By Vic Bedoian and Elsa Mejia The immigrant crisis at the border, triggered by the Trump administration’s policy, is affecting communities far from the border. Many immigrants, especially those [...] Continue Reading
Activism
Candlelight Vigil for Victims of Mass Shootings
By Elsa Mejía In the wake of the mass shootings that took the lives of 31 people in Gilroy, El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, residents in Fresno gathered for a candlelight vigil to honor the lives [...] Continue Reading
Why I Oppose Privatization of the VA Hospital
I am a Vietnam veteran. My reasons [for opposing privatization of the VA Hospital] are because • the VA provides to veterans who cannot afford healthcare; • veterans need care from doctors [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor — September 2019 — Involve Community in Police Chief Selection Process
[Aug. 23 was] a dark day for democracy in the City of Fresno. Once again, the city has failed to listen to the voices of the many. Community members and young people were clear that they wanted a [...] Continue Reading
Playas de Tijuana Mural Project: A Reflection
By Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana A life of experiences, three years of fieldwork and, finally, a fellowship that would make a project come to life. The vision for the Playas de Tijuana Mural Project [...] Continue Reading
Non-White Children Still Being Separated from Their Parents
By Leni Villagomez Reeves Why is the Trump administration continuing to separate non-White children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border? 1) It is profitable. 2) It destroys culture [...] Continue Reading
Fresno County General Plan: The Struggle for Control
By Radley Reep Fresno County’s long-range land-use planning is in shambles, and local officials and county residents are sparring over how to deal with the situation. Rather than cooperating to [...] Continue Reading
Oil Production Blues
By Tom Frantz California’s 140-year-old oil company, Chevron, has been in the spotlight recently in Kern County. It is not good news. Chevron is in the process of losing a significant chunk of the [...] Continue Reading
Veterans for Peace Leverage Their Voices at Annual Convention
By Joshua Shurley Recently, in eastern Washington, hundreds of veterans, their families and supporters gathered—not to glorify their status or promote military service, but rather to organize to [...] Continue Reading
Lies, Misinformation, Theft and Threats to Our Freedom of the Press by Our Own Local Government
By Mike Rhodes In May of this year, a Community Alliance newsstand went missing on the corner of Kern and N streets, just outside a Starbucks. Peter Maiden, the newspaper’s distribution manager, [...] Continue Reading
From California to Oaxaca and Back
By Patsy Mejia Recently, I had the distinct privilege to participate in a pilot program initiated by the Mexican consulate aimed at reconnecting university students with parents or grandparents of [...] Continue Reading
Lights for Liberty
By Peter Maiden On July 12, Fresno was one of more than 700 cities around the world holding a “Lights for Liberty” vigil to protest the situation of immigrants. Many, including infants, toddlers [...] Continue Reading