By Hannah Brandt Fresno nonprofit organization and advocacy group Trans-E-Motion has been busy lately. On April 15, the community celebrated the annual Transgender Day of Visibility. When interviewed [...] Continue Reading
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Immigration Tops Valley Agriculture Concerns at Town Hall Meeting
By Vic Bedoian Immigration was the dominant issue discussed at a town hall focusing on agricultural issues held in Fresno on April 13. The forum was sponsored by local Fox television affiliate, KMPH, [...] Continue Reading
EATON PLAZA IS UNDER THREAT
By Ray McKnight Should a small cabal in City Hall be allowed to ignore and thwart the wishes of Fresno’s citizens regarding Eaton Plaza? On April 14, 1947, by a yes vote of 71 percent, the citizens [...] Continue Reading
Fundraiser 2017: Growing Community Alliance
Mandolinist Eva Scow performed during the happy hour before the program. Editorial board member Sandra Celedon-Castro was the emcee for the event. Hannah Brandt gave an editor’s update. Executive [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – May 2017
By Hannah Brandt On April 9, we held our annual fundraiser. This year’s theme was Growing Community Alliance. Here is the editor’s update I presented that night. Thank you all for coming! It’s so [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – May 2017
Randy Ambrose response on fresnoalliance.com to February article “Wheezing and Choking in Malaga” by Tom Franz “Great article. Good to see someone digging into where our pollution comes from. It [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Congress Is Trying to Gut the Clean Air Act
By Tom Frantz HR 806, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017, is the brainchild of our San Joaquin Valley Air Board, and it is being sponsored in Congress by Valley legislators Jim Costa [...] Continue Reading
No, California Did Not Legalize Child Prostitution
By Danyeal Escobar (Editor’s note: This article was originally published by The kNOw Youth Media: https://theknowfresno.org/02/10/2017/no-california-not-legalize-child-prostitution/.) On Dec. 9, [...] Continue Reading
Rainy Days
By Tiffany A. Potter It’s raining today. And it feels as though this was always the way our journey together was meant to come to a close. Both because the weather appropriately matches my mood [...] Continue Reading
Ancient Myth and Modern Life
By George B. Kauffman Book Review: Ancient Myth and Modern Life, by Gerald A. Larue, Centerline Press, 2005 Palo Verde Ave., Long Beach, CA 90815; 1988, paperback, $16.95. ix + 230 pp. [...] Continue Reading
An Open Letter to the California Air Resources Board
By Cherylyn Smith (Author’s note: The following letter was submitted to the CARB and posted on its Scoping Plan Comments page on April 10.) Although it is customary to opt for mitigations, offsets [...] Continue Reading
State Democrats to Choose New Chair
By Michael D. Evans On May 20, Democratic representatives from throughout California will elect a new chair for the California Democratic Party (CDP). John Burton is stepping down after two terms [...] Continue Reading