Después de la derrota que sufrió el Acta del Sueño (Dream Act) a finales de 2010, pareciera ver que el asunto de inmigración se regresó al final de la lista de prioridades para el Gobierno Federal, lo [...] Continue Reading
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Earth Day 2011
In her official proclamation, Mayor Ashley Swearingen cited the following reasons for declaring April 22, 2011, Earth Day in the City of Fresno: • Earth Day, begun as an annual event on April [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
The Community Alliance newspaper is expanding―printing more pages in color and adding a Spanish-language page―and going through some significant design changes. Over the last three months, we have [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor
God’s Minister of Justice: Jerry Dyer Why am I not surprised that Fresno’s governing police department is commanded by a believer and slave to Christian superstition? This [Police] Chief calls [...] Continue Reading
Progressive News Briefs
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
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