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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 Homeless Union wins new restraining order, delaying encampment closure at Eighth and Harrison

By Robbie Powelson on September 4, 2025
First-person   Opinion
The new order is a data point in new the legal landscape of encampment closures post-Grants Pass.

Civil rights activists call for investigation into police raid of West Berkeley homeless encampment

By Andrea Prichett on July 3, 2025
Commentary   Opinion
A shocking sweep operation is now the subject of formal complaints filed with Berkeley's Police Accountability Board

‘You can’t say we didn’t clean up’

By Erin Sheridan and Franny Trinidad on May 7, 2025
First-person   Opinion
A new documentary spotlights community organizing at Eighth and Harrison streets

Our house in the middle of the street

By Cole Haddock and Maria Toldi on February 4, 2025
Features
Eighth and Harrison is more than an encampment, it is a community. This is their story.



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