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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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Garbage pickup gone wrong: Berkeley’s Homeless Response Team

By Berkeley Copwatch on January 7, 2022
Commentary   Opinion
Berkeley provides garbage pickup to some homeless encampments, but this process is often disruptive and ends in residents losing important possessions. It doesn't have to be this way.

Monthly cleanups at Berkeley’s Seabreeze encampment provide a hopeful framework for curbside cleanup

By By Sabrina Armaghan Kharrazi and Isabella Fertel on May 5, 2021
Features
After years of asking for a reliable way to pick up garbage at Berkeley’s Seabreeze encampment, the unhoused community and advocates took things into their own hands.



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