News Archives - Street Spirit https://thestreetspirit.org/category/news/ Fri, 13 Oct 2023 21:34:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://thestreetspirit.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-SSlogo-32x32.jpg News Archives - Street Spirit https://thestreetspirit.org/category/news/ 32 32 New guidelines would dictate how officials prioritize encampment sweeps in the city of Berkeley https://thestreetspirit.org/2023/10/12/berkeley-homeless-services-panel-of-experts-postpones-referral-of-good-neighbor-guidelines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=berkeley-homeless-services-panel-of-experts-postpones-referral-of-good-neighbor-guidelines Thu, 12 Oct 2023 21:15:59 +0000 https://thestreetspirit.org/?p=31569 Berkeley Homeless Services Panel of Experts postpones referral of Good Neighbor Guidelines

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]]> Love in the Time of Sweeps: A Couple’s Fight to Find Shelter Together https://thestreetspirit.org/2023/09/14/love-in-the-time-of-sweeps-a-couples-fight-to-find-shelter-together/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=love-in-the-time-of-sweeps-a-couples-fight-to-find-shelter-together Thu, 14 Sep 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://thestreetspirit.org/?p=31537 One couple’s struggle to access resources after an encampment sweep sheds light on one way the coordinated entry process breaks down.

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]]> Landlords’ Party Celebrating the End of the COVID Eviction Moratorium Ends in Confrontation between Tenants and Landlords https://thestreetspirit.org/2023/09/13/landlords-party-celebrating-the-end-of-the-covid-eviction-moratorium-ends-in-confrontation-between-tenants-and-landlords/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=landlords-party-celebrating-the-end-of-the-covid-eviction-moratorium-ends-in-confrontation-between-tenants-and-landlords Wed, 13 Sep 2023 23:51:42 +0000 https://thestreetspirit.org/?p=31508 Fights broke out at Freehouse Pub as tenants protested a party celebrating the end of tenant protections throughout the City of Berkeley.

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]]> Forging Our Path Together: Street Spirit at the Crossroads https://thestreetspirit.org/2023/08/04/forging-our-path-together-street-spirit-at-the-crossroads/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=forging-our-path-together-street-spirit-at-the-crossroads Fri, 04 Aug 2023 22:47:35 +0000 https://thestreetspirit.org/?p=31434 Street Spirit stands at a crossroads. But our community's joy and resilience carries us into the future.

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]]> The End of an Era for Street Spirit https://thestreetspirit.org/2023/06/30/the-end-of-an-era-for-street-spirit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-end-of-an-era-for-street-spirit Sat, 01 Jul 2023 06:30:00 +0000 https://thestreetspirit.org/?p=31255 After nearly 28 years of uplifting the voices and stories of homeless people in the East Bay, this may be our last issue. Here's an update of our future goals, fundraising efforts, and the future of Street Spirit.

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]]> Homefulness Is Like Heaven https://thestreetspirit.org/2023/06/30/homefulness-is-like-heaven/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homefulness-is-like-heaven Sat, 01 Jul 2023 01:30:00 +0000 https://thestreetspirit.org/?p=31396 Homefulness is not just a place, it’s much more than a place - it's like heaven.

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]]> Save Street Spirit! https://thestreetspirit.org/2023/05/23/save-street-spirit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=save-street-spirit Tue, 23 May 2023 18:00:26 +0000 https://thestreetspirit.org/?p=31223 You can send donations directly to Street Spirit on PayPal, here.

The Western Regional Advocacy project (WRAP) is our non-profit fiscal sponsor. You can send us tax-deductible donations through WRAP online here. (Make sure to write “Street Spirit” in the

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]]> Journalists, unhoused residents seek restraining order against OPD and the City of Oakland https://thestreetspirit.org/2023/05/16/journalists-unhoused-residents-seek-restraining-order-against-opd-and-the-city-of-oakland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=journalists-unhoused-residents-seek-restraining-order-against-opd-and-the-city-of-oakland Tue, 16 May 2023 21:36:49 +0000 https://thestreetspirit.org/?p=31177 Journalists and unhoused residents at Wood Street say that OPD and the city are violating their first amendment rights by limiting media access to cover an eviction. The dispute is being taken to court.

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]]> Remembering Michael Delacour, People’s Park co-founder and pillar of Berkeley organizing https://thestreetspirit.org/2023/04/07/remembering-michael-delacour-peoples-park-co-founder-and-pillar-of-berkeley-organizing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=remembering-michael-delacour-peoples-park-co-founder-and-pillar-of-berkeley-organizing Fri, 07 Apr 2023 22:28:57 +0000 https://thestreetspirit.org/?p=31113 Delacour hosted the first meetings to organize and build People’s Park at his Berkeley home in the 1960s.

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]]> We are hiring! https://thestreetspirit.org/2023/03/06/we-are-hiring/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-are-hiring Tue, 07 Mar 2023 01:14:45 +0000 https://thestreetspirit.org/?p=30988 We are hiring a new Editor in Chief for Street Spirit. This job is full-time and is scheduled to start in the Spring. Please find the job description below. All interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to

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