By Eduardo Stanley “Some people were scared because of rumors about the vaccine,” said Rolando Sandoval, a promotor de salud for Cultiva La Salud, a community organization dedicated to education [...] Continue Reading
Homeless Man Brutalized by Fresno Police Has a Victory in Court
Lewis Brown, a homeless man who the Fresno police brutalized, was recently found not guilty of charges brought against him. Charges were filed against Brown after the demolition of the encampment he [...] Continue Reading
Good for Growers, Bad for Workers
If the Senate passes, and President Biden signs, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, U.S. growers and labor contractors will benefit, but most farmworkers will not. There should be no question [...] Continue Reading
Labor Rights Caravan Reaches Out to Farmworkers
The Labor Rights Caravan reached the small town of Huron on June 26. Volunteers set up pavilions in the parking lot of a Mexican bakery, the Panadería de Dios. In the 100-degree heat, they met a [...] Continue Reading
All in for Vaccinations
California has barely passed the 50% mark of vaccinated residents. Despite the fact that vaccines and vaccination posts are available with almost no waiting in line, even with incentives—$50 gift [...] Continue Reading
Teen Stress
(Editor’s note: The following letter is in regard to an article published in the January 2020 edition of the Community Alliance.) I am concerned that the issues stated in the article, “What to Do [...] Continue Reading
Professional Diversity Improvement Hits Fresno Unified
The Fresno Unified School District (FUSD), which is California’s third largest school district serving more than 73,000 students, has long been criticized for the absence of diversity among its [...] Continue Reading
California Approves $156 Million Fund to Combat Asian Racism
Asian Americans cheered the July 12 passage of California’s API (Asian Pacific Islander) Equity Budget, a three-year $156 million initiative that seeks to equip the AAPI (Asian American Pacific [...] Continue Reading