell on June 10, 2025
First-person
Maceo Clardy died in Oakland on February 8, 2025. Here, a daughter’s letter to her father, a note on his

Taken in by outsiders: My early life with the gutter punks

By Amber Whitson on May 7, 2025
First-person   Opinion
'At 16, I found community among the local gutter punks, who quickly adopted me as one of their own.'

‘You can’t say we didn’t clean up’

By Erin Sheridan and Franny Trinidad on May 7, 2025
First-person   Opinion
A new documentary spotlights community organizing at Eighth and Harrison streets

The life and times of Vernon Dailey

By Vernon Dailey on March 4, 2025
First-person   Opinion
'Oh my goodness, he’s at it again...'

Two decades of writing for Bay Area street newspapers

By Jack Bragen on March 4, 2025
First-person   Opinion
‘When someone is living in the margins, being published matters...’

Post-election shock and it’s effect on one psychotic man

By Jack Bragen on January 6, 2025
First-person   Opinion
This seems very Orwellian, and worse.

The life and times of Vernon Dailey

By Vernon Dailey on December 3, 2024
First-person   Opinion
I recently won a housing lottery through St. Mary’s Center and will be moving into a one-bedroom apartment in Berkeley soon, very close to where I grew up on Browning Street.

Who are unsheltered people voting for this month?

By Alastair Boone on November 7, 2024
First-person   News
We surveyed 100 people to learn about how they view their role in this month’s election.

Staying connected: homelessness and the digital divide

By Hollie Garrett on November 7, 2024
First-person
Phones are not just luxuries—they are lifelines.

The unseen toll of homeless encampment sweeps

By Hollie Garrett on October 7, 2024
First-person   Opinion
‘Does the removal of encampments truly address the problem of homelessness, or does it merely displace individuals who are struggling to survive?’ 

Life outside the box

By Andy Pope on October 7, 2024
First-person   Opinion
"...finding myself sitting down at a bus stop on Shattuck Avenue...I came to a fairly stark realization: 'I have nowhere left to go!'"

Neurodivergent people have limited options for supportive care

By Jack Bragen on October 7, 2024
First-person   Opinion
"Survival, if we have to do it alone, is not easy, and it is not getting easier. "
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