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Swept off the Map

A new project visualizes Oakland's shifting encampment management strategy over the past four years.

On the Streets of Oakland

Dispatches from the sweep zone: Looming escalations

'The only defense is to organize.'

Housed to unhoused: The story of Jake

Disabled after a tragic incident, Jake and his family survive in the hazes of Oakland’s shadow.

In Dialogue with Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas

By Alastair Boone on October 1, 2025

Features In Dialogue

Measure W is projected to generate billions for homelessness services. What will Alameda County do with the funds?

SF homeless outreach workers unionize (and think you should too)

By Eric Muscosky on October 1, 2025

News

Workers at SFHOT spend their days helping people struggling on the streets. Now they want a fair workplace.

Exactly who is entitled to live in Albany, CA?

By Margie Marks on October 1, 2025

Commentary Opinion

Does everyone have a right to live in Albany, even if they cannot afford it?

Poems & Zines

Get the Grease

By Bread and Thorns Mutual Aid Collective on October 1, 2025

Commentary Opinion

A guide to making your voice heard

Land of the Free / Reflections

By Samuel Palos Kraemer on October 1, 2025

Arts and Culture Poetry

'We are not a melting pot / We are an assimilation machine'

The Bus

By Christopher Strunck on October 1, 2025

Arts and Culture Poetry

'I was wrong I won’t apologize for who I am'

Street Spirit horoscopes – October 2025

By Boudia Crow Lafleur on October 1, 2025

Honor fluidity this month, it’s time to embrace the ongoing storm.