By Stan Santos A conservative cabal of Fresno City Council members and city executives, including Mayor Ashley Swearengin and City Manager Mark Scott, are determined to privatize traditional city [...] Continue Reading
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Why Obama?
By Deepak Bhargava (Editor’s note: Reprinted by permission from The Nation magazine [http://www.thenation.com]). Much—perhaps too much—has been said about the president and the shortcomings and [...] Continue Reading
Does Peace Have a Chance?: Reporting on a Panel Discussion about Kashmir
By Richard Stone In a world that often seems dominated by rancor, an opportunity to have even-tempered discussion on a controversial issue is itself a cause of hope. So what to think when such an [...] Continue Reading
Otto Lee: The Progressive Choice in the 22nd Congressional District
By Jesse Franz The current 22nd Congressional District was created by the Citizens Redistricting Commission based on the 2010 Census. The reworked district includes northern Fresno, all of Clovis [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – November 2012
Destination San Quentin After a long, arduous, five-day involuntary sojourn on five state prison transportation buses covering hundreds of miles, “layover/stops” at nine prisons (from northern [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – November 2012
Did you know that while the U.S. newspaper industry has been in a sharp decline in recent years, the same is not true in other countries. According to the Newspaper Industry of America, advertising [...] Continue Reading
The Crockford Files: Election Information – November 2012
By John Crockford Statewide information about the general election, including election results, can be found at www.sos.ca.gov/elections/2012-elections/nov-general/. For county information, here are [...] Continue Reading
Parents and Doctors Sue Clovis School District over Sex Education
By Community Alliance Staff In August, parents and physicians sued the Clovis Unified School District over its high school abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education. The lawsuit charges that the [...] Continue Reading
Building Environmental Justice for Healthy Communities
By Debbie Reyes The Central California Environmental Justice Network (CCEJN) will hold its 2012 biannual conference this month. This year’s theme is “Roots of Resistance: Building Environmental [...] Continue Reading
Supervisors Give in to Cemex Pressure on Jesse Morrow “Re-hearing”
By Chip Ashley Last month, the Community Alliance reported that about two weeks after the Aug. 28 hearing, in which the Board of Supervisors (BOS) voted not to overturn the Planning Commission’s [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air – November 2012
By Tom Frantz Fact checking of candidate statements is a useful exercise during an election season. It is a rational response to politicians striving for public approval. Our air board is made up of [...] Continue Reading