Street Spirit is an independent, left-of-center newspaper about homelessness and other issues that is partially written and sold by homeless people. The opinion section of the newspaper has provided tips to not overdose on drugs; described arresting homeless as the same as the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850; argued private land ownership, colonization, and stolen land have contributed to homelessness; supported Palestinians over Israel while urging the City of Oakland, California, to block Israeli shipments into the port and return Israeli land to the Palestinians; stated the United States has contributed to violence and poverty around the world; and criticized the U.S. for genocide against LGBT people. ⁶

Street Spirit was then funded by Youth Spirit Artworks, a group that offers art and job training to homeless youth. ⁶ In April 2023, Youth Spirit Artworks announced it could no longer afford to support Street Spirit, leading the paper to halt printing on July 1, 2023. ⁶

To reprint the paper, Street Spirit estimated it needed $250,000. ⁶ The Western Regional Advocacy Project provided assistance with Street Spirit finances and provided offices as a workspace to Street Spirit leadership once a week. ⁶ In March 2024, Street Spirit had raised the necessary money and began reprinting the newspaper through individual donations. ¹³ From July 2023-March 2024, Street Spirit raised $250,000 to republish the newspaper from over 300 individual donors with most giving between $5 and $250 and sixteen people donating $1,000 or more. 0){ let parent=divs[divs.length-1].parentNode; let footer=divs[divs.length-1]; delete divs[divs.length-1]; for (let i=2; i