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Homeless memorials celebrate lives lost; illuminate new data about mortality on the street

By Alastair Boone on January 7, 2023

Memorials for unhoused people provide a space to both celebrate and grieve lives lost on the street—and shine a light on new data about homeless mortality.

‘One name is too many’: New numbers paint bleak picture

By Ariel Boone on January 10, 2022

Features News

A new report by the county paints a bleak picture of death on our city streets. Service providers and community members honored those lives lost in memorial events during the month of December.

Emergency winter shelter and warming resources

By Street Spirit staff on January 10, 2022

Features News

Winter warming and shelter resources: a table by Alameda County Healthcare for the Homeless.

The uncounted

By Ariel Boone on September 17, 2021

Features

Unhoused people are reversing overdoses and saving lives on the street, but these efforts aren't showing up in official counts.

Shelter-in-Place hotels are closing. Where will residents go?

By Thomas Brouns on February 11, 2021

News

Alameda County has set an ambitious goal: To permanently house all the people who participated in their emergency COVID-19 shelter program.

COVID-19 in the homeless community: In Dialogue with Dr. Harrison Alter

By Alastair Boone on February 11, 2021

Features In Dialogue

At the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, it seemed a given that the virus would ravage the homeless community—but this has not taken place. We spoke to Dr. Harrison Alter about why.