Progressive, Local/Independent News
The July 2024 Issue of the Community Alliance is now online You can read the print version of the paper at the link below. This is a .pdf of the July 2024 Community Alliance newspaper. There are [...] Continue Reading
Inside the Community Alliance
The Community Alliance newspaper is growing, and beginning in August we will provide readers with more content on arts and culture in Fresno. This is possible thanks to a grant from the Fresno Arts [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
A Good Example of Solidarity By Eduardo Stanley The City of Fresno recently swapped out signs of Ventura and California avenues and Kings Canyon Road for their new name, Cesar Chavez [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor
Spread the Word It’s time to bring back sanity into this 2024 Presidential election. I’m not surprised to hear people saying, “Why should I bother to vote?”Can’t blame them if they feel that they [...] Continue Reading
ACLU Files Complaint Against the City of Fresno
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a complaint in Fresno County Superior Court seeking records from the Fresno Police Department (FPD) about its use of attack dogs. According to [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Briefs
Taxpayer Deception Act Pulled from November Ballot The California Supreme Court released an opinion on June 20 ordering the Secretary of State to “refrain from taking any steps” that would [...] Continue Reading
Delano Residents Take Charge
Last year, Delano residents attempted to pass a stricter rent control ordinance that would be easy to enforce at the local level. The ordinance did not pass the City Council. Residents then moved on [...] Continue Reading
Climate Profits Prophet
It’s difficult to imagine bringing a child into today’s world, someone destined to live beyond the year 2100; the extreme weather-related risks between now and 2050 worry me enough already. But that’s [...] Continue Reading
Remember Her Name
Unless you were a member of Ashli Babbitt’s family, it is easy to forget about the misguided woman who was shot to death during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Babbitt was shot directly in the left [...] Continue Reading
Tsuru for Solidarity: Bridging Past and Present Injustices
Japanese cranes, known as Tsuru in the Land of the Rising Sun, are elegant and statuesque birds with national treasure status. In Japanese culture, the crane symbolizes peace, luck and longevity, [...] Continue Reading
Hands Off the Uhuru 3!
Jesse Nevel of the Uhuru Solidarity Movement was the interviewee on the June 12 episode of the Fresno Center for Nonviolence–sponsored Stir It Up on KFCF 88.1 FM. He discussed just the movement itself [...] Continue Reading
On the Edge: Chernihiv’s Resilience Amid Russian Threats
Volodymyr is the mayor of Novoselivka, a village in northern Ukraine, located only 50 miles south of the border where Russian troops are conglomerating again. There are talks of a new offensive. A [...] Continue Reading
Colombia Puts Its Money Where Its Mouth Is
In May 2022, Colombia elected its first progressive center-left government with the ticket of Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez, of the Historic Pact Party. This ended a long period of right-wing [...] Continue Reading
U.S.-China Relations in Africa
Most analysts characterize present Chinese-American relations as being complex and multifaceted. The United States and the People’s Republic of China are usually neither allies nor [...] Continue Reading
Nuclear-Powered Submarines in Cuba
Is it the Cuban missile crisis all over again, when you thought they were calling that school assembly to announce the end of the world? Or is it just another manifestation of U.S. exceptionalism, [...] Continue Reading
Fuego FC Draw a Tie with the Richmond Kickers
Fuego FC gained their first point at home in a 1-1 game against the Richmond Kickers the evening of June 15. A tie scores a team one point; a win scores three. In the 24th minute, after three [...] Continue Reading
The Passing of the Talented Merlinda Espinoza
Merlinda Espinoza was born Feb. 14, 1986, in Fresno, to Javier and Rebecca Espinosa. Her husband is Mikey Torres. She and her husband resided in Madera, and she worked for the Madera Unified School [...] Continue Reading
Election in Mexico
What some polls predicted was confirmed on the night of June 2 when Mexico’s National Electoral Institute (INE) confirmed the election of Claudia Sheinbaum, of the Morena (Movimiento de Regeneración [...] Continue Reading
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
Sponsored PageJuly 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 increase the [...] Continue Reading
Sierra Club Sponsored Page
July 2024 You can read the print version of the Sierra Club page below. This is a .pdf of the July 2024 Sierra Club Sponsored Page. There are features that allow viewers to increase the size of the [...] Continue Reading
Elecciones en México: Aplastante Victoria de MORENA
Lo que algunas encuestas predecían se comprobó la noche del domingo 2 de junio cuando el INE (Instituto Nacional Electoral) confirmó el triunfo de Claudia Sheinbaum, de MORENA, a la presidencia de [...] Continue Reading
Central Labor Council Sponsored Page
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Tsuru for Solidarity: Superando Injusticias Pasadas y Presentes
Las grullas japonesas, conocidas como Tsuru en la Tierra del Sol Naciente, son aves elegantes y esculturales con estatus de tesoro nacional. En la cultura japonesa, la grulla simboliza la paz, la [...] Continue Reading
Residentes de Delano se Hacen Cargo
El año pasado, los residentes de Delano intentaron aprobar una ordenanza de control de alquileres más estricta que sería más fácil de implementar a nivel local. El Ayuntamiento no la aprobó. Luego, [...] Continue Reading
Barreras en la Atención del Alzheimer en las Zonas Rurales de California
Aunque el número de californianos que viven con Alzheimer casi se duplicará hasta alcanzar los 1.1 millones durante los próximos veinte años, aquellas personas que viven en zonas rurales y remotas se [...] Continue Reading
Fuego F.C. Empata con Richmond Kickers
Fuego F.C. obtuvo su primer punto en casa en un partido 1-1 contra Richmond Kickers en la tarde del 15 de junio. Un empate le da un punto a un equipo; una victoria le da tres. En el minuto 24, [...] Continue Reading
Día del Orgullo en Fresno
El 1 de junio tuvo lugar en Fresno 34avo. Festival Anual del Orgullo 2024 (o Pride Parade, en inglés), que contó con la presencia de aproximadamente 20.000 personas, además de autoridades locales. El [...] Continue Reading