More than 1,500 Fresnans convened in the River Park area to commemorate the first anniversary of the Women’s March. A slate of dynamic speakers energized the crowd at a rally preceding the march. Many [...] Continue Reading
Activism
Selling Out Jobs
By Art Rodriguez The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) sold out our jobs. By spearheading the American Competitiveness Act, the DOD became the responsible party for the biggest job-killer in our [...] Continue Reading
Trust Black People: Black Political Engagement in Fresno
By Sarah Hayes Trust Black Women was the trending hashtag coming out of Alabama the day after the special Senate election there. Leading into the election, coverage echoed that the outcome would [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Air District Chief Leaving
By Tom Frantz The end of an era has come at the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. Seyed Sadredin is retiring after more than 10 years as the chief executive officer. A look at his [...] Continue Reading
Organized Camps Initial Solution to Unsheltered Homelessness in Fresno
By Paul Thomas Jackson Editor’s note: “Organized Camps” is the first article in a three-part series on homelessness in Fresno. In Fresno, the plight of unsheltered homelessness affects all but those [...] Continue Reading
City Heavy-Handed in River Access Decision
By Andy Hansen-Smith Editor’s note: Andy Hansen-Smith has been attending meetings of the Fresno City Council and the Fresno County Board of Supervisors for the past seven months. He live-tweets the [...] Continue Reading
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies Explained
By Osiris Godwin If you’ve been paying attention to the Internet longer than just swiping through Facebook and Instagram, then you are sure to have heard mention of Bitcoin. Bitcoin is a popular [...] Continue Reading
IMMIGRATION
By Samuel Molina and Giselle Gasca In 2017, immigrant allies and advocates, including Mi Familia Vota, spent much of their time advocating for the continuation of the Deferred Action for Childhood [...] Continue Reading
Why They Come from the Open Veins? Excerpts from the Sad History of Latin America
By Stan Santos In 1492, Columbus stumbles on an island civilization, calling the Lucayan, Taino and Arawak “Indians.” Their number is estimated to be around 300,000. Fifty years later, not two [...] Continue Reading
Patient Protests at Coalinga State Hospital
By Robert Turner Within the confines of Coalinga State Hospital (CSH), a patient-organized group that distributes election material to patients and helps their peers therein register to vote wants to [...] Continue Reading
MLK
About 1,200 people marched in Fresno’s annual Martin Luther King Day March from St. John’s Church to a rally at Fresno City Hall on the morning of January 15. [...] Continue Reading
Ensuring Better Communities through Accountability
By Ashley Werner Based in Fresno, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability works closely with residents and community leaders from disadvantaged communities throughout the San Joaquin and [...] Continue Reading