April 2019 CVPPAC article for the Community Alliance By Mike Rhodes Friends sometimes ask how in the heck are you going to elect progressives in Fresno and the Central Valley. They say this is [...] Continue Reading
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Labor Union Fight Comes to Fresno
By Stan Santos In recent days, the first salvo was fired in the Fresno area in the nationwide war on labor unions and the rights of workers to organize. On March 5, a right-wing, anti-worker group [...] Continue Reading
Labor Union Fight Comes to Fresno
By Stan Santos In recent days, the first salvo was fired in the Fresno area in the nationwide war on labor unions and the rights of workers to organize. On March 5, a right-wing, anti-worker group [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Foxes against Reno
Photos by Peter Maiden On March 23, the first home game of the 2019 season for the Fresno Foxes at Chukchansi Park resulted in a 1-1 tie with Reno 1868. The match was attended by 7,863 fans. The [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Foxes against Reno
Photos by Peter Maiden On March 23, the first home game of the 2019 season for the Fresno Foxes at Chukchansi Park resulted in a 1-1 tie with Reno 1868. The match was attended by 7,863 fans. The [...] Continue Reading
Developer Dollars, Democratic Duplicity
By Kevin Hall Few were downtown at the Fresno City Hall on a cold morning in late January to witness the new City Council fail its first real test of character. The one that matters most in city [...] Continue Reading
Developer Dollars, Democratic Duplicity
By Kevin Hall Few were downtown at the Fresno City Hall on a cold morning in late January to witness the new City Council fail its first real test of character. The one that matters most in city [...] Continue Reading
Equity on the Mall: The Valley Is Rising
By The Center at the Sierra Health Foundation Recently, in his State of the State address, Governor Gavin Newsom recognized that “the [San Joaquin] Valley may be known around the world for [...] Continue Reading
Equity on the Mall: The Valley Is Rising
By The Center at the Sierra Health Foundation Recently, in his State of the State address, Governor Gavin Newsom recognized that “the [San Joaquin] Valley may be known around the world for [...] Continue Reading
Homelessness After Incarceration
By Boston Woodard On Nov. 5, 2018, I was released from prison after serving 38 continuous years behind bars. Upon my return to freedom, a parole agent drove me to an area of San Jose that was [...] Continue Reading
Homelessness After Incarceration
By Boston Woodard On Nov. 5, 2018, I was released from prison after serving 38 continuous years behind bars. Upon my return to freedom, a parole agent drove me to an area of San Jose that was [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Protect Our Forests
By Tom Frantz Residents of the San Joaquin Valley reside in a polluted and sterile world. We breathe air saturated with dust, exhaust, smoke, ammonia and pesticides. We tread on concrete and [...] Continue Reading