Following the results of the November 2024 election, hope has been in short supply. Previous experience with the man elected President left no room to hope that someone thought inadequate for the job [...] Continue Reading
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“Yanking the Hook”: Modern-Day Gambling
It’s something “worth celebrating”—at least according to a December 2024 cover story in The Economist. The development that’s making the magazine so enthusiastic: a recent explosion of gambling [...] Continue Reading
Un Llamado a Rendir Cuentas: El Impacto de la Ley Laken Riley y la Traición a las Comunidades Latinas del Valle Central
(Nota del editor: La Ley Laken Riley fue nombrada en honor a Laken Riley, una joven estudiante universitaria asesinada por un inmigrante indocumentado venezolano el 22 de febrero de 2024. El [...] Continue Reading
A Call for Accountability
(Editor’s note: The Laken Riley Act was named to honor Laken Riley, a young female college student killed by a Venezuelan undocumented immigrant on Feb. 22, 2024. President Trump signed the bill into [...] Continue Reading
Forum on Migration Draws Large Crowd in Madera
On Feb. 11, about 80 people packed the meeting room at the Madera Public Library to participate in an informational forum on migration in which local authorities participated and explained the [...] Continue Reading
What’s Wrong with Fresno’s Leaders?
Is there any humanity left in Fresno’s leaders? It’s a fair question when the mayor and the City Council refuse to open warming centers even when temperatures drop to 35 degrees. Although the [...] Continue Reading
Foro Sobre Migración Atrae Numeroso Público en Madera
El pasado 11 de febrero, unas 80 personas abarrotaron el salón de eventos de la Biblioteca Pública de la Ciudad de Madera para participar de un foro informativo sobre migración en el cual participaron [...] Continue Reading
Local Dems Reiterate Opposition to Free Speech
At the January meeting of the Fresno County Democratic Central Committee (FCDCC), the body voted to keep in place a ban on having the Community Alliance newspaper in its headquarters that was [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Speaks Out
“I’m here because it’s Dr. King’s birthday, and I feel that his birthday is everyday,” said Rev. Dr. Floyd Harris Jr., pastor of the Free AME Ministries in Fresno, during a demonstration at Blackstone [...] Continue Reading
Democrats Bend the Knee on Immigrant Rights
(Editor’s note: We reprint this article with the permission of Ethnic Media Services. We must point out that San Joaquin Valley Reps. Jim Costa (D–Fresno), Adam Gray (D–Merced) and Josh Harder [...] Continue Reading