The annual fundraiser for the Community Alliance exceeded our expectations. We raised more than $20,000. There is a story about it by Mike Rhodes—with photos—in this issue. The event came at the [...] Continue Reading
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From the Editor
Hello. I’m Peter Maiden, interim editor of the Community Alliance newspaper. I’m stepping into the big shoes of Eduardo Stanley while the newspaper decides who will be the next editor. We have a [...] Continue Reading
La singular carrera editorial de Steve Alcala
Steve Alcala nació en Hanford y se mudó a Fresno de niño. Se graduó de la preparatoria Roosevelt, en el sureste de Fresno, y luego, en 1979, de la Universidad Estatal de Fresno, con una [...] Continue Reading
The Unique Publishing Career of Steve Alcala
Steve Alcala was born in Hanford, then moved to Fresno as a young child. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in southeast Fresno, and then in 1979 from Fresno State, with a major in music. “Let [...] Continue Reading
Needle Exchange Loses Its County Office
The Fresno County Board of Supervisors voted on Aug. 19 to stop funding a space for Fresno’s Whole Person Harm Reduction Program in the County Department of Public Health building on Fulton [...] Continue Reading
Intercambio de Agujas Pierde su Oficina en el Condado
El 19 de agosto, la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Fresno votó a favor de suspender la financiación de un espacio para el Programa de Reducción de Daños Integrales de Fresno en el edificio del [...] Continue Reading
Workers over Billionaires
Around 250 protesters gathered at Peach Avenue and Cesar Chavez Boulevard in southeast Fresno on Labor Day, Sept. 1. The theme of the protest was “Workers over Billionaires,” and there were many signs [...] Continue Reading
Local Public Media Hit Hard
“We’ve taken the President at his word in his calls to eliminate funding for public broadcasting,” says Joe Moore, president and general manager of Valley Public Radio, noting staff at the station [...] Continue Reading
Medios Públicos del Valle Central Gravemente Afectados
Le pregunté a Joe Moore, presidente y gerente general de Valley Public Radio, cuándo el personal de la estación se dio cuenta de que las amenazas del presidente Trump contra los medios públicos se [...] Continue Reading
Trump vs. the Universities
In Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future (One Signal Publishers/Atria Books, 2024), author Jason Stanley examines fascism and education. Stanley is a professor of [...] Continue Reading
Pride Parade Draws Thousands to the Tower District
The 2025 Fresno Pride Parade on June 7 brought thousands to the Tower District. Those in attendance saw 100 different contingents march and ride in the parade as it made its way down Olive Avenue from [...] Continue Reading
Cientos Participan de “Equidad en la Plaza” en Sacramento
Cientos de personas, muchas de ellas representando a organizaciones sin fines de lucro del Valle de San Joaquín, se reunieron el 23 de abril en la explanada frente al capitolio estatal de Sacramento [...] Continue Reading