By Kayla Moon On February 27th I received an Email from Micah White, one of the co-founders of Occupy Wall Street. I subscribe to his newsletter and this update was particularly interesting and [...] Continue Reading
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Corruption in the Fresno Police Department Runs Deep
By Mike Rhodes In January, this newspaper announced that there would be an article about the deep corruption within the Fresno Police Department that goes back for generations. “The Long History of [...] Continue Reading
The Fresno Mayoral Race and the Homeless
By Mike Rhodes A proposal to warehouse as many of the homeless as possible on G Street south of Ventura Street was not warmly received by homeless advocates, several Fresno City Council members and [...] Continue Reading
Community Alliance Inspires Activist
As I read the articles in Fresno’s Community Alliance newspaper, I must stop and take a minute to truly talk about what I feel. The coverage of the breadth of political activism in Fresno is [...] Continue Reading
Homeless Accuses Police of Violence
I would like to file a lawsuit against the City of Fresno for violating my civil and human rights. My wife and I are homeless, and this is what we are up against as police officers are making our [...] Continue Reading
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In the past few years, many newspapers closed for good or reduced drastically their coverage and circulation (see “The Future of Journalism” on page 4). These are difficult times for independent [...] Continue Reading
The Future of Journalism in Fresno (is in your hands)
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
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