I spent several fascinating days last month observing a trial at the Fresno County Courthouse. On trial were Angelo Fernandez and his two brothers (David and Robert). You may recall that Angelo was [...] Continue Reading
Activism
The Prison Press: Three Strikes: After Proposition 36
By Boston Woodard For four decades, politicians and the public have expanded prisons and toughened laws such as Three Strikes, but now many analysts say the pendulum appears to be swinging in a new [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: The Valley Mind-set / Air, Water and Land
By Kevin Hall The Valley Mind-set “Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.”—Albert Einstein Each January, the Valley Air Board—that tea-guzzling bunch of local [...] Continue Reading
Last of the Wild West, Part 2: Madera County Planning
By Gary Lasky Last month, we compared the reasonable land-use planning policies of the City of Fresno with the contrasting situation in Tulare County, just 45 minutes to the south, where the Board [...] Continue Reading
Opponents of Garbage Privatization File Suit in Fresno Court
By Gary Lasky Opponents of the City of Fresno’s residential garbage privatization contract with Mid-Valley Disposal filed a lawsuit in Fresno Superior Court on Jan. 22, alleging that the contract [...] Continue Reading
Progressive Voice!
By Yezdyar S. Kaoosji “Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, it’s unlikely you will step up and take responsibility for making [...] Continue Reading
The Really Free Market
By Eme Gerle and Josh Cranston Fresno’s Really Free Market was born out of a hope to bring the community together for an exchange of things, ideas and conversations. We live in a culture of such [...] Continue Reading
WILPF – February 2013
WILPF BUSINESS MEETING February 7, Thursday, 7PM, at Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N Van Ness. This meeting is open to all members. WOMEN IN BLACK February 6, first Wednesday of each month at [...] Continue Reading
Patty Dawson Journey Nears End
By Stan Santos It has been 19 months since the brutal, unprovoked attack on Native American healthcare worker Patty Dawson, and her journey for justice is nearing its end. On Jan. 18, after less [...] Continue Reading
Do We Have Equal Justice under the Law?
By Maria Telesco You didn’t know our country has two “justice” systems, one for “Rich Somebodies” and another for “Poor Nobodies,” did you? You will soon. Imagine these scenarios, which this writer [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Police Department Documents Posted Online
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