Building Community
This newspaper exists because of the generous support of the community. That support was evident at the Community Alliance annual fundraiser held at the Unitarian Universalist Church on Nov. 30. [...] Continue Reading
Arte Y Cultura De Fresno
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Arts and Culture Calendar
You can read the print version of the Arts and Culture Calendar below. This is a .pdf of the December 2024 Arts and Culture Calendar. There are features that allow viewers to increase the size of the [...] Continue Reading
Sierra Club Sponsored Page
December 2024 You can read the print version of the Sierra Club page below. This is a .pdf of the December 2024 Sierra Club Sponsored Page. There are features that allow viewers to increase the [...] Continue Reading
The December 2024 Issue of the Community Alliance
You can read the print version of the paper at the link below. This is a .pdf of the December 2024 Community Alliance newspaper. There are features that allow viewers to increase the size of the pages [...] Continue Reading
Stop the Hate in Action
On Oct. 28, three members of the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC; in Topeka, Kan.), “arguably, the most obnoxious and rabid hate group in America,” according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, arrived [...] Continue Reading
Homelessness and Reagan Deja Vu
At the time they began dreaming up Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day (HPMD) and hoping to make it the real annual occasion it has since become in about 100 U.S. cities, a group of New Yorkers gathering [...] Continue Reading
White Christians and the Election
Let’s talk about white Christians and the election, shall we? Of white evangelicals who voted, 81% broke for Trump. This is almost exactly the same percentage who voted for Trump in the 2016 and [...] Continue Reading
Black Women Make History
BY CALIFORNIA BLACK MEDIA There is one African American woman currently serving in the California State Senate, Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D–Ladera Heights). It’s the same in the U.S. [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
The United States elected a president who, from day one, will seek to undermine democracy, take revenge on his political enemies and the press, deport thousands of undocumented people, increase the [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor
The Complexity of Holiday Greetings A recent conversation with a business acquaintance sparked a thought-provoking discussion on the use of the phrase “Happy Holidays.” It all began when he shared [...] Continue Reading
Why Donald Trump?
The 2024 U.S. presidential election concluded with Donald J. Trump emerging as the winner, securing a return to the White House. Although several reasons were given for Trump’s victory, spanning [...] Continue Reading
Public Hearings for Pesticide Control
On Nov. 15, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) issued a draft regulation of cancer-causing pesticide 1,3-dichloropropene (aka 1,3-D, brand name Telone) that will create a two-tier [...] Continue Reading
Crushed Hopes: What’s Next?
The big question is how did it happen. That is, the election of a misogynist, lying, cheating, racist, convicted criminal as leader of this nation founded on such high principles two centuries ago, [...] Continue Reading
White Fog in Yokuts Valley
I grew up on the coast of Maine where fog rolled in so thick you couldn’t see the road ahead when you wanted to get somewhere. You had to inch forward at a few miles an hour, along the painted white [...] Continue Reading
Slow Progress for Street Vendors
Fresno’s City Council passed a new law that places strict restrictions on street vendors, barring them from selling in designated areas. The “Sidewalk Vending Ordinance” passed on a 5-2 vote in [...] Continue Reading
Water Equity Is Vital to the Future of Valley Communities
Lindsay is a citrus- and olive-growing town in Tulare County. The lush orchards that embrace the surrounding landscape thrive on water from California’s canal system and the San Joaquin Valley’s [...] Continue Reading
The Enemy All Along
Six minutes. Several years ago, at a Fresno Unified School District school site, that’s how long students had to go from one period to the next. And, according to Annie Jacobsen’s meticulously [...] Continue Reading
Devastating Hurricane Rafael Hits Cuba
On Nov. 6 (Wednesday), Hurricane Rafael hit central Cuba, and I was there. This is a contemporary account written from Marianao, Havana, four days later, while our electricity was still out. It’s [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Briefs
Create the Range of Light National Monument Deanna Wulff, executive director of Unite the Parks, is leading the effort to protect the 1.4 million acres of federal land between Yosemite and [...] Continue Reading
Her Team Will Win Again
Trump’s lie ball struck her out.Her head down as she heads back to the dugout.A little over half the crowd cheered her strike out.In 2028 her team will have a new lover to compete against the [...] Continue Reading
What Trump’s Return Means for Ukraine
Donald Trump’s election in 2024 signals a geopolitical shift that could put at risk Ukraine’s sovereignty and embolden Russian aggression. His administration’s ties to the Kremlin, history of [...] Continue Reading
Los Indocumentados de Merced se Preparan para las Políticas de Inmigración de Trump en Medio de Temores de Deportación Masiva
Randu ha vivido en Merced durante la mayor parte de su vida y, por lo tanto, no tiene muchos recuerdos de la infancia de México, el país donde nació. Llegó aquí cuando tenía 7 años cuando su [...] Continue Reading
Lento Avance Para los Vendedores Ambulantes
El Ayuntamiento de Fresno aprobó una nueva ley que impone restricciones estrictas a los vendedores ambulantes, prohibiéndoles vender en áreas designadas. La “Ordenanza de venta ambulante” se aprobó [...] Continue Reading
La Justicia del Agua es Vital Para el Futuro de las Comunidades del Valle
Lindsay es una ciudad productora de cítricos y olivos en el condado de Tulare. Los exuberantes huertos que abrazan el paisaje circundante prosperan gracias al agua del sistema de canales de California [...] Continue Reading
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
Sponsored Page December 2024 You can read the (.pdf) print version of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom sponsored page below. There are features that allow viewers to [...] Continue Reading