SF’s RV ban is an act of erasure, not a remedy

San Francisco plans remove hundreds of vehicles from city streets, despite low shelter capacity.

Back in the East Bay

Berkeley’s Homeless Response Team needs improvement, audit finds

A look inside a new report from the City Auditor's office.

Two Vallejo lawsuits test legal protections for unhoused residents post-Grants Pass

A legal victory by the Vallejo Homeless Union, temporarily halting encampment closure.

The life and times of Vernon Dailey

By Vernon Dailey on August 6, 2025

First-person Opinion

Another report in the chronicles of Street Spirit vendor Vernon Dailey.

Behind the lens: the making of Wood Street

By Caron Creighton on August 6, 2025

First-person Opinion

Filmmaker Caron Creighton reflects on a new feature-length documentary, which follows the closure of a tight-knit encampment in West Oakland.

‘No different than the stars in the sky’: Life in writing with Erin Spencer

By Cole Haddock and Maria Toldi on July 3, 2025

Features First-person Opinion

'I've found that my happiness depends greatly on my tendency to successfully provide for others.'

Poetry

The Transparent Person

By Taiye Ronald Trotter on August 6, 2025

Arts and Culture Poetry

I am visible and invisible to you. A reflection that casts no image.

[evening]

By Joni Prince on August 6, 2025

Arts and Culture Poetry

Consider the remarkable resilience of the Mac Dre Industrial Complex

Street Spirit Queer Poetry Collection

By Street Spirit Poetry Series on June 16, 2025

Arts and Culture Poetry

Introducing Street Spirit's new poetry series

Street Spirit horoscopes – August 2025

By Boudia Crow Lafleur on August 6, 2025

Horoscopes for the month of August, divined just for you.

SF’s RV ban is an act of erasure, not a remedy

Back in the East Bay

Berkeley’s Homeless Response Team needs improvement, audit finds

Two Vallejo lawsuits test legal protections for unhoused residents post-Grants Pass

First-person

The life and times of Vernon Dailey

Behind the lens: the making of Wood Street

‘No different than the stars in the sky’: Life in writing with Erin Spencer

Poetry

The Transparent Person

[evening]

Street Spirit Queer Poetry Collection

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Street Spirit horoscopes – August 2025