By Mike Rhodes The first Mike Rhodes Social Justice Scholarship of $1,000 was given to Esmeralda Serapio, who is a student at the San Joaquin College of Law. The scholarship was set up by Howard [...] Continue Reading
Author
The People’s Dispensary Fresno Cannabis Town Hall
By Peter Maiden The Cannabis Town Hall was held at the First Congregational Church in Fresno on May 6, offering perspectives on jobs in the marijuana business, especially for people of color whose [...] Continue Reading
Why We Can’t Wait: Being Black in the Cannabis Industry
By Cesar Casamayor and Gidai Maaza There is unfinished business when it comes to cannabis legalization—the trauma-filled legacy of the War on Drugs within the Black community, especially on young [...] Continue Reading
Deregulation of Communications Infrastructure in California
By Stan Santos AB 1366, which was introduced by Lorena Gonzalez (D–San Diego), would lead to the indefinite extension of SB 1161 (2012), which ended public agency oversight, quality measurements, [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: High-Speed Rail Construction Is a Dirty Business
By Tom Frantz Readers may have noticed recent high-speed rail (HSR) construction in various parts of the San Joaquin Valley. The building of bridges over Highway 99 in south Fresno and over the San [...] Continue Reading
The Crushing Burden of Student Loan Debt
By Alexia Baca Morgan Americans have $1.5 trillion in student loan debt. This is is $620 billion more than total U.S. credit card debt. It is second only to mortgage debt in this country. The [...] Continue Reading
Cruel and Unusual—Life and Death in Fresno County Jail
By Bob McCloskey “The degree of civilization in a society is revealed by entering its prisons.”—Fyodor Dostoyevsky On April 28, 2019, the Fresno Bee published a front-page article about the [...] Continue Reading
Maderans Mobilize for Sanders Again
By Fredo Martin As of May 10, the California Democratic Presidential primary is only 43 weeks away, on March 3, 2020. When U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.) announced his candidacy, a core 2016 [...] Continue Reading
The Foxes Remain Undefeated
Photos by Peter Maiden The Fresno Foxes played Orange County FC on April 26 at Chukchansi Park. After being down two goals, Fresno came back for a 2-2 tie. The Foxes remain undefeated in their [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade
By Zoyer Zachary Zyndel Calling all leftist and progressive community members: Take part in one of the largest community events of 2019. The annual Fresno Rainbow Pride event takes place on June 1 [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor — May 2019
Elsa Mejía Dear Reader, On May Day, we commemorate the struggles and gains made by workers and the labor movement. And living in a time when even a livable wage is a topic for fierce debate, [...] Continue Reading