From defensive to offensive struggles against displacement
By Juliet Kunkel on An interview with Andrew Lee, author of Defying Displacement: Urban Recomposition and Social War
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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
Why and how to investigate when police abuse
By Berkeley Copwatch on Anyone can investigate the police. No special credentials are needed and, in most situations, it is completely free.
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!”
On Place in an Era of Erasure
By Bradley Penner on Here in the East Bay, we find ourselves in a unique position to both honor and expand upon the legacy of place within our communities, or moreover, what those places could become when the community works together.
From Oakland to Frisco, ‘solutions’ created by politricksters are killing us, not housing us
By Tiny on These “solutions” to homelessness—created “about us but without us”—are not only bound to fail, but bound to harm, often leading to our deaths.
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.
Wood Street and Homefulness “Liberation Together” Statement at Oakland City Hall
By Wood Street Community and Homefulness on Wood Street Community and Homefulness press release statement ahead of Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland City Council on November 28, 2023.
Editor’s Note on “The Eviction Machine”
By Alastair Boone on This story represents the writer’s point of view, and chronicles the experiences they shared during years of working closely together to battle the eviction that would ultimately end 300’s life.
The Eviction Machine
By Vinay Pai on 300 was a life-long Berkeley resident and community leader who tragically passed away in 2019 after being evicted from his home. His story shines a light on the struggle to get off the street.