Fresno Police Chief Accused of Racism A lawsuit, filed in Fresno Superior Court in February, says that Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer’s ringtone for Cynthia Sterling, an African-American former City [...] Continue Reading
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Lawsuit Challenges Approval of Friant Ranch Project
Three local organizations have sued Fresno County to challenge the Board of Supervisors’ approval of the Friant Ranch project. The Sierra Club, the League of Women Voters of Fresno and Revive the San [...] Continue Reading
A Harvest of Consciousness and Social Justice
When it comes to the plight of undocumented students (AB 540 students) in this nation, we must suspend our judgment and understand their presence from a historical context. The political discourse [...] Continue Reading
A California Dream: The California Golden Card
As part of its effort to foster economic growth and reestablish a more sustainable system of public services, the State of California should implement a set of policies that helps more thoroughly [...] Continue Reading
Homeless Couple To Be Recognized for Heroism
On the bitter night of December 17, Joseph Edwards put his life on the line to save the lives of four college students. The four had been driving along Bear Creek in Merced when they lost control of [...] Continue Reading
“Got Them… Er, Him”
After several months of investigation, the FBI announced on March 10 that a shadowy group calling itself the American Nationalist Brotherhood was in reality a lone school bus driver from Madera [...] Continue Reading
Stonewall Launches “Move Forward Fresno”
The Fresno Stonewall Democratic Club is celebrating its 10th anniversary by launching a new initiative entitled “Move Forward Fresno: Tolerance through Equality.” The keynote speaker at the event to [...] Continue Reading
Credo: Profiles of Activist Elders
Howard Watkins, having retired from the legal profession, is best known these days as the Ubiquitous Photographer, the guy who asks the prinicpals of every civic event to please gather up front to [...] Continue Reading
UN Expert Investigates the Valley’s Troubled Water
The UN Expert on the Human Right to Water and Sanitation came to the unincorporated Central Valley town of Seville on March 1 to investigate contaminated groundwater and broken delivery systems. It [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Folklore Society
Despite what those old Our Gang episodes would lead you to believe—you know, the ones where Spanky and the other Little Rascals are averting some crisis by brainstorming overnight a staged show where [...] Continue Reading
Saint Patrick’s Day Event — A Huge Success
The Saint Patrick’s Day Family Day concert was probably the best event the Community Alliance has ever sponsored. More than 200 people attended as Fresno’s Young All-Stars of Irish Music & Dance [...] Continue Reading
KRS One Lecture and Performance at Fresno State
On February 8, hip hop scholar and artist KRS One lectured and performed at Fresno State. The lecture and performance was put together by the Fresno State’s Africana Studies Program and the Hip Hop [...] Continue Reading