In 1977, Alfonso Hernandez, an idealistic social work graduate student at Fresno State, founded Trabajadores de la Raza San Joaquin Valley, or “Workers of the People.” Trabajadores established a [...] Continue Reading
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Fresno’s Measure C: A Leap of Blind Faith
Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 9408 was present at Fresno City Hall on July 7 to support the overwhelming opposition to the November referendum on Measure C and $6.8 billion in public [...] Continue Reading
La Medida ‘C’ de Fresno y las Carreteras del Futuro
Communications Workers of America Local 9408 estuvo presente en la junta del 7 de julio de 2022 para apoyar la abrumadora oposición al referéndum de noviembre sobre la Medida C y $6.8 mil millones en [...] Continue Reading
Fiber Broadband Comes to the Central Valley
The story of broadband technology in Central Valley communities follows historic patterns of privilege and neglect, extreme poverty in a region of extreme wealth. Hundreds of towns, such as Firebaugh, [...] Continue Reading
La Fibra Óptica Llega a Comunidades Pobres del Valle
La historia de la tecnología de banda ancha en las comunidades del Valle Central sigue patrones históricos de privilegio y abandono, pobreza extrema en una región de extrema riqueza. Pueblos como [...] Continue Reading
Fresno’s Digital Rich and Digital Poor
In 2019–2020, Fresno County schools enrolled 207,858 students, of which 140,000, or 65%, were Latino and 10,600 were African American. But there are pronounced disparities in the educational [...] Continue Reading
Ricos y pobres en la brecha digital de Fresno
Por Stan Santos Durante el año escolar 2019-2020, las escuelas del Condado de Fresno tuvieron una inscripción de 207.858 estudiantes de los cuales 140.000 ó 65% eran latinos y 10.600 eran [...] Continue Reading