Episode 3 July 2025
A Home by Any Other Name


Homelessness may be California’s most intractable problem. Over the past decades, encampments have begun to feel like a permanent part of the California landscape. To many housed Californians, they are eyesores, but these communities provide their residents very tangible benefits: watchful neighbors, mutual aid networks, and a sense of belonging.

This month on Radio Pacific, we have three different stories, from three different communities, from three different cities around the Bay Area – all facing the same issue: people in power deciding they can no longer be there. First, a tent encampment on the side of I-80 in Berkeley. Second, an RV community in San Francisco. And third, a group living on derelict boats off the coast of Saulsalito.




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Featured Works
According To Need
by Katie Mingle

San Francisco’s Failed RV Crackdown
by Yesica Prado &
Erika Carlos

Lost At Sea
by Joe Klock

Guests
Yesica Prado
Erika Carlos
Joe Kloc

Editor
Ben Trefny

Composer
Kirk Pearson

Sound Designer
Dogbotic Studios

Photo
Pablo Unzueta/El Tecolote