New guidelines would dictate how officials prioritize encampment sweeps in the city of Berkeley
By Bradley Penner on 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
By Bradley Penner and Alastair Boone on One couple’s struggle to access resources after an encampment sweep sheds light on one way the coordinated entry process breaks down.
Landlords’ Party Celebrating the End of the COVID Eviction Moratorium Ends in Confrontation between Tenants and Landlords
By Bradley Penner on Fights broke out at Freehouse Pub as tenants protested a party celebrating the end of tenant protections throughout the City of Berkeley.
Forging Our Path Together: Street Spirit at the Crossroads
By Bradley Penner on Street Spirit stands at a crossroads. But our community's joy and resilience carries us into the future.
The End of an Era for Street Spirit
By Alastair Boone on 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.
Homefulness Is Like Heaven
By Amir, Decolonize Academy on Homefulness is not just a place, it’s much more than a place - it's like heaven.
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Journalists, unhoused residents seek restraining order against OPD and the City of Oakland
By Zack Haber on 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.
Remembering Michael Delacour, People’s Park co-founder and pillar of Berkeley organizing
By Supriya Yelimeli on Delacour hosted the first meetings to organize and build People’s Park at his Berkeley home in the 1960s.
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Court decision halts People’s Park construction indefinitely
By Supriya Yelimeli on UC Berkeley said it still has an “unwavering” commitment to building student housing at People’s Park.