Housing and Homelessness
Three Years at Eighth and Harrison
Month by month, Berkeley’s largest encampment conflict has moved from motel placements and street cleanups to federal court. Here is what you will find in the complex reporting below: Over the summer, Berkeley Speaks staff compiled a comprehensive history of…
Unhoused: forward and backward we go, again
Update on Alternative Housing Sites In our last issue (Spring 2025), Berkeley Speaks reviewed the status of the unhoused community in Berkeley, and of the Struggle in the Court and the Council. The new development, beyond the continuing series of…
Unhoused in Berkeley:
Struggle in the Court and the Council Last year Berkeley government leaders aspiring to higher office claimed victory over homelessness. These claims, based on a point-in-time count, were dubious at the time. Many hundreds of Berkeleyans remain on the streets…
Here in My Dry Kitchen (song)
By Andrea Prichett Enjoy the video of Andrea Prichett’s performance of “Here in My Dry Kitchen ” in April, at the Freight and Salvage. First link is video, followed by lyrics. Andrea’s website is:
Where Do We Go From Here (song)
Words and Music by Hali Hammer
Important BART Development Meeting, Thursday May 22, 6-8pm
Where: Ed Roberts Campus, 3075 Adeline Street, Berkeley Friends of Adeline urges you to attend this meeting to hear from the developer teams. Please come early and submit a question to be asked. Here are some sample questions created by…
Where Do We Go?
A Month-By-Month Record: How the Trump Court Eliminates Unhoused Persons’ Human Rights –And Berkeley Goes Along. On September 10, 2024, Berkeley City Council passed a policy resolution to expand the City’s ability to close homeless encampments. The new policy takes…
“Middle Housing” is coming to your neighborhood
By Nico Calavita Editor’s Note: On Thursday October 24 at 6:30pm, Council members for Districts 1 and 2 will hold a “Town Hall on Upzoning” (Middle Housing), Berkeley Adult School, 1701 San Pablo Ave. See this urgent appeal from the…
Self-Help Hunger Program: “This is not just a park, it is a movement.”
On the Berkeley-Oakland border, just a few feet from the HERE/THERE sign that makes gentle fun of the two cities’ self-images, is a “pocket park” called Jasper P. Driver Plaza. The streetside park has a powerful and iconic history as…