Homeless Man Attacked in Fresno’s Tower District
"Freddy" De La Rosa, a 47 year old homeless man who was asleep, is brutally attacked in front of Cuca's restaurant in Fresno's Tower District This happened on Sunday, August 18, 2024. He [...] Continue Reading
Progressive, Local/Independent News
The September 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 September 2024 Community Alliance newspaper. [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Arts Calendar
This is a .pdf of the September 2024 Arts & Culture calendar. There are features that allow viewers to increase the size of the pages for easier reading. Simply place your cursor over the content [...] Continue Reading
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Statewide Ballot Measures—The First Five
Your Nov. 5 ballot will include 10 measures for Californians to decide on, ranging from bond measures to cover repairs in public school buildings to repealing the 2008 same-sex marriage ban, which, [...] Continue Reading
Palestinian Lives Don’t Matter and Neither Does Yours
As the unabated slaughter continues in Gaza and the threat of regional war looms, the 79th Hiroshima Commemoration was held on Aug. 6 at Fresno State. The event was sponsored by the Human Rights [...] Continue Reading
Narratives That Harm: Stories as Weapons
Nowadays you don’t hear much about Sigmund Freud. Even a few decades ago, his thoughts about human behavior still commanded a lot of attention. In the 21st century, though, they’re rarely [...] Continue Reading
Having Health Insurance Can Save Your Life
Maria is a meticulous woman. She’s organized, brushes her teeth after every meal, counts her calories, works out daily with her son—she tries to control what she can. But as in all things with life, [...] Continue Reading
What Will Break the Spell?
A spell has been cast over the white evangelical world. What will it take to break the spell? Consistently, white evangelicals are a reliable voting bloc for the Republican Party. No matter how [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Fuego Lose in Jägermeister Cup
The Central Valley Fuego was officially out of the running in the Jägermeister Cup after a 0-1 loss to Union Omaha on Aug. 9. The winning goal was kicked in in the 95th minute of the game, with four [...] Continue Reading
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
Sponsored Page September 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
Sierra Club Sponsored Page
September 2024 You can read the print version of the Sierra Club page below. This is a .pdf of the September 2024 Sierra Club Sponsored Page. There are features that allow viewers to increase the [...] Continue Reading
Central Labor Council Sponsored Page
September 2024 This is a .pdf of the September 2024 Central Labor Council Page. There are features that allow viewers to increase the size of the pages for easier reading. Simply place your cursor [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Progressive PAC
September 2024 Sponsored Page [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
Fresno: The Jurassic Park of Politics Rural areas are predominantly conservative. Local governments look at new ideas with distrust, something we witness constantly at Fresno County Board of [...] Continue Reading
Letter to the Editor
Election 2024 Your August Community Alliance was excellent! Your editor’s comments are right on target. This November’s election certainly is one of the most critical elections of our lifetimes, [...] Continue Reading
Federation of Cuban Women Celebrates 64 Years
The Federation of Cuban Women (Federación de Mujeres Cubanas, or FMC) was founded on Aug. 23, 1960, only eight months after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution. The leader of the movement for women’s [...] Continue Reading
Kherson’s Hell from Above
On Aug. 2, around 11 a.m., Angela was at work when her husband of 32 years, Serhiy, drove their car home from the auto repair shop and parked it under a leafy tree to hide it from a drone. Just a week [...] Continue Reading
Valley Journalist Lloyd Carter Spoke Truth about Water and Power
I just hope we start thinking seven generations into the future about what we’re going to leave behind because I don’t believe that agriculture can last in this valley for the next few centuries. For [...] Continue Reading
South-South Cooperation
A comprehensive cooperation framework in the political, economic, social, cultural, environmental and technical realms facilitates South-South. Developing nations pool their knowledge, skills, [...] Continue Reading
Adiós Primo, Adiós Amigo Pablo
Hasta el último día de su vida, Pablo “El Primo” Espinoza fue un hombre conocido y reconocido en el Valle Central de California. Hay quienes lo conocieron en sus días de organizador [...] Continue Reading
Tener Seguro de Salud Puede Salvar tu Vida
María es una mujer meticulosa. Es muy organizada, se cepilla los dientes después de cada comida, cuenta sus calorías, hace ejercicio todos los días con su hijo—trata de controlar lo que puede. Pero, [...] Continue Reading
El Arte Cautivador y Rebosante de Chris Solís
Christopher Solís es un artista con sede en Fresno. Eso parece una frase aburrida, pero fue todo lo que el artista esquivo me dio cuando le pedí más información sobre sí mismo. Solís no me parece el [...] Continue Reading
Cambios en Torno al ArtHop de Fresno
El ArtHop de Fresno, un evento recurrente en el centro de la ciudad que alberga una vibrante mezcla de vendedores al aire libre y exhibiciones en galerías de arte, enfrenta una agitación [...] Continue Reading
La Federación de Mujeres Cubanas Cumple 64 Años
La Federación de Mujeres Cubanas (FMC) se fundó el 23 de agosto de 1960, apenas ocho meses después del triunfo de la Revolución Cubana. Quien encabezó el movimiento por los derechos de las [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Fuego Fuera de la Copa Jägermeister
Central Valley Fuego quedó oficialmente fuera de la carrera por la Copa Jägermeister después de una derrota por 0-1 ante Union Omaha el 9 de agosto. El gol de la victoria lo marcó el delantero de [...] Continue Reading