By Mike Rhodes The Community Alliance newspaper has obtained body cam video from the Fresno Police Department (FPD) Homeless Task Force (HTF) that shows what happened during a homeless encampment [...] Continue Reading
Activism
Dolores Huerta: Tribute to Greatness
By Sudarshan Kapoor On Oct. 2, Fresno State celebrated the 90th birthday of Dolores Huerta (official birthday April 10 ) by planting a peace tree in her honor in the Peace Garden. Dr. Joseph I. [...] Continue Reading
In the Line of Fresno Fire
I. smiley G. Calderon With the recent wildfires blazing around and a pandemic raging within Fresno, you would think that the sanctity of life would be forefront in every Fresnan’s mind. But, [...] Continue Reading
“Level the Playing Field Tour” Comes to Fresno
By Peter Maiden Several speakers came together at a press conference in Fresno for Proposition 16 on October 8, part of the “Level the Playing Field Tour.” Proposition 16 would reinstate [...] Continue Reading
Why the November Election Is the Most Important of Our Lives
By Francis Horan This year, many worst-case scenarios have become our reality. Global warming, police violence and our unorganized national health system are inflicting terrible damage. For both [...] Continue Reading
Punch a Nazi, Vote Biden
By Kevin Hall People need hope. They need help. Desperately. And while it’s been that way for many years, now it’s growing exponentially. Five long years ago when that golden, gelded steer of [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley on Fire, Hearts Inflamed
By I. smiley G. Calderon As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage among us, dangerous wildfires are raging around us here in Fresno County. There have been at least 26 major wildfires in the [...] Continue Reading
A Case for Yes on Prop 15
By Daren A. Miller The times have really changed since 1978. Well, for most of us they have. I was a 12-year-old, exiting elementary school, headed for middle school. My previous summers had been [...] Continue Reading
Sierra Club Tehipite Chapter Endorses Candidates
By Gary Lasky The Sierra Club Tehipite Chapter is organizing its member volunteers to support two San Joaquin Valley Congressional candidates in 2020: TJ Cox and Brynne Kennedy. Cox is a freshman [...] Continue Reading
How We Can End Homelessness
By Mike Rhodes With homelessness increasing in Fresno for the past several years, it is obvious that whatever we are doing, it is not ending homelessness. There are many organizations (West Care, [...] Continue Reading
Does the City of Fresno Have the Political Will to End Homelessness?
By Gerry Bill (Editor’s note. Gerry Bill is responding to Mike Rhodes’ article about ending homelessness, which can be found HERE). What we are doing is not working. Unfortunately, the [...] Continue Reading
14 Million U.S. Children Will Go Hungry This Week
By Sunita Sohrabji The Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically heightened ongoing food insecurity: 14 million U.S. children will go hungry in any given week, and parents are increasingly skipping meals [...] Continue Reading