By Zima Creason and Kellen Russoniello Editor’s note: This article was originally published by the ACLU of Northern California and is republished with permission [...] Continue Reading
Activism
For “We Are Not Invisible,” Fresno No Longer a Black Hole of “No”
A Conversation with Homeless Advocate Dez Martinez By Hannah Brandt Walking up the front stoop lined with bougainvillea, through the driftwood wreathed door there is a warm glow of hominess. That is [...] Continue Reading
Group Ties Interior Nominee/Westlands Lobbyist to Arctic Refuge Scientific Fraud
By Dan Bacher Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the Daily Kos and is republished under its terms and [...] Continue Reading
Exploring the Absence of Asghar Farhadi
By Rubén Casas Editor’s note: This article was originally published by Fresno Filmworks (https://fresnofilmworks.org/blog/exploring-the-absence-of-asghar-farhadi) and is republished with [...] Continue Reading
When Your Tap Water Is Toxic
By Kena Cador Editor's Note: This article was originally published by the ACLU of Northern California and is republished with permission. https://www.aclunc.org/blog/when-your-tap-water-toxic “On [...] Continue Reading
Immigration Tops Valley Agriculture Concerns at Town Hall Meeting
By Vic Bedoian Immigration was the dominant issue discussed at a town hall focusing on agricultural issues held in Fresno on April 13. The forum was sponsored by local Fox television affiliate, KMPH, [...] Continue Reading
EATON PLAZA IS UNDER THREAT
By Ray McKnight Should a small cabal in City Hall be allowed to ignore and thwart the wishes of Fresno’s citizens regarding Eaton Plaza? On April 14, 1947, by a yes vote of 71 percent, the citizens [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – May 2017
By Hannah Brandt On April 9, we held our annual fundraiser. This year’s theme was Growing Community Alliance. Here is the editor’s update I presented that night. Thank you all for coming! It’s so [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Congress Is Trying to Gut the Clean Air Act
By Tom Frantz HR 806, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017, is the brainchild of our San Joaquin Valley Air Board, and it is being sponsored in Congress by Valley legislators Jim Costa [...] Continue Reading
No, California Did Not Legalize Child Prostitution
By Danyeal Escobar (Editor’s note: This article was originally published by The kNOw Youth Media: https://theknowfresno.org/02/10/2017/no-california-not-legalize-child-prostitution/.) On Dec. 9, [...] Continue Reading
An Open Letter to the California Air Resources Board
By Cherylyn Smith (Author’s note: The following letter was submitted to the CARB and posted on its Scoping Plan Comments page on April 10.) Although it is customary to opt for mitigations, offsets [...] Continue Reading
Earth Day and the March for Science
By Hannah Brandt On Saturday, April 22 Earth Day 2017 was held at Radio Park in downtown Fresno. The theme was "Environmental & Climate Literacy" The organizers described the focus of the [...] Continue Reading