Nearly three decades ago, federal scientists discovered the cause of a massive die-off of fish and birds at the Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge in Merced County, 10 miles north of Los Banos. [...] Continue Reading
Activism
From the Editor
The Community Alliance newspaper has been at the forefront of defending homeless people's rights and exposing the City of Fresno's harsh and callous policies regarding the homeless. Our documentation [...] Continue Reading
Whose Water? Our Water!
Water Management--or Mismanagement--in Canada and California They say water is the new oil-the likely cause of future wars, and some current wars as well. Everywhere in the world water is an issue one [...] Continue Reading
Book Review: Labor’s Civil War in California
Photo above is of the book cover from http://www.pmpress.org/content/article.php/CalWinslow Labor's Civil War in California: The NUHW Healthcare Workers Rebellion does a phenomenal job of bringing [...] Continue Reading
Punishment by Cold
Just because someone has been in the prison system for an exorbitant amount of time does not mean he or she has "seen it all." The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) [...] Continue Reading
Homeless Queer Kids-They Are Here
They don't all leave Fresno for San Francisco or Los Angeles. Among the "unaccompanied youth" and older teens wandering Fresno's streets with nowhere to call home is an undetermined number of gay, [...] Continue Reading
Why We Support Immigrant Rights
Around 100 years ago, the tragedy of the Mexican Revolution unfolded in Ciudad Juarez with explosions and gunfire that could be heard across the river in El Paso, Texas. There, U.S. businessmen and [...] Continue Reading
The American Civil Liberties Union – at Your Service
It was just three years ago, in July 2007, that the new Greater Fresno Area Chapter of the ACLU-NC (Northern California) got sufficiently organized to hold its first full agenda Board meeting. Because [...] Continue Reading
Peace Community Dinner
This June, after 104 months of combat, Afghanistan passed Vietnam as America's longest war! For those of us who seek a just foreign policy and a world in which every child and every person can [...] Continue Reading
Primary Election Review
(Editor's note: The data reflected in this article was current as of June 16. The Registrar of Voters had not certified the election at that time, and votes were still being counted. The outcome of at [...] Continue Reading
Opinion and Analysis from the Grassroots
Beyond Mortgaging the Future: Bankruptcy By Ruth Gadebusch "Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow you may die" appears to be the prevailing attitude. Except, there isn't much merriment for ordinary [...] Continue Reading
Special Section – How to End Homelessness in Fresno
Below are five articles about homelessness in Fresno. Each of these articles illustrate a different approach to ending homelessness. It is our hope that these articles will stimulate a discussion [...] Continue Reading