By Alexey V. Byalko and George B. Kauffman (Click here to read Part 1, published in the September 2012 Community Alliance.) The Future Climate The greenhouse effect was first proposed in the 19th [...] Continue Reading
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Hacia el Voto de Noviembre 2012
Por Jesús Chucho Mendoza El 6 de noviembre ya está a la vuelta de la esquina y se nos echa encima un torrencial de propaganda política. Como constituyentes de esta democracia habrá mucha tarea por [...] Continue Reading
The Power of Protest
By Kaylia Metcalfe “One two three four, we won’t take it anymore!” "Gay Straight, Black White, Same Issues Same Fight!” Over the years, I have attended many rallies, public display protests, [...] Continue Reading
Michael D. Evans reporting from the 2012 Democratic National Convention
Community Alliance at National Convention The Community Alliance will have a reporter onsite at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., the first week of September. Michael Evans, who [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – September 2012
Will This Be the Death of Occupy Fresno? This for those who follow the Occupy movement and encampment in Fresno. In the beginning, our numbers at times were approximately 300. Our GAs [General [...] Continue Reading
“Fire Dyer” Rally Aug. 1
A “Fire Dyer” rally was held on Aug. 1 to mark Fresno Police Department (FPD) Chief Jerry Dyer’s 11th year. According to a press release from the Brown Berets, the group that organized this event, [...] Continue Reading
Scorched Earth Policy
By Mike Rhodes Last month, the City of Fresno destroyed a long established growth of oleander bushes to remove a couple of dozen homeless people from their encampment on Weber Avenue, between Olive [...] Continue Reading
It’s No Longer Enough to Be Progressive
By Chip Ashley On Sept. 16, regional progressives will meet under a new name—the Progressive Network of Central California (PNCC)—at the Communications Workers of America (CWA) union hall at 4422 E. [...] Continue Reading
Prison System Punishes Community Alliance Writer
By Mike Rhodes Boston Woodard, who has been writing for the Community Alliance newspaper for the last seven-plus years, has been put in solitary confinement in a California state prison. This is [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – September 2012
“Hey, if you aren’t doing anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about.” I hear that comment frequently from people defending the City of Fresno’s use of video surveillance. But I can’t help wonder [...] Continue Reading
Exonoree Says “Death to the Death Penalty”
By Richard Stone Sabrina Butler has the dubious honor of being the only American female “exonoree”—a death row inmate who has later been found not guilty of the crime she was incarcerated for and [...] Continue Reading
Fresno City Council Takes Next Step Toward Privatizing Residential Garbage Collection
By Stan Santos On Aug. 16, the Fresno City Council approved a motion to hire a consultant, identified as Robert Hilton, to prepare a Request for Proposal (RFP) that would open residential garbage [...] Continue Reading