The Chosen One: Mbappé
Argentina vs. France: The 2022 FIFA World Cup final was arguably the greatest World Cup soccer match of all time. A dialectical duel between an aging legendary veteran, Lionel Messi, age 35, in the [...] Continue Reading
Hate Is to Be Stopped
On Jan. 25, the Community Alliance newspaper and the San Joaquin Valley Media Alliance held their second “stop the hate” town hall at Central East High School in Fresno. Expert panelists and [...] Continue Reading
Abortion Bans an Indicator of Misogyny
We have returned to the situation of 50 years ago, when abortion was available only in some regions of some states. As an abortion counselor in southern Illinois in the 1970s, the author raised money [...] Continue Reading
Stop the Hate Town Hall in Madera
You are invited to the next Stop the Hate town hall on March 28 at 5 p.m. at the Pan America Community Center (703 Sherwood Way) in Madera. This is the third Stop the Hate town hall in the Central [...] Continue Reading
The March 2023 Issue of the Community Alliance
You can read the print version of the paper below. This is a .pdf of the March 2023 Community Alliance newspaper. There are features that allow viewers to increase the size of the pages for [...] Continue Reading
Alternative Needed in Supervisorial District 2 Race
Voters are best served when they have clear choices of rational, knowledgeable and civil candidates. Recently, there has been much activity among Republicans in the Fresno County Board of Supervisors [...] Continue Reading
Decontextualized Analysis That Drives Gang Legislation in Fresno
In the spring of 2016, an ordinance to “protect” Fresno’s youth from the insidious encroachment of gangs was proposed by a Fresno City Council member. Triggered by a complaint, or maybe several [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
Elections Are Almost Here, Again The drama of the 2024 elections has already started. What we know so far is that Joe Biden will seek reelection, however nothing is set in stone. Many Democrats [...] Continue Reading
Ignorance of Institutional Racism and Its Consequences
“The American Dream feels very far away from me now,” despaired the woman next to me. While the call for help drifted before me, the four walls that I sat within remained grounded in southwest [...] Continue Reading
Farmworkers in Tulare United to Confront Unfair Eviction
On Feb. 18, many in Tulare County’s Linnell Camp came together and said, “Ya basta! We will be heard!” People stood with their heads held high, trembling inside from the courage it takes to risk [...] Continue Reading
What’s in a Climate Name?
Last Chance Alliance, 11th Hour Project, Third Act—get the message? Time’s up. The remaining question is: Can you handle the radical prescription necessary for humanity’s survival? Apparently not, [...] Continue Reading
Climate Whiplash Is in California’s Future
In the wake of California being slammed by a series of atmospheric river storms, a special legislative hearing was held in Sacramento to consider California’s preparedness and response to future [...] Continue Reading
Lanare: Free of a Major Dump Site!
Have you ever heard of Lanare? If you have not, you are not alone. Most people ignore that Lanare is a small unincorporated community 24 miles southwest of the city of Fresno. Despite its small [...] Continue Reading
For the Love of Books
(Editor’s note: March 3 is World Book Day, an annual event organized by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to promote reading, publishing and copyrights. This date is [...] Continue Reading
United We Don’t Stand
“United We Stand” has long been a heralded phrase in the United States, but currently it describes anything but the condition of our country. We lose that feeling at our peril. Make no mistake. [...] Continue Reading
Are Students Achieving Their Greatest Potential?
On the marquee in front of a Fresno Unified School District (FUSD) elementary school, there stands a bold and spirited message: “Achieving our greatest potential.” It would be wonderful if that [...] Continue Reading
Interfaith Scholar Weekend Focuses on Inclusive Religious Freedom
Since 1998, the Interfaith Scholar Weekend has been bringing scholars from diverse faiths to Fresno to share with our local interfaith community the points of similarities and differences that our [...] Continue Reading
Draft Resistance Leader David Harris Dies
David Harris died on Feb. 6 after battling lung cancer. Harris was a national leader of the draft resistance movement who had strong ties to Fresno. He graduated from Fresno High and returned with his [...] Continue Reading
Donbas: In the Line of Fire
Donbas, an abbreviation for the toponym “Donetsk coal basin,” is an umbrella term applied to two regions of Ukraine: Luhansk (aka Luhanshchyna) and Donetsk (aka Donetshchyna). “These territories [...] Continue Reading
Let’s Promote Businesses That Treat People Well
Last month, I wrote about an awful experience that I had at a popular local restaurant, and from multiple responses to my letter, it looks like I’m not the only one who has experienced such [...] Continue Reading
Protest in Fresno Against the War in Ukraine
Peace Fresno and the local Libertarian Party sponsored a rally at Blackstone and Nees avenues on Feb. 18 against the war in Ukraine. The demonstrators called for cutting off all military aid to [...] Continue Reading
Importance of Public Art in Small Towns
If you go to the corner of Sheridan and Valley View streets in Selma, right off Highway 99, you’ll find the local Boys and Girls Club decorated by a large orange butterfly and a pair of hands holding [...] Continue Reading
Rogue Festival Returns March 3–11
The Rogue Festival, Fresno’s most uncontrolled performing arts event, returns to the Tower District March 3–11 with more than 170 separate performances from 40 performing groups in eight venues, [...] Continue Reading
A un País Que Contribuye a la Paz no se le Puede Llamar Terrorista
La Vicepresidenta de Colombia, Francia Márquez Mina, llegó a Cuba para la inauguración de la edición 31 de la Feria del Libro de La Habana, que tiene a Colombia como país invitado de honor. En mayo [...] Continue Reading
García Luna, de Súper Policía a Traidor a su País
Por Miguel Ángel Báez Terminó el juicio en contra de Genaro García Luna (54 años, ex titular de la Secretaría de Seguridad Pública durante el sexenio del presidente Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, [...] Continue Reading
La Teoría del Gran Reemplazo Presagia Más Ataques Contra Inmigrantes
(Nota del Editor: la siguiente nota fue publicada originalmente en el portal de internet www.hispanicla.com [...] Continue Reading
Trabajadores Agrícolas en Tulare, Unidos Para Enfrentar Desalojo Injusto
Por Gerardo Vásquez El sábado 18 de febrero de 2023, a última hora de la tarde, muchos miembros de la comunidad del campo laboral Linnell, en el condado de Tulare, se reunieron y dijeron: “¡Ya [...] Continue Reading