A place worth fighting for
By Osha Neumann on The Albany landfill and the struggle to preserve the last bit of wildness on the San Francisco Bay. By Osha Neumann
Albany Bulb
‘They couldn’t give me a home as homey as my home out here, homie’
By Matt Ray and Matthew Wranovics on The off-leash glory of the Albany Bulb. By Left in the Bay
Discovery below the debris: The life of Amber Whitson
By Bradley Penner on 'The Bulb will always be home for me.'
Mad Marc’s Castle
By Bradley Penner and Osha Neumann on 'A testament to the possibility and creativity of a world built on the fringes of the disposed.'
Open letter from a former Bulb resident to visitors
By Bulb Resident on 'We lived around, and with, and in the rubble. Lived.'
The girl
By Amber Whitson on On August 13, 2012, I was at home in my tent at the Albany Bulb, taking pictures of my clothing after I finally sorted all of it. Being a perfectionist, I took two pictures from each angle. I figured that I would review the pictures after I was done, keep the best ones from each angle and delete the other ones.
The Sense of Loss When a Community Is Erased
Andy Kreamer asked people to call out the names of Albany Bulb residents who had been lost. The amount of loss that has been suffered in the past year is overwhelming. The residents have lost more than their homes. They’ve lost their safety, their friends, their peace of mind.
Home Is Where the Heart Is
It is heartbreaking to go out to the Albany Bulb and see what has been done to our former home. Those of us who still live on the streets are under constant persecution due to the inhumane laws that criminalize our very existence.
Albany Demolishes Homeless Encampment
Stephanie’s house and her carefully laid out garden were destroyed. Dozens more homes were smashed to pieces by the bulldozers, and turned into rubble.
Albany Officials Ignore the Needs of Disabled People at the Bulb
Albany opened its temporary homeless shelter supposedly for use by the population of primarily disabled homeless individuals whose camps it intends to demolish. The Fair Housing Act makes it unlawful to refuse to make reasonable accommodations to afford a handicapped person equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling.