By Boston Woodard On a quiet night in San Quentin, you can hear the sounds of rehabilitation in progress coming from the small arts room on the upper yard. And, from time to time, you will meet [...] Continue Reading
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Prisoners and Shadows Draining Like Slow Water: On the Film Cesar Chavez
By Leonard Adame I’d never heard of Cesar Chavez when I was 15 and driving bobtails stacked with cherry tomatoes from Dinuba to Orange Cove. I was happy the little truck had a radio and often [...] Continue Reading
The Best Kept Secret
By Ruth Gadebusch Almost the first time I ever heard of Fresno it was said with disdain. Yes, that was from San Francisco Bay Area citizens inclined to look down on most places as having less value [...] Continue Reading
The Conscience of a Bully
By Community Alliance Staff One year has gone by since Sarah Reyes, regional program manager of the Central Valley for the California Endowment, invited Patricia Wells Solórzano and Agustin Lira [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – May 2014
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING WILPF will meet Thursday May 8, 7 PM, at Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N Van Ness. This meeting is open to all members. WOMEN IN BLACK May 7, first Wednesday of each [...] Continue Reading
Progressive Religion…Is Not an Oxymoron: A Tale about Buffoons, the Pope and a Stealth Attempt at World Domination
By David E. Roy, Ph.D. Most progressives are beyond tired of hearing how bad old government only interferes with universally good business, the boon of humankind. The opposition, ostensibly [...] Continue Reading
Tenants Bring Class Action Lawsuit against Central Valley’s Biggest Slumlord
By Tenants Together Tenants in California’s Central Valley have filed a class action lawsuit against one of the region’s largest and most notorious landlords—JD Homes Rentals—alleging operation of [...] Continue Reading
Fresno County Quietly Attempts to Cut Healthcare for Poor Fresnans
By Sandra Celedon (corrected: 2-8-14) On Dec. 31, 2013, Fresno County subtly attempted to overturn a permanent injunction issued in 1983 that requires the county to provide medical care to all poor [...] Continue Reading
Forum Sets New Course for Local Politics
By Michael D. Evans The Fresno Partnership shook up the local political world on Jan. 25 with a Candidate Forum for candidates in Fresno City Council Districts 1 and 7. The forum was unprecedented [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
By Mike Rhodes In a surprising turn of events, I have ended up (at least for this month) as the editor of the Community Alliance newspaper. This happened, after a two-month transition period, when [...] Continue Reading
Da Rogue Returns to Fresno
By Stephen A. Mintz It all started at the Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission building about 14 years ago. Or 13. The Rogue Performance festival wasn’t much more than a few inspired [...] Continue Reading