The emergence of a reborn Tulare Lake, from winter floodwaters that submerged farmland in the San Joaquin Valley, is posing new problems. The lake still covers an extensive landscape, but it is now [...] Continue Reading
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Drivers Strike Ends With Victory
On July 8, Visalia’s fixed bus routes, Dial-A-Ride, Sequoia Shuttle and V-LINE were all suspended as drivers went on strike. It was startling to see the transit center so desolate. Throw in a [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
Should Biden Run for Reelection? When Joe Biden arrived at the White House in 2021, I felt that two big changes took place in our society: First, instantly the craziness and dysfunctionality of [...] Continue Reading
Errata
We made an inadvertent error in our August 2023 issue. On the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) sponsor page (page 8), the photo for the section titled “Fresno WILPF [...] Continue Reading
Letter to the Editor
About Cesar Chavez Boulevard I read in the press controversial statements about Cesar Chavez Boulevard and Cesar E. Chavez and the lawsuit. This is an unfortunate development in our [...] Continue Reading
Acknowledgement and Apology of Historical Injustice
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a formal apology acknowledging the state Attorney General Office’s past complicity in the unjust deprivation of Japanese Americans’ civil rights and civil [...] Continue Reading
Prison Industrial Complex Wants Boston Back
(Editor’s note: Boston Woodard wrote a series of articles for this paper from 2005 to 2018 when he was serving time for a crime he committed more than 40 years ago. The articles about life on the [...] Continue Reading
Dakota EcoGarden Recognized by the City of Fresno
A proclamation by the Fresno City Council named Aug. 10, 2023, as Dakota EcoGarden Day in the city of Fresno. Receiving the proclamation on Aug. 10 were (left to right) Matt Gillian, Dakota EcoGarden [...] Continue Reading
Teacher Shortages, Polarization and Learning Gaps
K-12 students returning to school this fall face teacher shortages, pitched battles over curricula and pandemic-era learning gaps, teachers and education officials explained at an Aug. 18 briefing [...] Continue Reading
The Kids Aren’t Alright
The start of a new school year can be like the coming of spring. There can be a glow of fresh, exciting possibilities in the air, the anticipation of the new. Something that often sets the tone for [...] Continue Reading
BLM Shuts Down Oil Drilling in the Carrizo Plain National Monument
President Bill Clinton created the Carrizo Plain National Monument in 2001. It is California’s largest remaining natural grassland and home to numerous sensitive and rare species of plants and [...] Continue Reading
Measure C to Go to Voters in March 2024
(Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative.) A half-cent sales tax that funds public safety and street repairs in the City of Merced moved a [...] Continue Reading