Street Spirit Editor Bradley Penner to take temporary medical leave
By Bradley Penner on We plan to welcome him back onto our team in September once he completes chemotherapy.
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How I found queer pride in prison
By Andrew Hardy on "There are people on the inside who are moving the ball forward."
Homeless without crime: the blatant truth
By Kevin Sample on Count 1: The purchase of illegal narcotics. Count 2: The distribution of illegal drugs. Count 3: Fraud, crime against humanity by feeding his addiction. I was homeless without these crimes.
Tales of insomnia
By Jack Bragen on A morning in the life of Jack Bragen, who lives with chronic schizoaffective disorder.
The life of Street Spirit vendor Vernon Dailey (outside of selling newspapers)
A missive from Street Spirit vendor, Vernon Dailey.
How I cope with mental health experiences that won’t go away
By Dusk Delacour on Meeting other people who saw the same things I did made a huge difference.
Thank you, JC Orton!
By Alastair Boone on After 13 years as Street Spirit’s Vendor Coordinator, JC Orton is retiring from is role.
How the shame of poverty became 27 years in prison
By Kevin Sample on Introducing Street Spirit's new Vendor Coordinator, Kevin Sample
Learning the value of my vote
By Andrew Hardy on I never knew the understated yet entirely raw power of voting until Super Tuesday, 2024
After eight months out of print, Street Spirit is back!
By Alastair Boone on “Street Spirit!” an unhoused friend exclaims each time I walk by her encampment on San Pablo Avenue. “That’s the people’s newspaper!”
From Street Spirit to You
By Vernon Dailey on Street Spirit is back. We done it with your help and we are still doing it, but it don’t stop here.
Homeless at the Piano
By Andy Pope on I think it was this. I had gotten so used to only being accepted by people who were outside, and being looked down upon by people who lived inside, I couldn’t imagine them doing anything other than to look down on me, even as I played the piano.