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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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Berkeley is ‘reimagining public safety’ all wrong

By Berkeley Copwatch on May 5, 2022
Commentary   Opinion
In 2020, Berkeley committed to reimagining the role of police. Where are we in that process now?

The power of one’s voice as a nonviolent form of self-defense

By Jack Bragen on May 4, 2022
First-person   Opinion
Your voice can be a useful tool of self-defense when a situation begins to escalate, Bragen writes.

April Letters to the Editor

April 1, 2022
Letters   Opinion
Letters about recent articles in Street Spirit.

Josh: Sailor, diver, ‘decent human being’

By Martha Cast on April 1, 2022
Features   First-person   Street Spirits
Josh, who is 47, maintains simple, attainable goals: to be happy, and to be a decent human being.

The lingering feeling of homelessness

By Andy Pope on April 1, 2022
Features   First-person   Homeless No More   Opinion
Even after moving inside, one may never stop "feeling" homeless—as if they might be "found out" for their past at any moment.

We need compassion, not code enforcement

By Berkeley Copwatch on April 1, 2022
Commentary   Opinion
The city government works in tandem with police to enforce anti-homeless policies.

The revolving prison door

By Jose Carlos Grant on April 1, 2022
Commentary   Opinion
Home is a crucial component of the stability that keeps communities safe, and people out of prison, Grant writes.

Gov. Newsom says Berkeley advocates are ‘slowing progress’

By Where Do We Go Berkeley on April 1, 2022
Commentary   Opinion
Where Do We Go Berkeley responds to a press release in which Governor Gavin Newsom says the group is "slowing progress" with encampment sweeps.

Ashby/Shellmound: space, place, history

By Alastair Boone on March 1, 2022
Arts and Culture   Commentary   Features
Though the encampment community is disappearing, a sense of place remains in the minds of these six former residents.

King was a revolutionary: the ‘spiritual death’ of our cities

By Cat Brooks on February 11, 2022
Commentary   Opinion
Dr. King’s vision remains light-years away, Brooks writes, as police brutality and homelessness in cities like Oakland continue to ravage our communities.

How Berkeley made it illegal to live in a vehicle

By Berkeley Copwatch on February 11, 2022
Commentary   Opinion
Here are the Berkeley laws effectively make it illegal to live in a vehicle.

February letters to the Editor

February 11, 2022
Letters   Opinion
Letters about recent articles in Street Spirit.
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