Although the cluster of birth defects in Kettleman City is now under a comprehensive investigation by state and federal environmental agencies, the situation has intensified as local advocacy groups [...] Continue Reading
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From the Editor
There are some newsstands in Fresno where we distribute 100 Community Alliance newspapers a week. Our best distribution locations are in the less affluent neighborhoods in Fresno. In fact, the further [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the editor
I want to share some of the things that annoy me in the hope there are others who feel the same way. If so, commentary via a letter to the editor for the next issue would be a good idea; so here [...] Continue Reading
Opinion and Analysis from the Grassroots
Dude: What Happened to My House? By Stan Santos In 2009, my family became part of the exploding number of households that were buying or owned homes that lost half their value. In November, I took [...] Continue Reading
From ‘Student Movement’ to People’s Movement
On June 18, the California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees voted to raise student fees another 5% for the fall semester, which translates into a $204 increase and brings the semester total to [...] Continue Reading
Another World Is Possible
It was sometime early in June. I was attending a Brown Berets meeting. It was barely the second or third meeting I had attended. Debbie Reyes, an organizer for the Prison Moratorium Project was also [...] Continue Reading
Grassroots Profile
I forgot to ask this month's subject, Ernesto Saavedra, if he was named after Che. Even if his parents didn't think of it, it would have been appropriate. For this Ernesto is a 24/7 organizer of [...] Continue Reading
ACLU’s Request for Department of Justice (DOJ) Investigation
On February 9, 2009, Fresnans watched a video of the beating of a homeless man by two police officers on the television news. People were shocked and outraged. On February 11, representatives of 13 [...] Continue Reading
Joaquin Cuesta Castro
Editor's note: The Community Alliance newspaper covers the passing of people who have touched the lives of members in the Central Valley progressive community. Joaquin Castro will be missed by us [...] Continue Reading
Mr. Limbaugh and My Primal Rush
Progressive Religion Is Not an Oxymoron Columnist’s note: Although the following article is not about religion or religious practices in any direct way, it is about something of deep concern, even [...] Continue Reading
Municipality of San Juan Copala under Siege
The village of San Juan Copala is a small dot located within the huge Low Mixtec region, in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. The village is inhabited by the Triqui people, with their own culture, customs, [...] Continue Reading
Fresno’s Homeless People Chatter
The talk on the streets by homeless people concerning homeless issues is among the most talked about subjects in some neighborhoods and communities, to include some people in north Fresno, where a [...] Continue Reading