Alunita Nicola: Mother, survivor, Swiss street paper vendor
By Dina Hungerbühler on My name is Alunita Nicola. My surname is the only thing that I inherited from my father. He died when
homeless no more
Oakland opens safe parking RV site as vehicle evictions roll on
By Ariel Boone on Jorge Peña walked his tiny dog, Chiquita, around the inside perimeter of 711 71st Avenue in Oakland, behind the RVs parked neatly facing each other, stopping to say hello to his neighbor sitting in the shade. He is one of the first residents of Oakland’s new, invite-only “safe RV lot” next to Coliseum BART, and he calls it a “godsend.”
Moving inside: Antidote to mental illness?
By Andy Pope on Mental illness is often cited as one of the driving factors behind the growing homeless population in cities such as Berkeley and Oakland. A lack of resources for the mentally ill has led many people to the streets.
How I Got Inside
By Andy Pope on When I was homeless in the San Francisco Bay Area, I relied to a large degree on the moral support of lifelong friends and family who were not. For one reason or another, it was not feasible for any of them to let me stay in their homes for any substantial length of time.