Improve conditions in jail, expand treatment in community
We have a criminal-legal system that continues to prioritize incarceration over care in the community for those struggling with mental illness, drug addiction and homelessness.
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City of Berkeley must continue work with advocacy groups to aid unhoused communities
People experiencing homelessness in Berkeley continue to be affected by water insecurity and encampment sweeps.
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UC Berkeley must meet students’ growing basic needs, surpass bare minimum
If you are constantly wondering where your next meal will come from, how can you be expected to think about an essay due tomorrow?
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Measure W is crucial to well-being of Alameda County’s unhoused population
We can’t turn our backs on our neighbors anymore. We must take action to ensure our city is able to provide for the most vulnerable.
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In policy, support voices of system-impacted people
Policymakers must accept the leadership of impacted people. Good intentions will never be enough if they are coupled with elitism.
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How to end homelessness: Heed the lessons of COVID-19
This moment should be a call to face the crisis of homelessness — in the blink of an eye, the pandemic created the political urgency necessary to do so.
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Responding to today’s challenges is essential for a better tomorrow
We must be cognizant that Berkeley — like all cities — does not exist in a bubble. The actions we take have a ripple effect across the region.
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CA Gov. Gavin Newsom announces 100-day challenge to fight homelessness
In an effort to address homelessness throughout the state, California Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a 100-day challenge, allowing individual cities and counties to apply for Emergency Homelessness Aid.
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On homelessness: Empathy is essential but mustn’t be the end
My only true exposure to visible poverty, then, came when I traveled to places at a remove from my home. And this had a certain effect on how I perceived homelessness. While I saw many people without homes, their displacement was in some ways tempered by my own transience.
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Recent numbers on homelessness don’t match city’s rhetoric
CITY ISSUES: Alleviating homeless displacement necessitates creative thinking from city
The city talks a big game about helping homeless individuals, but the results just don’t match that rhetoric.
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