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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. A publication of Youth Spirit Artworks.

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Shelter-in-Place hotels are closing. Where will residents go?

By Thomas Brouns on February 11, 2021
News
Alameda County has set an ambitious goal: To permanently house all the people who participated in their emergency COVID-19 shelter program.

Everyone deserves to shelter in place, including homeless people

By TJ Johnston on May 22, 2020
First-person   Opinion   YSA youth contributions
“Sheltering in place” is a privilege that over 9,000 unhoused San Franciscans do not enjoy. Yet, shelters are congregate environments where people sleep barely more than two feet away from one another, head to foot or top to bottom in bunks.

In Dialogue with Dr. Jason Reinking—aka “Dr. Jay”—of LifeLong Medical Care

By Ricky Rodas on May 1, 2020
Features   In Dialogue
Dr. Jay speaks about how unsheltered people can protect themselves during these tough times, and what their housed neighbors can do to provide support.

A taste of homelessness

By Timothy Busby on April 1, 2020
Commentary   Opinion   YSA youth contributions
I can’t help but think to myself, “now the general population is getting a taste of what we, the homeless, face everyday.”



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Street Spirit Newspaper
1740 Alcatraz Ave, Berkeley, CA 94703