Por el Gobernador Gavin Newsom Mejores escuelas. Carreteras más seguras. Vecindades más sanas. Al participar en el Censo 2020 todos los californianos pueden ayudar a que sus comunidades [...] Continue Reading
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Governor Newsom Urges Californians to Take the Census
By Community Alliance Staff We have until Sept. 30 to be counted. And this means we can have better schools, better and safer roads, healthier neighborhoods and the political representation [...] Continue Reading
We Are Back in Paper!
Finally, the printed edition of the Community Alliance newspaper is back. After five months of online publishing only, readers will be able to enjoy again the feeling of having the paper in their [...] Continue Reading
Community Leaders Speak Out on Rent Control Initiative
By Peter Maiden A statewide measure on the Nov. 3 ballot, Proposition 21, would amend the Costa-Hawkins Act of 1995 to shift decision making on rent control in California toward local government. [...] Continue Reading
Can Kamala Harris Bring in the Much-Needed Minority Votes?
By Eduardo Stanley With the Aug. 11 selection of Kamala Harris as his running mate, Joe Biden, the Democratic 2020 Presidential candidate, obviously hopes to attract more minority votes, [...] Continue Reading
Hedge Fund Commits to Local Journalism in the Wake of McClatchy Takeover
By Vic Bedoian McClatchy newspapers, the nation’s second largest newspaper chain, was purchased at auction by Chatham Asset Management, a New Jersey–based hedge fund. McClatchy, which began [...] Continue Reading
Getting an Invitation to Sit at the Table
By Mike Rhodes I was part of the group of homeless people, activists and attorneys who united and prevailed in a lawsuit against the City of Fresno in 2007. The $2.3 million settlement changed [...] Continue Reading
Safe, Legal Campgrounds. Now More than Ever
By Dixie Salazar It should come as no surprise to anyone that during this coronavirus health crisis, Fresno County now faces an equally dire homeless crisis. Even before the virus hit, homelessness [...] Continue Reading
California Defers to the Oil Industry
By Tom Frantz For several years, environmental justice advocates in California have lobbied the legislature for a buffer zone between oil production activity and schools, hospitals and residents. [...] Continue Reading
The Bolivian People Are Fighting Back
By Leni Villagomez Reeves In Bolivia, unions, campesinos and indigenous people’s organizations began a general strike on Aug. 3. They are enforcing the strike with roadblocks across every major [...] Continue Reading
Talking Points: Boycotts and Other Games
By Joel Eis Although the younger generation’s desire to strike out on their own road and make their own revolution is fully understandable, they feel the urgency of the current situation. Under [...] Continue Reading