By Richard Stone (This is the fourth in a series of interviews with members of the Fresno City Council.) Lee Brand surprised me. I really knew little about him except as part of what is sometimes [...] Continue Reading
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The Prison Press: “Justice Reinvestment” Gets Billions for Reform
By Boston Woodard A reform movement is taking hold in the country. It’s called “justice reinvestment,” and it aims to harvest the billions spent on incarceration and redirect the money to social [...] Continue Reading
The 20 Percent Only Society
By James L. Rodgers As John Q. Adams said, “Remember democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself as there never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” It can [...] Continue Reading
New Feature Starting in February
Starting with the February edition, the Community Alliance newspaper will have a new monthly series called “Five Heads Are Better Than One” edited by Richard Stone. A topic will have been proposed in [...] Continue Reading
Another Case of Police Misconduct
By Kevin G. Little On Nov. 27, 2013, after two hours of deliberation, a nine-person federal jury awarded Isaac Miller of Lemoore $500,000 against Hanford police officer Steven Schmitz, finding that [...] Continue Reading
A Path to Clean Air: Clearing the Air – Jan. 2014
By Tom Frantz The New Year is a time for hope. In terms of air quality, it is a good time to reflect on the path to clean air that the Central Valley could follow if the political will existed among [...] Continue Reading
Interfaith/Intercultural Day in Madera
By Carlos Anderson The Madera Coalition for Community Justice will sponsor its 18th Annual Interfaith/Intercultural Day on Jan. 23 to celebrate the diverse and numerous religious, ethnic and cultural [...] Continue Reading
The Crockford Files: A Tech Collective for the Fresno Progressive Community?
By John Crockford Though there seems to be a sufficient pool of tech people working and living in this area, I’ve recently learned that a handful of local progressive organizations have had some [...] Continue Reading
30 Years in Fresno: Celebrating the 85th Birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Dr. Sudarshan Kapoor This year, Fresno will observe the 85th birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., starting on Jan. 17 with a garlanding ceremony at noon at Fresno County Courthouse [...] Continue Reading
Does Walmart Have No Shame?
By Georgette Carrillo Walmart, America’s super discount store, had a rollercoaster year in 2013. If you’re a Walmart investor, you can’t complain given that it had excellent profits largely to due [...] Continue Reading
The Great Beauty Sure to Delight Audiences
By Roque Rodriguez The Great Beauty is filled with beautiful people doing beautiful things in a beautiful city. At no point does the film let excess get in the way of telling its compelling story, [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – Jan. 2014
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING WILPF will meet Thursday January 9, 7PM, at Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N Van Ness. This meeting is open to all members. WOMEN IN BLACK January 1, first Wednesday of [...] Continue Reading