By Omequetzal Lopez On the weekend of March 7, Dulce UpFront, a Fresno-based community multimedia arts collective, in collaboration with various organized groups and individuals, held a three-part [...] Continue Reading
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Earth Day 2014
By George B. Kauffman Earth Day, the world’s largest secular holiday and only event celebrated by more than a half billion people of all backgrounds, faiths and nationalities, is sponsored by many [...] Continue Reading
News from Peru
By Ingrid Carmean As a Peace Corps volunteer, I’ve been working in the Santa Cruz area of the town of Cerro Candela, Peru, helping the residents to obtain ready access to water. We have achieved step [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Housing Authority Votes to Comply with the Brown Act
By Mike Rhodes On March 19, the Fresno Housing Authority (FHA) board of directors voted on a by-law change, bringing them into compliance with the Brown Act. The board voted that the public has the [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – April 2014
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING WILPF will meet Thursday, April 10, 7 p.m., at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness. This meeting is open to all members. WOMEN IN BLACK April 2, first [...] Continue Reading
Preparing for War with Russia
By Bruce Gagnon I’ve been writing for many years about U.S.-NATO efforts to militarily surround Russia. The oil-i-garchy wants to get ahold of the natural gas (the world’s largest supply) that sits [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Strictest Air Pollution Rules Not in San Joaquin Valley – April 2014
By Tom Frantz The Central Valley Air Quality Coalition (CVAQ) and other air quality advocates have long stated the need for tighter rules on the Valley’s biggest stationary sources of pollution. [...] Continue Reading
Crockford Files: Put a Fresh Face on Your PC or Laptop with Linux
By Stan Perkins Microsoft is discontinuing support for Windows XP effective mid-April 2014. This announcement caused many in the business world great alarm. Corporate users have grown dependent on [...] Continue Reading
Internet Essentials Learning Zones in Fresno
By Community Alliance Staff Comcast is providing a $100,000 grant to nonprofit community organizations to create Internet Essentials Learning Zones in Fresno. Internet Essentials is a comprehensive [...] Continue Reading
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week: Restoring the Balance of Justice
By Community Alliance Staff The Office of Victims of Crime (OVC) has designated an annual National Crime Victims’ Week, and it will be observed April 6–12 this year. The theme of this year’s Victims’ [...] Continue Reading
