Tombstone Community Celebrates Safe Drinking Water Access On May 13, residents of Tombstone Territory, an unincorporated community in Fresno County, celebrated the groundbreaking of a long-awaited [...] Continue Reading
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The Silence of the Headlines
BY ZARINA ZABRISKY The Russian war of aggression has shattered Ukraine’s daily life. International coverage understates the scale of Russian attacks on the frontline territories and cities, said a [...] Continue Reading
Immigrants First on May 1
This year’s May Day in the Central Valley was a day of action focusing on the Trump administration’s mass deportation policies and in defense of immigrant workers and their families. Across the [...] Continue Reading
Exploring Land Use in the San Joaquin Valley
Who decides how land in the San Joaquin Valley is used? How do those decisions affect our lives? What can we do about it? Those queries were the overarching theme of an environmental and land-use [...] Continue Reading
Madera Celebró el Primero de Mayo
El jueves 1ro. de mayo aproximadamente 200 personas participaron de la Marcha del Primero de Mayo en Madera para celebrar a los trabajadores y en particular a los inmigrantes. En la tarde soleada y [...] Continue Reading
Community Responds to Veterans’ Healthcare Cuts
Trump and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have proposed cuts to the VA’s workforce and budget that affect various aspects of service for veterans. These changes include job losses, potential [...] Continue Reading
Gorging at the Public Trough
While covering the recent special election win by Brandon Vang to the Fresno City Council District 5 to replace newly elected Fresno County Supervisor Luis Chavez, I dug into the campaign finances of [...] Continue Reading
Where Are the Democrats?
“Where are the Democrats?” Everyone seems to be asking this question—from pundits such as Ralph Nader and Robert Reich to grassroots activists. Nader called Trump’s March presidential address to [...] Continue Reading
