By Mike Rhodes On Feb. 13, The McClatchy Co. filed for bankruptcy. McClatchy is the owner of the Fresno Bee, the primary newspaper in this community for my entire life. Also, I worked as a printer [...] Continue Reading
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Fresno Jail Transfers Immigrants to ICE Custody
By Stan Santos Fresno County continues to violate the civil rights and basic humanity of immigrants in custody as it facilitates the transfer of arrestees to ICE [U.S. Immigration and Customs [...] Continue Reading
Oil Industry in Kern County Resists Limitations on Fracking
By Ronald Martin The Kern County Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting on Jan. 14 with the staff of a new agency, the California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM, which replaces DOGGR, the [...] Continue Reading
Mistrial Outcome for Venezuelan Embassy Protectors
By Leni Villagomez Reeves Even with the defenders not allowed to present facts and the prosecutors free to present political fantasy as if it were reality, they couldn’t convict. On Feb. 14, the [...] Continue Reading
Carbon Capture and Sequestration Coming to Town
By Tom Frantz Oil and gas companies are facing an existential threat in California. The governor and legislators have agreed that the use of fossil fuel must be phased out over the next 20 years if [...] Continue Reading
Is the Air Force Contaminating Fresno’s Water?
By Pat Elder Fresno’s Southeast Surface Water Treatment Plant is located 7,500 feet from the former Fire Training Areas (FTAs) used by the Fresno Air National Guard for 50 years—the same period the [...] Continue Reading
Chilean Resistance
By Juan Trujillo Limones SANTIAGO, CHILE—“I’m going for my mother, for a better and dignified retirement,” 33-year-old Mauricio Fredes Lambi told his family when he left home to participate on the [...] Continue Reading
Opportunity to Make a Difference
By Ruth Gadebusch Not a day goes by that we don’t hear something about the overwhelming homeless tragedy. However, there is another group not so visible among us. That is the many families who [...] Continue Reading
19th Annual Rogue Festival Returns to the Tower District
By Community Alliance Staff The 2020 Rogue Festival features 250 performances by 53 performing groups in 11 Tower District venues in Fresno’s largest, craziest and most courageous performing arts [...] Continue Reading
Pre-candidato presidencial Mike Bloomberg visitó Fresno
Por Alianza Comunitaria Mike Bloomberg visitó Fresno el pasado lunes 3 de febrero donde participó de un rally en el Colegio Comunitario de la ciudad. Unas 250 personas asistieron al evento —Bernie [...] Continue Reading
Cárcel de Fresno Transfiere Inmigrantes a ICE para Deportación
Por Stan Santos El Condado de Fresno continúa violando los derechos civiles y humanos de los inmigrantes detenidos ya que facilita la transferencia de detenidos a ICE (Immigration and Customs [...] Continue Reading
Organizaciones del Valle Central se unen por el Censo 2020
Por Eduardo Stanley El pasado viernes 31 de enero, varias organizaciones de los condados de Merced, Madera, Fresno y Tulare se reunieron para discutir estrategias para implementar el Censo 2020, es [...] Continue Reading