Houseless Archives

Homelessness

A houseless woman gives birth in a porta potty in Oakland—and the baby lives

Tiny - January 25, 2022

No pre-natal care. Nowhere to go. And yet, thanks to community action, mama and child are okay.

Homelessness

Homelessness—and failed solutions— in Salt Lake City and Denver

Tiny - August 8, 2021

Sweeps and attacks on the unhoused are not just happening in the Bay Area; it's a national problem.

News + Politics

The indigenous struggle to save trees — and sacred spaces — in Humboldt

Tiny - June 21, 2021

Between the timber companies and state agencies, so much devastation.

Transportation

The view from behind the wheel: How Muni drivers have handled COVID

Victor Tence - June 4, 2021

A labor shortage, passengers who refuse to wear masks ... the people who carry essential workers to work have been on the front lines.

Homelessness

Mother’s Day — for homeless mamas

Tiny - May 11, 2021

A story of eviction, gentrification, poverty -- and hope.

Movies

Performing poverty in ‘Nomadland’ and ‘White Tiger’

Tiny - March 7, 2021

Two acclaimed movies from poverty outsiders don't go far enough in exposing wealth-hoarding and corporate slavery.

Homelessness

The bad narrative of ‘bad choices’

Tiny - February 25, 2021

It's an easy way to look away and blame homelessness on poor people.

Party Radar

Party Radar: With Keep Our Beat Alive fest, Housepitality sustains SF’s nightlife spirit

Marke B. - February 22, 2021

A three-day festival stacked with DJ talent helps one of our best weekly parties float on—and even innovate

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: Elders on the move, in love and crisis

Dennis Harvey - February 18, 2021

Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci play a couple navigating dementia in 'Supernova'; 'Nomadland' shows Frances McDormand weathering poverty

Homelessness

The next battle for People’s Park

Tiny - February 3, 2021

Once again, UC is displacing people to expand its campus. It's a pattern.

Tagged with: Houseless

A houseless woman gives birth in a porta potty in Oakland—and the baby lives

Homelessness—and failed solutions— in Salt Lake City and Denver

The indigenous struggle to save trees — and sacred spaces — in Humboldt

The view from behind the wheel: How Muni drivers have handled COVID

Mother’s Day — for homeless mamas

Performing poverty in ‘Nomadland’ and ‘White Tiger’

The bad narrative of ‘bad choices’

Party Radar: With Keep Our Beat Alive fest, Housepitality sustains SF’s nightlife spirit

Screen Grabs: Elders on the move, in love and crisis

The next battle for People’s Park

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