The state of Georgia has been trying for 18 years to kill Troy Davis, who is very likely innocent of the murder he was convicted of, and has no previous criminal record, The U.S. Supreme Court has [...] Continue Reading
Grassroots Profile
Dan Waterhouse is one of Fresno's premier investigative reporters, author of "Queer Eye" in the Community Alliance and "The Waterhouse Report" in the Community Link, the Valley's monthly for the LGBT [...] Continue Reading
Fresno’s DUI Checkpoints Net – Few Drunks but Lots of Cash
Glance at the Fresno Bee most days, and it becomes obvious that, despite Fresno’s standing as “the drunkest city” in the country, the local police department’s “DUI checkpoints” net way more cars than [...] Continue Reading
Hmong Gardeners Find a Home-Finally!
Almost two years ago, 13 Hmong families began to hear that they no longer would have access to the city-owned lot where they had been gardening for more than 10 years. What followed was outrage as [...] Continue Reading
California Civil Commitment for Sexual Offenders: Is it working and who benefits?
By Dr. Jean Kennedy Dr. Jean Kennedy is the host of the “Health Comes at a Premium” segment of Valley Black Talk on KFCF. Contact her at KFCF/News Article, 1449 N. Wishon Ave., Fresno, CA 93744, [...] Continue Reading
Trip to Israel/Palestine with the Interfaith Peace Builders Delegation
Lynn MacMichael recently returned from one of her many trips to Israel/Palestine, where she joined 32 other delegation members from the United States and Canada for two weeks of meetings and [...] Continue Reading
The Pope’s Crisis
Progressive Religion...Is Not an Oxymoron The current crisis that is shaking the Roman Catholic hierarchy is profound. The story emerging in the media suggests strongly that those with the power to [...] Continue Reading
Schlepping over the Rainbow
Tikkun Olam is an ancient Hebrew phrase for which Jewish scholars don't agree on the exact meaning-is that a surprise? But its inexact meaning is to do social justice and includes not oppressing [...] Continue Reading
Water Everywhere–But Not a Drop to Drink
Communities across the San Joaquin Valley joined together on May 4 to demand help with the drinking water crisis faced by many of the San Joaquin Valley's unincorporated towns. Events were held in [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Area Chapter ACLU
The Greater Fresno Area Chapter of the ACLU-NC covers a huge area: Madera, Fresno, Kings and Tulare counties. As I write this, it is the day after a "social meeting" at the Round Table Pizza in [...] Continue Reading
Oppliger-Gate: The Saga
By Maria Telesco Frantically fishing for flaws in our [in]justice system: Eureka! I found one! OPPLIGER-GATE! Astounded, I hastened to exhume evidence of malfeasance, blogs being my main [...] Continue Reading
Green Party Speaks to the Propositions
Proposition 13: NO There is no need for a tax break for repairs due to earthquakes in the Central Valley, where earthquakes are few and less destructive than in Los Angeles or San Francisco. The [...] Continue Reading