By Ruth Gadebusch In this time of same-sex marriages still somewhat of a novelty I share with you the message given in one such wedding. The message is loud and clear that all humans have the same [...] Continue Reading
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It Is the Time of Miracles
By Leonard Adame A couple of things happened recently that made me think about Christmas much more than usual. My son’s car broke down at a gas station. It’s an electrical problem. Sometimes the car [...] Continue Reading
The Future of Independent Journalism Is In Your Hands
By Mike Rhodes (departing Editor) The Community Alliance is in a transition as I leave and our expenses increase. It is up to you whether this bold experiment in publishing an [...] Continue Reading
Grain Silo
By Chris Breedlove On Oct. 23, the City of Fresno had all contingencies methodically calculated out for its systematic destruction of the Silo Grain homeless community. Homeless advocates were also [...] Continue Reading
Public Defense in Peril
By Vic Bedoian In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been [...] Continue Reading
Fulton Mall Targeted by City Hall: Should We Just Give Up on Pedestrian Malls and Accept That Fresno Is a Car Culture?
By Robert Turner (Editor’s note: This series of articles was first published in the October–December Tehipite Topics, the local newsletter of the Sierra Club.) On Sept. 5, the day the City of Fresno [...] Continue Reading
GMOs Are Not Healthy for People and Other Living Things
By Richard D. Iyall Before Columbus stumbled upon this continent, now called the Americas, the indigenous peoples here lived in great harmony with nature. The people here respected other people and [...] Continue Reading
The Fulton Green Project: Introducing a Broader Vision for the Future of Fresno
By Robert Turner The future of Fresno’s historic Fulton Mall hangs in the balance. Whether it remains as a car-free corridor, a welcoming place to pedestrians, strollers, and bicycles, or is returned [...] Continue Reading
Turkey, Grandkids, Mariachis, Da Mean Mayor and Our Duty
By Leonard Adame November, usually a little gray, colder than the turkey in the fridge, the sun losing out to the grim overcast. Doesn’t matter. Soon the turkey will be in a warmer climate. Soon [...] Continue Reading
Down and Out in Fresno
By Robert Navarro In George Orwell’s classic Down and Out in Paris and London, he memorialized his journalistic venture into the world of poverty during the depths of the global Depression. With [...] Continue Reading
Fulton Mall as a Scapegoat for Past City Planning Policy Failures
By Harold Tokmakian After World War II, most cities in the United States felt an urgent need for increased housing in response to population growth and to make up for the halt in construction during [...] Continue Reading