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The time to fight for People’s Park is NOW!

By Berkeley Copwatch on July 7, 2022
Commentary   Opinion
The fight for People's Park is heating up, and the time to plug in is now, Copwatch writes.

How I celebrate Pride in prison

By Lexie Handling on July 7, 2022
First-person   Opinion
Despite being incarcerated, people in prison find a way to build community and celebrate Pride.

Why would anyone want to live on the street?

By Timothy Busby on July 7, 2022
Features   First-person   Opinion
Accepting one’s homelessness can yield a kind of psychological peace, Busby writes.

Berkeley approved their ‘reimagining public safety’ plan. Why does it include more funding for police?

By Berkeley Copwatch on June 10, 2022
Commentary   Opinion
As Berkeley wraps up discussions of their “reimagining public safety” process, Copwatch asks, why are we continuing to fund a racist police force?

The real-world impact of Trump’s crackdown on government benefits

By Jack Bragen on June 10, 2022
Features   First-person   Opinion
Bragen received an unprecedented amount of mail from Social Security starting in the year 2020, forcing him to engage in a rigorous process of proving his disabilities were legitimate. This was the result of a policy change by the Trump administration.

There’s no care in Newsom’s ‘CARE court’ for unhoused people

By Jade Arellano on June 10, 2022
Commentary   Features   Opinion
Newsom has explicitly discussed CARE Court as a tool to address street homelessness. But the only real investments in this proposal are in the court system.

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.
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