Stories and
Poems from the
July 2006
Street Spirit Publication
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poems, statements, and such sharing first-person accounts and opinions do
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a forum to share all views, particularly those not generally heard in
mainstream outlets.
“Are we not our brother’s keeper?”
- Interviews from the homeless community answering the
question, “How do people become homeless?” The BOSS Multi-Agency Service
Center (MASC) is located in the heart of downtown Berkeley. Every day
the center serves 60 to 100 individuals living on the streets, in the
city’s shelters or in low-income SRO’s.
A National Epidemic of
Poverty -
Part 2: Interviews from the homeless community answering the question,
“How do people become homeless?”
Probe into Corruption at
Oakland Housing Authority - An investigation into corruption at the
Oakland Housing Authority (OHA) continues to shed light on questionable
activities at the OHA's East District Office, leading to events in which
34 families have been accused of wrongdoing and are facing eviction from
public housing at Lockwood Gardens, a Hope Vl project.
A Legal Challenge to Cruel
Attacks on Homeless People in San Francisco - The Dolan Law Firm,
the same San Francisco firm which won a jury verdict of $61 million in
total damages in a lawsuit against Federal Express for racial harassment
of two employees, has now taken on the case of a homeless man who
charges he was beaten by Department of Public Works (DPW) employees who
confiscated his property unlawfully.
Something of a Miracle
- Faith groups, city officials and neighbors work together to build a
comprehensive new center for homeless families in Richmond.
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