Compiled by Mike Rhodes (Editor’s note: The names of individuals quoted in this article have been changed to protect their privacy and safety.] The critical input by community members working to [...] Continue Reading
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25 Years of the Community Alliance Celebrated
More than 120 people came together in the magical garden of Pat Wolk and helped us celebrate 25 years of printing the Community Alliance newspaper. Lance Canales and the Flood welcomed guests with his [...] Continue Reading
Madera and the Right to a Free Press
The newsstand of the Community Alliance newspaper was removed from in front of the Madera Post Office by order of the Madera Postmaster Henry De La Torre. Of the five newsstands in front of the Post [...] Continue Reading
Providing the Homeless with Reliable Covid-19 Information
The Community Alliance has dramatically increased its distribution to homeless people in Fresno. Our goal is to put truthful and reliable information about Covid-19 in the hands of our ever-growing [...] Continue Reading
Aug. 6 Demolition of a Homeless Encampment
By Mike Rhodes In early August, the Community Alliance newspaper received an ominous e-mail from the Fresno City Attorney’s Office. It was the announcement of the demolition of a homeless [...] Continue Reading
Homeless Man Brutalized by Fresno Police Has a Victory in Court
Lewis Brown, a homeless man who the Fresno police brutalized, was recently found not guilty of charges brought against him. Charges were filed against Brown after the demolition of the encampment he [...] Continue Reading
Great News from the Community Alliance
By Mike Rhodes This month, the Community Alliance has great news to share with you. We now have the resources to dramatically increase our circulation, reach farmworkers with an expanded [...] Continue Reading
Tale of Two Cities: The Continuing Saga
These two maps tell the story of last year’s presidential election in Fresno. Map #1, from the Fresno County Registrar of Voters’ office, shows the November 2020 election results in the City of Fresno [...] Continue Reading
Climate Equity: How We Win Panel
Wednesday, April 21, at 6 p.m. Host: Mike Rhodes of the Community Alliance newspaperModerator: Kevin Hall, host of Climate Politics on KFCF 88.1 FMTo be recorded for future broadcast.See the [...] Continue Reading
Housing, not Handcuffs
The City of Fresno has a long history of treating homeless people with contempt. Forcing them to move on (with nowhere to go), taking their property and sometimes arresting them for not moving along [...] Continue Reading
This Newspaper Plays an Important Role in Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley
Every time this newspaper asks for the community’s support, you come through for us. Dec. 12 was our “Where Do We Go from Here” fundraiser, and you, our readers, made this a great year to be a part [...] Continue Reading
Fresno’s Connection to Nicaragua
During the late 1970s, the Nicaraguan People’s Solidarity Committee in Fresno raised money to support the revolutionaries in Nicaragua. Later, the group changed its name to the Latin American Support [...] Continue Reading