By Pilar Marrero Five federal courts recently banned the U.S. government from changing the rules on the use of public benefits for applicants seeking permanent residency or a non-immigrant visa, [...] Continue Reading
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We Must Choose Our Future
By Tom Frantz There is overwhelming scientific consensus on global warming. Since the Industrial Revolution, our planet has warmed about one degree Celsius. We already have witnessed significant [...] Continue Reading
Where Is Dyer on Addressing the Homeless?
By James Mendez At an Oct. 16 press conference, three of Jerry Dyer’s strong supporters—Fresno City Council Members Mike Karbassi and Garry Bredefeld and Fresno Police Chief Andy Hall—of his [...] Continue Reading
Relationships Speak Loudly in Fresno’s Mayoral Race
By James Mendez I attended the Asian Pacific Islander (API) Mayoral Candidates Forum on Oct. 19. Andrew Janz and Jerry Dyer discussed their positions on poverty in Fresno, lack of parks for many of [...] Continue Reading
The Eight Domains of Homelessness Prevention
By Paul Thomas Jackson (Editor’s note: This article is the first of a series.) A unique attribute of the Fresno Homeless Advocates (FHA)—stated in its written introduction to public [...] Continue Reading
Could We Provide Healthcare to Everyone? Cuba Does.
By Leni Villagomez Reeves The United States spends more on healthcare and gets worse results than any other industrialized country. Many people don’t have access to care, life expectancy rates are [...] Continue Reading
Talking Points: The Desperate Fantasy of “White Culture”
By Joel D. Eis (Editor’s note: The following is the first in a series on talking points to strengthen the information base of those who seek to make others more aware and to be used to expose the [...] Continue Reading
A Sad State of Affairs
By Ruth Gadebusch What is happening to our democracy, this experiment of hope and promise? There have been other times of fright and fear when we were divided, but the chasm hardly seemed this wide [...] Continue Reading
Vigil for Kashmir Brings Out Members of the Muslim Community
By Peter MaidenPhotos by Peter Maiden Around 40 people, mostly Muslim, met at Nees and Blackstone avenues after sunset for a vigil for Kashmir on Oct. 27. The vigil was organized by Saadat Farooqi. [...] Continue Reading
Impeachment the Only Recourse
It occurred to me that the scenario presented these days in Washington could not have been written by a best-selling novelist. It had to be true. It was actually happening. Federal Election [...] Continue Reading
The Joy of La Guelaguetza
By Eduardo StanleyPhotos by Peter Maiden The colorful celebration of La Guelaguetza took place on Sept. 22 at Calwa Park in Fresno with hundreds in attendance. La Guelaguetza has been organized by [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Veterans Stand Down 2019
By Stan Santos During the week of Sept. 16–20, the Central Valley Veterans (CVV) held their Veterans Stand Down 2019 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8900 in Fresno. In their 30th year, [...] Continue Reading