By Chucho Mendoza Pineda As National Farmworker Awareness Week approaches this month, we must make an honest attempt to shed light on the reality of these human beings. When it comes to addressing [...] Continue Reading
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In Honor of the 87th Birthday Celebration of Cesar E. Chavez: Gandhi of the Grapes
By Dr. Sudarshan Kapoor Cesar Chavez, a legendary figure of our time, is a hero to millions who have felt inspired and empowered as a result of his exemplary life, his charismatic leadership and the [...] Continue Reading
Enlightened or Same Ol’, Same Ol’?
By Ruth Gadebusch The local daily recently printed an article by Jerry Nickelsburg, an adjunct professor of economics and senior economist at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, on the Valley’s [...] Continue Reading
Volunteers for Change–Fresno
By Community Alliance staff Volunteers for Change–Fresno (V4CF) is changing but will continue. Fifteen people attended the V4CF meeting on Feb. 10 to discuss the future of the organization. The [...] Continue Reading
Board of Supervisors Set to Change
By Michael D. Evans The 2014 election has the potential to be historic. With control of both the Fresno County Board of Supervisors and the Fresno City Council on the line, there is the real [...] Continue Reading
Tenants Bring Class Action Lawsuit against Central Valley’s Biggest Slumlord
By Tenants Together Tenants in California’s Central Valley have filed a class action lawsuit against one of the region’s largest and most notorious landlords—JD Homes Rentals—alleging operation of [...] Continue Reading
Fresno County Quietly Attempts to Cut Healthcare for Poor Fresnans
By Sandra Celedon (corrected: 2-8-14) On Dec. 31, 2013, Fresno County subtly attempted to overturn a permanent injunction issued in 1983 that requires the county to provide medical care to all poor [...] Continue Reading
Forum Sets New Course for Local Politics
By Michael D. Evans The Fresno Partnership shook up the local political world on Jan. 25 with a Candidate Forum for candidates in Fresno City Council Districts 1 and 7. The forum was unprecedented [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
By Mike Rhodes In a surprising turn of events, I have ended up (at least for this month) as the editor of the Community Alliance newspaper. This happened, after a two-month transition period, when [...] Continue Reading
Da Rogue Returns to Fresno
By Stephen A. Mintz It all started at the Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission building about 14 years ago. Or 13. The Rogue Performance festival wasn’t much more than a few inspired [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – Feb. 2014
Community Alliance Newspaper Has Legs I am in an Arcata motel in Humboldt County tonight. I’m with my daughter touring northern California looking at colleges. I came upon a free newspaper called the [...] Continue Reading