By Tom Frantz Personal air monitoring has been gaining popularity in the San Joaquin Valley. Many people have recently installed a fine particulate monitor from a company called PurpleAir. At a cost [...] Continue Reading
Author
Who Is Kevin de Leon?
By Michael D. Evans Kevin de Leon hopes to be the next U.S. Senator representing California. “I believe that California wants bold leadership and real change,” says de Leon. De Leon (D–Los Angeles), [...] Continue Reading
Fresno State College 50 Years Later
By Dr. Alex Vavoulis The year 2018 marks 50 years since the Mezey case, which resulted in Shaw Avenue filling with students protesting the firing of Poet Robert Mezey from the Department of [...] Continue Reading
Omarosa versus Trump—and She’s Winning!
By George B. Kauffman Donald J. Trump is terrified of Omarosa Manigault Newman, who he trained and who is beating him at his own game. She knows how to handle the press. He’s doing everything to [...] Continue Reading
Impeach Trump with Our Prayers
By Marc Keyser President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey because Comey would not drop the Trump-Russia investigation, and that’s obstruction of justice. The Republican-controlled Congress said [...] Continue Reading
A Nightmare from Immigration to Tariffs
By Ruth Gadebusch Who would have thought the immigration fiasco would still be festering. And fiasco is the mildest name we could designate! Congress has had ample time to fix it but continues to let [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – September 2018
For a Better Future Kevin De Leon is a Democrat who is running for the U.S Senate, but is he really looking out for the people? Well, it is important to look at what he believes in through his past [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – September 2018
Dear Reader, We begin September by celebrating Labor Day, which pays tribute to the American worker as well as the social and economic achievements of the labor movement. It is a longstanding public [...] Continue Reading
Community Activism Delivers
By Vic Bedoian Will Arvin’s new oil ordinance translate into environmental justice gains in other hard-hit San Joaquin Valley towns? Juan Flores, a Delano-based community organizer with the Center on [...] Continue Reading
Arvin’s Oil Ordinance Points the Way Toward Environmental Justice in the Valley
By Vic Bedoian In July, the City of Arvin made a decision that could become a landmark of environmental justice throughout the state. The City Council passed an ordinance regulating oil-drilling [...] Continue Reading
Richard Stone Was a Beloved Member of the Progressive Community
By Mike Rhodes Talking to Avigdar Adams, Richard Stone’s domestic partner for 46 years, you get a sense of the rich life Richard lived. He was on the Editorial Board of the Community Alliance [...] Continue Reading
Building Healthy Communities – September 2018
September 8 Endorsement Meeting The next CVPPAC meeting will be September 8 at 2 p.m. at Studio 65, 2965 N. Maroa Ave., Fresno. The purpose of the meeting will be to select candidates to endorse in [...] Continue Reading