By Vic Bedoian Two environmental groups filed a civil rights complaint in April against the California Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Toxic Substances Control. Last May, the [...] Continue Reading
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Short-Term Program to Provide Healthcare to Undocumented
By Augie G. Blancas On April 7, thanks to the hard work of community leaders, health advocates and residents, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors (BOS) agreed to provide care to undocumented [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – May 2015
By Ernesto Saavedra Oh, how time flies. A year ago, I became editor of the Community Alliance. A chance to venture into new terrain and grow in an area I was not too familiar with. Somehow I have [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – May 2015
Achievement Gap due to Systemic Inequity By Karen Humphrey Though I risk being patted on the head and addressed as “dear lady,” I take issue with Mark Arax’s patronizing attack on Ruth Gadebusch for [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air Around High-Speed Rail
By Tom Frantz The California High-Speed Rail Authority has made many wonderful sounding promises. The 2-hour and 40-minute trip for $50 between downtown Los Angeles and downtown San Francisco by 2029 [...] Continue Reading
Water Conservation Goes Hand in Hand with Water Protection
By Cesar Campos Coming over the Pacheco Pass Highway, at the San Luis Reservoir, I catch a desolate glimpse of the yellow, dried-out grass on the hillsides. I have to remind myself that it is early [...] Continue Reading
NO MORE SLUMLORDS
By Angela Whitney If you have ever rented a property here or anywhere, then you know the basic routine. You come check out the property beforehand, then, if you like it, you submit an application and [...] Continue Reading
Homeless and Their Allies Organize for Change
By Mike Rhodes On April 21, a group of about 100 homeless people and their supporters attended the Tulare City Council meeting calling for changes in public policy. The group, which delivered a [...] Continue Reading
BIKE MONTH 2015
It’s bike month, friends. That means one thing here in Fresno, and the rest of the country. It’s time to remember how great it feels to be out in the world riding your bike. Whether it’s for utility, [...] Continue Reading
Journalists, Professors, Legislators are Victims of the Corporate State
By Alex Vavoulis Journalists, professors and legislators all have become victims of the Corporate State; they are all victims of the capitalist class because the three provide fertile ground for the [...] Continue Reading
Q&A with an Ex-Con Whistleblower
By Marc Keyser (Editor’s note: This is part one of a Q&A series with Marc Keyser. Stay tuned for more in future publications.) Q: Your name is Marc Keyser (Kiser), however, I noticed that your [...] Continue Reading
Authentic Journalism That Challenges Empire and Its Centers of Power
Review of Andre Vltchek’s Exposing Lies of the Empire By Kim Petersen (Editor’s note: This review originally appeared March 24, 2015, and is being reprinted with permission.) Some years back, I was [...] Continue Reading