Helping People Trapped in a Vicious System at the Border Al Otro Lado, MigriMap and WILPF Immigration Chair Danilo Castillo Danilo Castillo volunteered to become the WILPF Fresno Immigration [...] Continue Reading
Activism
A Renters’ Victory in Madera
By Eduardo Stanley Last October, 30 families living in the Laguna Knoll apartment complex of Madera received a no-fault 60-day eviction. This decision sparked the reaction of City Council Member [...] Continue Reading
Our Confused and Confusing World
By Ruth Gadebusch The air seems filled with signs of the season. In our part of the world, the fall colors are beautiful. Our thoughts are filled with visions of bountiful tables and beyond to [...] Continue Reading
Talking Points: Some Discoveries About Our Neighbors
By Joel D. Eis (Editor’s note: The following is the second in a series of op-ed pieces that can provide talking points to strengthen the information base of those who seek to make others more aware [...] Continue Reading
Nuclear Lies and Broken Promises
By Conn M. Hallinan When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told an economic meeting in the city of Sivas on Sept. 4 that Turkey was considering building nuclear weapons, he was responding to a [...] Continue Reading
The View from Above
By Tom Frantz On a Saturday morning in early November, several people, including myself, boarded a Cessna T210 for a flight around the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley. The Valley was in the [...] Continue Reading
California Wildfires Affect Air Quality in the Valley
By Eduardo Stanley Wildfires are becoming more common and more dangerous in California, destroying communities and polluting the air we breath. While there weren’t any big fires in the Central [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Investment Booms but Leaves Workers Behind
By Mark Hedin California boasts the world’s fifth-largest economy, with Central Valley’s agricultural exports a key driver. In the state’s continuous economic growth, only the Bay Area has been [...] Continue Reading
Syrian Recipes from Home: A Gift for Food lovers
By Eduardo Stanley This past summer, in Fresno, we assisted at the presentation of an original book of recipes, Syrian Recipes From Home, by Syrian refugee Nour Al Mshantaf, produced by the Pan [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Residents Protest Police Killing, Call for Federal Investigation
By Vic BedoianPhotos by Peter Maiden The Fresno police force is embroiled in another shooting controversy. This time it’s over the killing two years ago of an unarmed teenage suspect shot in the [...] Continue Reading
Palast Exposes Voter Suppression
By Michael D. Evans Greg Palast, a reporter with U.K. newspaper The Guardian and author of The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: The Case of the Stolen Election, headlined the Fresno Free College [...] Continue Reading
Court Rulings on “Public Charge”
By Pilar Marrero Five federal courts recently banned the U.S. government from changing the rules on the use of public benefits for applicants seeking permanent residency or a non-immigrant visa, [...] Continue Reading