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Are You a Progressive?
By Mike Rhodes Do you consider yourself on the left or a liberal? A progressive or a neo-liberal? Or do all of these mean the same thing? As a founding member of the Central Valley Progressive [...] Continue Reading
“Campesinos” por un día
El trayecto a Mendota, California, en auto, con clima, fue fascinante: por los dos lados de la carretera, había campos sembrados, llenos de árboles, llenos de vida. Verdes. Increíblemente paralelos, [...] Continue Reading
¿Quién es la nueva editora de Communities Alliance en la sección en Español?
Soy Lourdes Oliva, pero todos me conocen como Lulú. Nací en Guatemala, soy colombiana por parte de mi padre y mexicana por puro gusto. Mi mamá y mi abuela vinieron a Estados Unidos en 1977, como [...] Continue Reading
¿Quién es la maestra María Elena?
Mi abuelo nació en Fresno, California poco después del descubrimiento del oro en 1886. Yo nací en Coalinga, exactamente un año y un día después de mi hermana mayor. Su nombre fue María y su vida en [...] Continue Reading
The $70 Million that Might End Fresno’s “Tale of Two Cities”
By Emily Brandt We need to “raise our city to a level where past leadership, current leadership and future leadership work together...The goal [of this meeting and this project] is to see if we can [...] Continue Reading
Valley Organizations Come Together to Protest Trumpcare
By Hannah Brandt On July 18, Mi Familia Vota held a press conference on healthcare in coordination with several other groups including Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network (SIREN), [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – August 2017
By Hannah Brandt It’s another sweltering summer here in the Valley. We have had more days above 100 degrees in a row than I can remember. I dream of clean, cool air. When I was growing up, my family [...] Continue Reading
Letters To The Editor – August 2017
Editor’s note: This letter was sent to the editor by Emily Brandt in response to her question below to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. I am looking at the areas that are covered [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Ozone Fraud
By Tom Frantz Summertime ozone levels in the San Joaquin Valley do serious damage to the health of residents. Ozone is a gas formed by human activity. Nitrogen oxides (NOx) are one of the precursors [...] Continue Reading
Book Review: The Periodic Table & Mendeleev
By George B. Kauffman The Periodic Table & Mendeleev. By Fathi Habashi, Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Laval University, Quebéc City, Canada, 2017, ISBN [...] Continue Reading