By Boston Woodard There is new hope to end state-sanctioned executions in California. In a 39-page ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Cormac Carney, he concluded that California’s death penalty [...] Continue Reading
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Poetry Corner
Edited by Richard Stone We have two poems this month, both from previously printed writers, both in still-pained response to our country’s racist legacy. The first is by Alfonso Hernandez of Three [...] Continue Reading
Seven Months after Evacuation, Families Still in Limbo
By Gustavo Aguirre, Jr. Arvin, CA: Oct. 15, 2014—On March 18, at 7 p.m., Matt Constantine, the director of public health, County Supervisor Leticia Perez and the Kern County Fire Department declared [...] Continue Reading
What’s So Deadly about Dust?
By Hannah Brandt With the surge in Valley Fever cases over the past few years, are we amid a new Dust Bowl? If you live outside California or the Southwest, you may never have heard of Valley Fever, [...] Continue Reading
Dust and Almonds: Clearing the Air – November 2014
By Tom Frantz The almond harvest finished this year a few days earlier than normal in mid-October. As usual, this activity produced a horrible 10 weeks of choking dust for many San Joaquin Valley [...] Continue Reading
California High-Speed Rail at Crossroads
By Stan Santos On Oct. 13, a press conference was held at the West Fresno Family Resource Center with approximately 40 persons in attendance. VOICE (Voice of Including Community Equitably) [...] Continue Reading
Biden Visit to Bakersfield
By Richard D. Iyall On Oct. 7, a political rally at California State University, Bakersfield, featured Vice President Joe Biden. State Senator Alex Padilla (D–Pacoima), candidate for California [...] Continue Reading
Celebration of Life While Mourning the Loss
By Kaylia Metcalfe This month marks the 17th year where groups from all over the world will gather together on Nov. 20 and participate in Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) events. TDoR is a [...] Continue Reading
The Fresno LGBT Community Center Is Moving…and Needs Your Help
By Kaylia Metcalfe In 2011, when Gay Central Valley (GCV) decided to have a physical office and by extension a one room, less than 100-square-foot LGBT Community Center, they had no idea the events [...] Continue Reading
Laurie Lewis Coming to Fresno
By Rick Flores One of the first times Laurie Lewis ever played in public was at the studios of KPFA in Berkeley. It happened late at night on Gert Chiarito’s folk music show. She was 14. Her dad [...] Continue Reading
Youth Homelessness: The Homestretch
The Homestretch, a powerful documentary about youth homelessness, will be screened in Fresno at the Sierra Vista Cinemas on Nov. 19–20. The film provides unprecedented access into public schools and [...] Continue Reading