We are living in turbulent times, never seen before. We are experiencing the premeditated, intentional death of public services serving the population—for example, health and education—while [...] Continue Reading
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Jerry Garcia’s Dead (Undead, Undead, Undead) Why are there so many Grateful Dead cover bands in Humboldt County? (And yes, that was a rhetorical question.) I like the Grateful Dead too, but damn, [...] Continue Reading
Madera Celebrates May Day
On May 1, approximately 200 people participated in the May Day March in Madera to celebrate workers, particularly immigrants. On a sunny and pleasant afternoon, participants gathered in Courthouse [...] Continue Reading
Valadao Against His Community
House Republicans have greenlit a proposal that will cut the Medicaid budget by a staggering $880 billion, effectively eliminating access to public healthcare for the vast majority of low-income [...] Continue Reading
Measure C Conclave Convenes
The doors have slammed shut and the public pushed out of the Fresno County transportation sales tax renewal effort’s inner sanctum. The great unwashed are being told to pray for the best and wait for [...] Continue Reading
Advance Peace Fresno
Different types of gun violence affect different demographic groups. Gun violence in the form of gun homicide is a racial justice issue in that it does not affect all communities equally. In [...] Continue Reading
Measure C Battle Lines Drawn
At the April 22 meeting of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors (BOS), points of contention were delineated for the upcoming Measure C renewal vote, with truculent, implacable Vice Chair Garry [...] Continue Reading
Schools Are Failing Our Students
Education over the last several decades has gone through several paroxysms of change, all of them bringing education to the state it is in today. Essentially, non-congruence between increasing [...] Continue Reading
John Sierra, Una Vida Dedicada a la Pintura
John Sierra es hijo del Valle. Aquí nació y vivió toda su vida. Y aquí plasmó su talento por la pintura y formó jóvenes interesados en el arte. Maestro y alumno que no deja de aprender y expresarse. [...] Continue Reading
Mike Rhodes Recibe Premio a la Trayectoria
El 17 de mayo, Mike Rhodes recibió el Premio a la Trayectoria del Centro Para la no Violencia de Fresno (FCNV, por sus siglas en inglés), en reconocimiento a su dedicación a la paz y a la justicia [...] Continue Reading
Primero los Inmigrantes el 1 de Mayo
El Primero de Mayo de este año en el Valle Central fue un día de acción centrado en las políticas de deportación masiva de la administración Trump y en defensa de los trabajadores inmigrantes y sus [...] Continue Reading
John Sierra: A Life Dedicated to Painting
John Sierra is a son of the Valley. He was born here and lived his entire life here. And here is where he developed his talent for painting and educated young people interested in art. A teacher and a [...] Continue Reading