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Chavez Hails Trump, Costa Caves

The tentacles of the ongoing fascist coup d’etat are touching Fresno in some surprising and not so surprising ways. Trump’s blitz on the rule of law, taken right from the 1933 Nazi playbook, revealed [...] Continue Reading

A Glimmer of Hope

Following the results of the November 2024 election, hope has been in short supply. Previous experience with the man elected President left no room to hope that someone thought inadequate for the job [...] Continue Reading

A Different Country, but Better?

We will definitely have a different country starting Jan. 20. On that date, Donald Trump will take office as the new President of the United States. The changes he promised during his campaign and [...] Continue Reading

A Fresno Christmas Classic

What better escapist fantasy for enlightened Fresnans to enjoy than a night at the Tower Theatre watching Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life, that classic tale of a socialist affordable-housing [...] Continue Reading

Enough Is Enough

It is time to quit bashing President Joe Biden. First, he said he would not quit the race for reelection, but he did under unending speculation and denigration. Then, he said he would not pardon his [...] Continue Reading

From the Editor

The United States elected a president who, from day one, will seek to undermine democracy, take revenge on his political enemies and the press, deport thousands of undocumented people, increase the [...] Continue Reading

Crushed Hopes: What’s Next?

The big question is how did it happen. That is, the election of a misogynist, lying, cheating, racist, convicted criminal as leader of this nation founded on such high principles two centuries ago, [...] Continue Reading

Pereas Push Pollution, Attack Advocates

Tower District voters’ favorite daughter-father political team joined forces publicly last month to advocate for continued toxic diesel exhaust exposure in Fresno and beyond. Annalisa Perea represents [...] Continue Reading

Stop the Age Bashing

In the interest of full disclosure, I admit nine decades of age plus being well into the 10th influencing the following.  Growing up in the era of experience gained in age being honored and [...] Continue Reading

From the Editor

Our Polarized World It seems that we have lost that “in the middle” ideology. The thought of “balance” between two opposite worlds that used to make some people feel good. I remember listening to [...] Continue Reading

Another Fresno Opportunity

A believer in a “downtown,” a heart of any city, I was overjoyed with the new dreams and plans for Chinatown. Then I remembered what happened to Fresno’s Fulton Mall. It was exciting, unique and [...] Continue Reading

From the Editor

More Than Ever, Independent Media Makes a Difference It’s no secret that the City and County of Fresno received millions of dollars to manage the homelessness problem. Yet, nothing happened, and [...] Continue Reading