By Mike Rhodes In early September 2011, the Community Alliance newspaper, through a California Public Records Act request, asked the Fresno Police Department (FPD) for its Policies and Procedures [...] Continue Reading
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The Greek Debt Crisis
By Dr. Alex Vavoulis Writer N.J. Slabbert, creator of the multimedia Sword of Zeus ProjectTM about Greece's role in WWII, says the Greek debt crisis is not only an economic event but also has [...] Continue Reading
Punishing Fresno’s Most Vulnerable
By Mike Rhodes Two days after the final assault on homeless encampments by the City of Fresno and Caltrans, Rose and her daughter were trying to find someplace where they could sleep. When I found [...] Continue Reading
Occupy Fresno Perseveres
By Jesse Franz On Nov. 14, after a week of nightly arrests by sheriff’s deputies, Occupy Fresno, a group that has continuously encamped at Courthouse Park since Oct. 15, filed a lawsuit in federal [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor
Our Voice from Inside the Prison Industrial Complex A lot has happened in the past several months that prevented me from submitting articles to the Community Alliance about life behind prison walls [...] Continue Reading
Listening to the Ghosts of Fresno
By Paul Gilmore “Every city is full of ghosts, and learning to see some of them is one of the arts of becoming a true local.”—Rebecca Solnit Why in the last couple of months have thousands of people [...] Continue Reading
Occupy America
By Michael Parenti (Editor’s note: Reprinted with permission of the author.) Beginning with Occupy Wall Street in September 2011, a protest movement spread across the United States to 70 major [...] Continue Reading
Grassroots: Profiles of Local Progressive Activists
By Richard Stone Spending time at the Occupy Fresno encampment in Courthouse Park in mid-November, a visitor might have been surprised at how serene and congenial the atmosphere was. It felt more [...] Continue Reading
Two Tales of a City
By Richard Stone A visit to Fresno’s homeless encampments, like the ones being dismantled by the City this week as I write, is eye-opening. It is a world of its own. The structures are ramshackle, [...] Continue Reading
2011 LGBT Milestones You Might Have Missed
By Kaylia Metcalfe Welcome to December! Soon the Internet and print publications will be abuzz with End of the Year Lists. Best Books Aimed at Teen Age Girls! Most Influential Side Characters in TV [...] Continue Reading
No More Stolen Lives
By Mike Rhodes Editor’s note: An important trial, particularly for those interested in police accountability issues, will begin on Dec. 6 in federal court in Fresno. The trial will look into the [...] Continue Reading
With Your Help, We Can and Shall Abolish the Death Penalty
By Maria Telesco Thanks to all for your responses to the booklet A Taxpayer’s Guide to the California Death Penalty. Now that you’ve read it and know the facts, we are preparing for the next phase. A [...] Continue Reading