Remembering Arrous Lambert: Loving partner, brother, and friend to all
By Alastair Boone on 'Arrous always walked with his head up, and his body followed.'
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Remembering Maceo Clardy: ‘I am somebody dammit, I ain’t a nobody’
By Destanie Newell on Maceo Clardy died in Oakland on February 8, 2025. Here, a daughter’s letter to her father, a note on his
Remembering Hustleman: The love and life of Derrick Arnes Hayes
By Alastair Boone on 'Derrick lived. He wasn’t just alive, he lived.'
Celebrating the life of Mike Zint
Michael “Mike” Zint, an outspoken activist whose “Poor Tour” around Berkeley thrust the plight of homeless people in city officials’ faces, died on February 14. He was 53.
Remembering Arthur Roper
By Alastair Boone on Street Spirit vendor Arthur Roper died on Friday, January 24, of complications from a stroke. He was 83 years old.
Remembering Michael Diehl
By Lydia Gans on For over 40 years Michael Diehl was a presence in Berkeley, on the streets and the parks, connecting with people, talking, listening, or just being present. Many were homeless or inadequately housed.