Celebrating King, Voting Rights
By Community Alliance Staff On Jan. 17, hundreds of Fresno residents marched through downtown to celebrate the life and work of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated [...] Continue Reading
The First Year of Remembrance of Jan. 6
By Peter Maiden Vice President Kamala Harris went on television early in the morning on Jan. 6, preceding remarks by President Joseph Biden. She said, “Certain dates echo throughout [...] Continue Reading
Suicidios, Depresión y Ansiedad: El Impacto de la Pandemia en Niños y Adolescentes
Niños de 8 años han intentado suicidarse. Entre los jóvenes asiático americanos entre los 15 y 24 años, el suicidio es la principal causa de muerte. Los niños afroamericanos entre las edades de 5 y 12 [...] Continue Reading
The Peace and Social Justice Calendar
January 2022 Sponsored by the Fresno Center for Nonviolence Note: Contact the organizer for up-to-date information on whether meetings are in-person or via Zoom. SATURDAY, JANUARY 1 Happy [...] Continue Reading
Elsa Mejia Sworn in as New Madera City Council Member
On Dec. 1, Elsa Mejia, 32, was sworn in as the representative of District 5 on the Madera City Council by her sister, Daisy Jimenez, 35. Elsa is the first Latina of indigenous origin to win an [...] Continue Reading
The March for Our Future
By Community Alliance staff On Dec. 4, hundreds marched in Fresno demanding that Boards of Supervisors in Central Valley counties listen to the people regarding new district boundaries. [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
New Year, New Hope The new year is here with us, and as usual, most people renew their hopes and illusions that things will be better—either at their personal level and/or at a societal [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor
Nunes Resignation I just read that our lying, deceitful, racist, simply evil man Devin Nunes is planning to resign, to go work for Trump media. What more evidence do we need to support the [...] Continue Reading
New Covid-19 Variant Is Here
Although 77% of Californians are vaccinated (age five and older)—as of Dec. 22—health authorities are asking residents to continue following the recommended health protocols: get vaccinated, maintain [...] Continue Reading
Shadow Pandemic: Teen Suicides and Depression Rates Spike
Teen suicide and depression rates amid the pandemic are as alarming as deaths from Covid-19, but few mental health resources are available to address this shadow pandemic, especially within [...] Continue Reading
City and County Have Millions While Unhoused Die in the Streets
On Dec. 14, the Fresno Police Department’s Homeless Assistance Response Team (HART, aka the heartless team) raided a small homeless encampment behind a convenience store during a hard, cold rainstorm. [...] Continue Reading
Human Rights Day Focuses on Voting Rights
On Dec. 11, Human Rights Day 2021 was celebrated with a webinar put on by the Human Rights Coalition of the Central Valley called “Voting Rights are Human Rights.” The keynote speaker was Dr. Shirley [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Smoggies to Be Awarded
Breathers citywide are eager to learn who will take home a coveted golden inhaler—The Smoggie—at this year’s inaugural awards event for Fresno’s worst votes and quotes on air pollution and climate [...] Continue Reading
The Decay Of FUSD
“I’ve never worked for such inept people before.” “When we got back to school in August [2021], it was as if the administration was making it up as they went along.” “[These days] I go to my job [...] Continue Reading
Chile: Left-Wing Candidate Wins in a Landslide
Until Sept. 11, 1973, Chile had a long history of democratic elections. Salvador Allende was elected in 1970 (after running unsuccessfully in 1952, 1958 and 1964.) The 1973 U.S.-supported military [...] Continue Reading
Contrasting Crackdowns: Elections in Ecuador and Nicaragua
By Joe Emersberger (Editor’s note: This article is reprinted from the originally published by the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, COHA.org, on December 7, 2021, as a response to an article, [...] Continue Reading
NFL, Jon Gruden and Social Justice: It Was All an Illusion
The most famous director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover, touring and evaluating southern policing in the 1940s, observed, “There are some trigger-happy policemen down here.” We know now that Hoover’s [...] Continue Reading
Rings Like Silver, Shines Like Gold
Rings Like Silver Shines Like Gold: The Lives of Gene and Ellie Bluestein by Evo Bluestein and edited by Julilana Harris, Independently published (www.evobluestein.com), Fresno, 2021, $24.95 [...] Continue Reading
In the Dark of the Valley
In the Dark of the Valley exemplifies how an actual grassroots movement and campaign can be given life and develop. It is a compelling account of the all-too-familiar smashup between mistreated [...] Continue Reading
Omicron and a Collapsed Healthcare System
Almost two years after the Covid-19 pandemic started, 270 million people have been infected with the virus and 5.3 million have died worldwide. Cases in the United States exceed 50 million, while more [...] Continue Reading
Madera: Elsa Mejia Juramentó Como Concejal de la Ciudad
El 1 de diciembre de 2021 Elsa Mejia, 32, juramentó como nueva concejal de la ciudad de Madera, representando el distrito 5. Su hermana Daisy, 35, le tomó el juramento. Elsa es la primera mujer de [...] Continue Reading
Cómo Afecta la Contaminación Ambiental a la Salud de los Latinos
Cortesía de Climate Power Los jóvenes latinos están muriendo de COVID a un ritmo alarmante en California, y uno de los factores que está contribuyendo seriamente a este problema son décadas de [...] Continue Reading
López Obrador, una oportunidad para un cambio necesario
Por Agustin Duran Sabemos que la Cuarta Transformación (4T) no es perfecta. Si lo fuera, un gran número de políticos y empresarios ya estarían en la cárcel, se les habría confiscado su dinero y [...] Continue Reading
Chile: Contundente Triunfo de la Izquierda
Por Inti Mena El triunfo de la izquierda en chile el pasado 19 de diciembre de 2021, a través del presidente electo Gabriel Boric, marca un giro que comenzó hace 26 meses con el estallido social [...] Continue Reading
La Marcha Por Nuestro Futuro
Por Community Alliance El sábado 4 de diciembre, cientos de personas marcharon en Fresno exigiendo a las juntas de supervisores de los condados del Valle de San Joaquín que escuchen a la [...] Continue Reading
La catástrofe climática, de Kentucky a Kampala
En Estados Unidos, una serie de tornados devastadores azotaron Kentucky y los estados vecinos el viernes por la noche. La mega tormenta, llamada “de supercélulas”, recorrió más de 320 kilómetros y [...] Continue Reading
La Nueva Variante de Covid-19 es Muy Contagiosa
Por Grant Marcus Covid 19 ya a tomado la vida de más de 800 mil personas en EE.UU. con la variante Omicron como catalizador. Y con nuestras adicciones a las fiestas de vacaciones, compartiendo [...] Continue Reading
Que quede constancia, con el Gobernador Gavin Newsom: California sigue al frente de la lucha contra la COVID-19
Por el Gobernador Gavin Newsom Desde los primeros días de la pandemia, California ha estado al frente de la lucha nacional contra la COVID-19 mediante una fuerte labor de vacunación arraigada en la [...] Continue Reading