By Leni Villagomez Reeves Energy Crisis in Cuba Beginning in April 2019, the United States has applied “sanctions” to two companies—34 ships—that transport Venezuelan oil to Cuba, fining these [...] Continue Reading
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Clearing the Air: Community Emission Reduction Plans
By Tom Frantz When community residents and local businesses meet to discuss solutions to their air pollution needs, innovative ideas are sometimes the result. Ten communities in California have [...] Continue Reading
Fresno County General Plan: “Jello without the Mold”
By Radley Reep Why is land-use planning such a slippery mess? Well, the answer’s quite simple actually: It’s intended to be that way. Title 7 of the California Government Code charges city [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor: The Times They Are a Changing…and so Is the Community Alliance
By Mike Rhodes The Community Alliance is going through a transition that will improve the look, content and long-term viability of the newspaper. For us, that means bringing on board a new editor [...] Continue Reading
Climate Crisis Strike Events in Valley Focus on Local Environmental Challenges
By Vic BedoianPhotos by Peter Maiden Central Valley communities, hard-pressed by a multitude of environmental dangers, responded to the Climate Strike actions of Sept. 20 with enthusiasm and ire, [...] Continue Reading
Presentation on Israel-Palestine Conflict Attracts Wide Audience in Clovis
By Camille Russell Alison Weir, author of the Amazon bestseller Against Our Better Judgment: The Hidden History of How the U.S. Was Used to Create Israel (2014) and founder of If Americans Knew, [...] Continue Reading
The New Citizenship: “A Place Called Nowhere”
By Robert Navarro With the rise of nationalist hatreds, exclusion and secession, what we are witnessing is a panic reaction to the clearly approaching chaos—the inevitable result of neoliberalism’s [...] Continue Reading
Eight Arrested Supporting Fresno County Home Care Workers
By Vic Bedoian Eight people, including United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta, were arrested on Aug. 20 for blocking a meeting of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors, as hundreds of [...] Continue Reading
Who is Responsible? Teatro Inmigrante Takes on the Southern Border Crisis
By Vic Bedoian and Elsa Mejia The immigrant crisis at the border, triggered by the Trump administration’s policy, is affecting communities far from the border. Many immigrants, especially those [...] Continue Reading
Candlelight Vigil for Victims of Mass Shootings
By Elsa Mejía In the wake of the mass shootings that took the lives of 31 people in Gilroy, El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, residents in Fresno gathered for a candlelight vigil to honor the lives [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor: September 2019
Dear Reader, This Labor Day brings exciting achievements for working-class people who are on the cusp of winning their union, and others already unionized who, through the power of their unity, [...] Continue Reading
Why I Oppose Privatization of the VA Hospital
I am a Vietnam veteran. My reasons [for opposing privatization of the VA Hospital] are because • the VA provides to veterans who cannot afford healthcare; • veterans need care from doctors [...] Continue Reading