Ellie Prickett-Morgan

Jan 6, 2025 | thestreetspirit.org | Ellie Prickett-Morgan |Bradley M. Penner

“Rights only exist to the extent of your ability to enforce them.” —Heather Freinkel, managing attorney for the Homeless Action Center. For those experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Alameda County, sweeps are a fact of life. Since the Grants Pass decision this past summer, coupled with Mayor Sheng Thao’s executive order and policy changes on the ground in Berkeley, the rates of sweeps are accelerating. Now more than ever, knowing your rights as an unhoused person is imperative to your safety.

Jan 6, 2025 | thestreetspirit.org | Ellie Prickett-Morgan |Bradley M. Penner

Those who came to celebrate the fifth annual Wood Street Christmas Party on December 7th had a big change to contend with—for the first time ever the party was not on Wood Street. Instead, festivities were held two miles away at Tamarack, a community space in downtown Oakland. “We’re missing the fire pit,” said LaMonte Ford, remembering how smoke, laughter, and the smell of cooking used to draw residents from all across the Wood Street Encampment to their Christmas party.

Nov 26, 2024 | oaklandnorth.net | Ellie Prickett-Morgan |Nia Coats

The East Bay newspaper Street Spirit did something this year that few, if any, papers have been able to accomplish  — it staged a comeback after going out of print. For eight months, Street Spirit — which featured articles by and about those who have experienced homelessness and the economic policies that perpetuate poverty — did not print issues, while its director, Alastair Boone, and its editor, Bradley Penner, tirelessly fundraised to get the paper up and running again.

Nov 12, 2024 | kcra.com | Ellie Prickett-Morgan |Nava Rawls

More than 600 people gathered at Mission Dolores Park in San Francisco on Sunday to catch a sneak peek at British movie star Dev Patel — or at least 19 people who kind of look like him.For nearly an hour, prospective Devs lobbied the crowd of cheering attendees who would ultimately decide the winner of $50, a bouquet of white supermarket roses and a gold “Monkey Man” statue. The meager prize was not the only thing that drew contestant Sudev Namboodiri to make the 2-hour drive from Sacramento.

Nov 11, 2024 | sfgate.com | Ellie Prickett-Morgan |Nava Rawls

More than 600 people gathered at Mission Dolores Park in San Francisco on Sunday to catch a sneak peek at British movie star Dev Patel — or at least 19 people who kind of look like him. For nearly an hour, prospective Devs lobbied the crowd of cheering attendees who would ultimately decide the winner of $50, a bouquet of white supermarket roses and a gold “Monkey Man” statue. The meager prize was not the only thing that drew contestant Sudev Namboodiri to make the 2-hour drive from Sacramento.