Proposition 13: NO There is no need for a tax break for repairs due to earthquakes in the Central Valley, where earthquakes are few and less destructive than in Los Angeles or San Francisco. The [...] Continue Reading
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3,000 March in Fresno for Immigrant Rights
Stan Santos is an activist in the labor and immigrant community. Contact him at ssantos@cwa9408.org. On May 1, 2010, the undocumented turned out en masse to express their greatest dream: finding the [...] Continue Reading
Opinion and Analysis from the Grassroots
This Is How We Decide? By Ruth Gadebusch The air is alive with sound, and every bare spot is filled with signs. Of course, I refer to all the political advertisements with which we are inundated. [...] Continue Reading
June Website Poll: Comments
Our online poll question for June is: “Do you support the death penalty?" The Community Alliance invites your comments on this issue. [...] Continue Reading
The Debate over Empire and the Feud It Caused
The Fresno Pacific University Web site mentions that Fresno became part of the United States as a result of the U.S.-Mexican War.1 Although not advertised as such at the time, historians now agree [...] Continue Reading
Copley v. Accountability
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in ColorLines and was reported in collaboration with The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. See: [...] Continue Reading
Local Elections: How Should Progressives Vote?
The June 8 primary election features a large field of candidates-from City Council to Congressional races. There are also five state propositions on the ballot. How can progressives get the [...] Continue Reading
Nuclear Power in the Valley: Energy Reality or Speculative Myth?
Local proponents of nuclear power are leading a campaign to create a new generation of energy production based in the San Joaquin Valley. This effort seeks to build, somewhere in the west side of the [...] Continue Reading
The Chatter of Chickens, Pigs and Dogs
During a recent visit to Guanajuato, I again appreciated the conditions of life in large areas of rural Mexico. Much remains unchanged, like the adobe walls that continue to shelter life. The [...] Continue Reading
Gambling with Your Money
(Editor's note: The writer of this article, a student at CSUF, was so concerned that he would be expelled or disciplined for writing this information that he would not use his name. It is alarming [...] Continue Reading
Fresno: How I Love Thee
Local Organizers Take on Disparities and Call to Action Oh Fresno… “I love Fresno.” This rarely leaves the lips of Fresno residents or visitors. Shame of our city hovers thickly, holding hands with [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
The progressive community in Fresno had some excitement in April, which seemed to start with whether local community groups should co-sponsor and sell tickets to the Michael Parenti/Victor Hanson [...] Continue Reading