Rick Paulas, VICE

Rick Paulas

VICE

Oakland, CA, United States

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Recent:
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Past:
  • VICE
  • Medium
  • CityLab
  • East Bay Express
  • Deadspin
  • Pacific Standard
  • The Awl
  • Longreads
  • New York Observer
  • KCET-TV SoCal

Past articles by Rick:

Homeless People Are Taking Over Vacant Homes to Escape the Coronavirus

“The L.A. mayor put a shelter-in-place order, but how am I supposed to wash my hands without a house?” → Read More

Homeless People Need Shelter. Hotels Are Empty. Why Aren’t Cities Acting?

Advocates are calling on governments to give homeless people the ability to self-isolate and keep themselves safe. → Read More

Encampment Sweeps Take Away Homeless People's Most Important Belongings

Crystal had her dad’s ashes taken from her, Angel had pictures of his daughter taken away, Veronica had her phone, stove, paperwork, makeup, and grandma’s jewelry all tossed away. → Read More

Photos of the Most Egregious 'Anti-Homeless' Architecture

Once you start looking, you realize what critics call "hostile architecture" is everywhere. → Read More

Instead of Helping Homeless People, Cities Are Bussing Them Out of Town

"If you look at the logical extension of what’s going on, whether it’s a move-along law or one-way bus ticket, it’s 'let’s erase people, let’s render them invisible.'" → Read More

I Fought My Landlord When My Heat Went Out—and Won

Rent strikes work. Here's how to go about organizing one if you ever need to. → Read More

The Black Moms Who Occupied a Vacant House and Became Icons of the Homelessness Crisis

In a few short weeks, they became the center of a debate about poverty, race, and homelessness. Then the cops showed up. → Read More

Buttigieg's Version of America Is Basically a Caste System

He's a Harvard graduate, but his mayorship of a private university-dominated town tells us more about his strange take on free college. → Read More

Actually Supporting Homeless People Does Not Mean Housing Them Yourself

A brief guide to the absurd, circular logic of people who don't want to deal with homelessness. → Read More

Property Owners Can Do Basically Whatever They Want to Homeless People Now

In San Francisco, they're even getting the government's help. → Read More

On Nextdoor, the Homeless Are the Enemy

Nextdoor is designed to exclude homeless populations. As a result, they’ve become scapegoats for any number of neighborhood problems. → Read More

California Is Desperately Trying to Hide Homeless People, Critics Say

A proposed policy would force those without homes to accept shelter, and people are pissed. → Read More

Inside the Wildly Popular Forum Where Landlords Plot to Screw You Over

It's a terrifying window into the tenant/landlord power dynamic—and a national housing hellscape. → Read More

Inside the Wildly Popular Forum Where Landlords Plot to Screw You Over

It's a terrifying window into the tenant/landlord power dynamic—and a national housing hellscape. → Read More

The Case for Leaving Fare Beaters Alone and Making Public Transit Free

Chances are everything you think you know about fare evasion is wrong. → Read More

Photos of the Most Egregious 'Anti-Homeless' Architecture

Once you start looking, you realize what critics call "hostile architecture" is everywhere. → Read More

Photos of the Most Egregious 'Anti-Homeless' Architecture

Once you start looking, you realize what critics call "hostile architecture" is everywhere. → Read More

What It’s Like to Live in a California Ghost Town

This past winter, Taylor Jackson had the Gold Rush ghost town of Bodie, California, almost to himself. He was there to make sure it didn't fall down. → Read More

A Tenants Union Is Taking on the Landlord of This Massive Bay Area Warehouse Complex

It's an example of how the shared space of communal living can provide people the ability to inhabit an area that would otherwise be unaffordable. → Read More

How to Get Hired at Amazon

Amazon is invading Queens, New York and Arlington, Virginia with thousands of jobs and societal disruption. Here’s what you need to know before you join the Jeff Bezos empire. → Read More