I.C.E’s Housekeepers; or the “Goons” in the Grey Uniforms
"Did we just experience a traumatic event?""I would definitely say it was a baptism ritual almost for sure getting pepper sprayed for your first time.""It's a rite of passage, I think. Definitely. [...] Continue Reading
How Malachi Suarez Removed His School’s Racist Name
When my son Malachi Suarez started his fourth-grade Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) community-service project in 2020, he genuinely wanted to help his community. After learning that James K. Polk [...] Continue Reading
Thoughts on the New Banksy Statue in London
As someone who loves public art with a political message, I have not been moved by a work of public sculpture since I saw American artist Kehinde Wiley’s Rumors of War in 2019. That huge bronze piece [...] Continue Reading
Grassroots Leaders Speak out Against ICE “Blitz”
On Thursday, October 8, the May 1 Coalition for Immigrant Rights held a press conference outside Fresno City Hall to demand an end to recent and increasing ICE raids in the Central Valley and to call [...] Continue Reading
The October 2026 Issue of the Community Alliance
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From the Editor
Dear readers, Turn these pages and you will find the same story told six ways. County supervisors want more guns in county buildings and fewer books in county libraries. A grassroots group of [...] Continue Reading
30th Anniversary Reception & Fundraiser
On the evening of September 19, several dozen community members gathered downtown at the Law Office of Kevin G. Little to celebrate the 30 year anniversary of the Community Alliance [...] Continue Reading
Homer’s Haiku
For Tai Chi Movements Spring Hands Connect Feet Elbows Harmonize With Knees Shoulders Direct Hips Spain’s FIFA Championship Win Football’s World Cup [...] Continue Reading
Letter to the Editor
Good Guy Mike Rhodes I was at the National Women’s Political Caucus luncheon on September 12 where longtime Community Alliance editor and activist Mike Rhodes was honored with the “Good Guy” award. [...] Continue Reading
Keep Libraries Public!
The Fresno County Board of Supervisors was expected to review a report on library privatization from County Administrative Officer Paul Nerland on October 20. Supervisor Garry Bredefeld asked for the [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Bee Reporting Impaired by McClatchy Layoffs
Newspapers throughout the Central Valley have been hit with substantial layoffs by the McClatchy Media Company, including the Sacramento Bee and the Fresno Bee. McClatchy was acquired out of [...] Continue Reading
Housing and Homelessness: Q&A with Council Candidate Dr. Joaquín Arambula
The Alliance recently sent out a questionnaire on housing and homelessness to all 2026 Fresno City Council candidates; Robert Fuentes and Naindeep Singh in District 1, Joaquín Arambula and Keshia [...] Continue Reading
Fresno District 1 Candidate Singh on Housing and Homelessness
By Bob McCloskey The Community Alliance recently sent a questionnaire on housing and homelessness to all six 2026 City Council candidates. The following is District 1 candidate Naindeep Singh’s [...] Continue Reading
Who Loves Guns and Hates Libraries? Fresno’s Board of Supervisors
Board Advances Arming of Even More County Employees At its September 8 meeting, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the first reading of an amendment to the county ordinance [...] Continue Reading
How the Community Changed Measure C
Wesley Lowery’s 2016 book They Can’t Kill Us All makes the point that power is never given; it is taken. That is how Measure S reached the November 2026 ballot. Over the toxic opposition of [...] Continue Reading
The Ultimate Woke: Critical Race Theory, a Brief History
Critical Race Theory assumes multiple ideas, such as (1) racism is an essential element of American culture; (2) White over Black involves not only material social relations but also has an immense [...] Continue Reading
The New Map of Africa: What Is There for Africa?
Maps are often treated as neutral tools for locating places and understanding geography. Yet maps do more than represent the world. They shape how people imagine it. The United Nations debate over the [...] Continue Reading
Carín León: De Sonora Para El Mundo Tour 2026
El ganador de varios Grammy Carín León trajo su gira por Norteamérica, De Sonora Para El Mundo, al Save Mart Center de Fresno el 19 de septiembre. León empezó su carrera como solista en 2018 con el [...] Continue Reading
30 Aniversario de la Alianza Comunitaria
La noche del 19 de septiembre, varias decenas de miembros de la comunidad se reunieron en el despacho Law Office of Kevin G. Little, para celebrar el 30 aniversario de la Alianza [...] Continue Reading
Los despidos de McClatchy dañan la cobertura del Fresno Bee
Los periódicos de todo el Valle Central han sufrido despidos considerables por parte de McClatchy Media Company, entre ellos el Sacramento Bee y el Fresno Bee. McClatchy fue adquirido en quiebra por [...] Continue Reading
Del Editor
Estimados lectores: Pasen estas páginas y encontrarán una sola historia contada de seis maneras. Los supervisores del condado quieren más armas en los edificios del condado y menos libros en sus [...] Continue Reading
¿Quién ama las armas y odia las bibliotecas? Su Junta de Supervisores
La Junta avanza en armar a todavía más empleados del condado En su reunión del 8 de septiembre, la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Fresno aprobó por unanimidad la primera lectura de una [...] Continue Reading
2026 November 3 Election Grid
Note from the Community Alliance Team: While we do not endorse candidates, every election we publish an endorsement grid to show who is endorsing who. Voters can use this as a tool in their [...] Continue Reading
