Letter Read at Rhodes Farewell Dinner I am sorry that I could not be at this event (see above) to honor Mike Rhodes, but I did want to send a few words about him and what he has meant for journalism. [...] Continue Reading
Activism
The Fresno State Sweatshop Connection
By Andrea Wilson When we see a piece of clothing—or any item in a store for that matter—we usually don’t think about its origins. We should. Production is not completely automated. Specialized [...] Continue Reading
Drone: A Participatory Memorial
By Teresa Castillo Fresno State’s Center for Creativity in the Arts (CCA) has invited artist Joseph DeLappe and his Drone Project to be the Spring 2014 artist-in-residence. The theme, Data and [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Worst Air Ever Not Our Fault?
By Tom Frantz The past December and January saw the Central Valley with the worst levels of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) since monitors for this type of pollution were put in place in 2001. We [...] Continue Reading
Inequality!
By Yezdyar Kaoosji The economic reports, books, documentaries, columnists, talking heads and self-proclaimed pundits are juggling cold statistics and jabbering away about “inequality” of resources in [...] Continue Reading
Farmworkers: The Ignored and Marginalized
By Chucho Mendoza Pineda As National Farmworker Awareness Week approaches this month, we must make an honest attempt to shed light on the reality of these human beings. When it comes to addressing [...] Continue Reading
Volunteers for Change–Fresno
By Community Alliance staff Volunteers for Change–Fresno (V4CF) is changing but will continue. Fifteen people attended the V4CF meeting on Feb. 10 to discuss the future of the organization. The [...] Continue Reading
Forum Sets New Course for Local Politics
By Michael D. Evans The Fresno Partnership shook up the local political world on Jan. 25 with a Candidate Forum for candidates in Fresno City Council Districts 1 and 7. The forum was unprecedented [...] Continue Reading
Distortions and Lies—Air District Annual Report: Clearing the Air, Feb. 2014
By Tom Frantz The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (the Air Board) has just approved its annual report to the community for 2013. The report details the marvelous job the Air Board [...] Continue Reading
Human Rights Coalition of the Central Valley
By Dr. Sudarshan Kapoor Since its inception in 2012, the Human Rights Coalition of the Central Valley has organized two successful events commemorating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights [...] Continue Reading
California Can’t Tunnel Its Way Out of Drought Conditions
By Restore the Delta SACRAMENTO—Restore the Delta (RTD) and opponents of Gov. Jerry Brown’s rush to build peripheral tunnels that would drain the Delta and doom salmon and other Pacific fisheries [...] Continue Reading
Nelson Mandela: A Giant in History – The Prison Press, Feb. 2014
By Boston Woodard Much has been written and said about Nelson Mandela since his passing on Dec. 5, 2013, at 95. President Barack Obama called Mandela “a giant in history” as he talked about the [...] Continue Reading