We Demand Immigration Reform Now
Demanding “Immigration Reform Now” demonstrations were held in Clovis and Bakersfield at the offices of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R–Bakersfield). These rallies were held in support of HR 1511 and [...] Continue Reading
The September 2023 Issue of the Community Alliance
You can read the print version of the paper below. This is a .pdf of the September 2023 Community Alliance newspaper. There are features that allow viewers to increase the size of the pages for easier [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
Should Biden Run for Reelection? When Joe Biden arrived at the White House in 2021, I felt that two big changes took place in our society: First, instantly the craziness and dysfunctionality of [...] Continue Reading
Errata
We made an inadvertent error in our August 2023 issue. On the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) sponsor page (page 8), the photo for the section titled “Fresno WILPF [...] Continue Reading
Letter to the Editor
About Cesar Chavez Boulevard I read in the press controversial statements about Cesar Chavez Boulevard and Cesar E. Chavez and the lawsuit. This is an unfortunate development in our [...] Continue Reading
Acknowledgement and Apology of Historical Injustice
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a formal apology acknowledging the state Attorney General Office’s past complicity in the unjust deprivation of Japanese Americans’ civil rights and civil [...] Continue Reading
Prison Industrial Complex Wants Boston Back
(Editor’s note: Boston Woodard wrote a series of articles for this paper from 2005 to 2018 when he was serving time for a crime he committed more than 40 years ago. The articles about life on the [...] Continue Reading
Teacher Shortages, Polarization and Learning Gaps
K-12 students returning to school this fall face teacher shortages, pitched battles over curricula and pandemic-era learning gaps, teachers and education officials explained at an Aug. 18 briefing [...] Continue Reading
The Kids Aren’t Alright
The start of a new school year can be like the coming of spring. There can be a glow of fresh, exciting possibilities in the air, the anticipation of the new. Something that often sets the tone for [...] Continue Reading
BLM Shuts Down Oil Drilling in the Carrizo Plain National Monument
President Bill Clinton created the Carrizo Plain National Monument in 2001. It is California’s largest remaining natural grassland and home to numerous sensitive and rare species of plants and [...] Continue Reading
Measure C to Go to Voters in March 2024
(Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative.) A half-cent sales tax that funds public safety and street repairs in the City of Merced moved a [...] Continue Reading
“Down There” in West Fresno
A recent comment from a Fresno City Council member rang an old, all too familiar bell. When District 1 representative Annalisa Perea referred to West Fresno as “down there” in an interview with [...] Continue Reading
All Guantanamo Belongs to Cuba
The name Guantanamo brings up only one image for most people in the United States—the U.S. “military prison/detention center” torture facility within the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay. It is still [...] Continue Reading
A Pearl by the Sea under Attack
On Aug. 14, Odesa faced yet another Russian military assault in the middle of the night. The Russians attacked the southern seaport with 15 Iranian-made Shahed drones and eight Kalibr missiles [...] Continue Reading
Rest in Power Camarada Ed Castro
Rest in Power Camarada Ed Castro BY GLORIA MENESES-SANDOVAL AND SALVADOR SANDOVAL Eduardo “Ed” Castro was loved by many for his simple ways. He was born in the Central Valley town of Reedley. He [...] Continue Reading
Nazi Activity Increases in the San Joaquin Valley
Nazi propaganda was distributed in Visalia and Hanford recently, Nazi swastikas have appeared in Fresno and the California Department of Justice (DOJ) reports that hate crimes are on the rise in the [...] Continue Reading
50th Anniversary of the Grape Strike
On Aug. 19, the Chicano Youth Center in Fresno hosted a fundraising event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the United Farm Workers (UFW) strike in the grape industry. The strike began on April [...] Continue Reading
DeSantis, Anti-Woke and African American History
The great Marxist historian Herbert Aptheker once noted that “history’s potency is mighty. The oppressed need it for identity and inspiration, [and the] oppressor for justification, rationalization [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Fuego Tied
On Aug. 5, the Chattanooga Red Wolves came out to California to play Central Valley Fuego FC. In the first half, there was a back and forth in front of the Chattanooga goal with a couple of shots by [...] Continue Reading
Tulare: Huelga de Choferes de Buses Termina con Victoria
El 8 de Julio, las rutas fijas de autobuses de Visalia, Dial-A-Ride, Sequoia Shuttle y V-Line fueron suspendidas porque los conductores se declararon en huelga. Es sorprendente ver el tránsito del [...] Continue Reading
El Poder del Voto Latino en California
(Nota del editor: Esta nota fue publicada originalmente en Caló News) Los votantes latinos en California serán quienes determinen quién será el próximo senador federal que represente al estado más [...] Continue Reading
Guatemala: La Élite Tiene Que Respetar la Victoria de Arévalo
(Nota del Editor: Esta nota fue publicada originalmente en www.hispanicLA.com) La segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales en Guatemala celebrada este domingo, es una prueba [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Fuego Empata
El 5 de agosto, los Chattanooga Red Wolves viajaron a California para jugar contra el Central Valley Fuego FC. En la primera parte hubo un ida y vuelta frente a la portería de Chattanooga con un par [...] Continue Reading
Los Juegos del Hambre
Libertad Bajo Palabra Al final de cuentas los políticos políticos son. No pierden su naturaleza. Casi siempre anteponen sus intereses personales a los del grupo de colegas con quienes se supone [...] Continue Reading
Trabajadores Domésticos, Recurso Subestimado en EE.UU.
(Nota del editor: Esta nota fue publicada originalmente por Ethnic Media Services) Los trabajadores domésticos en los Estados Unidos están mal pagados y explotados y en gran medida, están exentos [...] Continue Reading