By Tiffany A. Potter Thus far, in our months together, I have not officially explained what I do in my professional life and only alluded to it, but I will tell you now. I own my own consulting firm. [...] Continue Reading
Columns
ERRATA: An Editor’s Correction
Editor’s note: The following section of the article “Cap and Trade + High-Speed Rail = Environmental Disaster,” by Cherylyn Smith (Community Alliance, April 2015) contained some editorial errors. The [...] Continue Reading
Rainmaker
By Stephen Barile from Tulare Lake To stave off a drought in 1924, Wheat farmers in the Tulare Lake bottom Hired Hatfield the Rainmaker man And paid him a hefty fee, For he was in demand throughout [...] Continue Reading
My 10 Years with the Community Alliance
By Boston Woodard Ten years ago, I was given the opportunity by Mike Rhodes, former editor of the Community Alliance, to correspond as a journalist from behind state prison walls. Because of Ernesto [...] Continue Reading
Commemorating the Armenian Genocide: The Importance of Memory and Transformation
By Matthew Ari Jendian “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”—Spanish philosopher George Santayana (1905) In 2015, among many other things, we commemorate the 67th [...] Continue Reading
Neighborhood Activist Turns Author
By Richard Stone Cecilia (CeCe) Vega and I are long-time neighbors, residents of the Lowell District north of Divisadero and south of Belmont, between Highways 180 and 41. I call it “a [...] Continue Reading
Tiffany’s Take: The Most Social Introvert
By Tiffany A. Potter My mother swears I have never met a stranger. Every time I leave my house, I meet new people, embrace new experiences and most always seem to have a smile on my face, but that [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Drought, Dirty Air and Climate Change
By Tom Frantz Most people living in the San Joaquin Valley are concerned about air pollution and drought. A warming planet can make both situations worse, so solving climate change could help [...] Continue Reading
We Can Create Lasting Change
By Hannah Brandt On Feb. 27, Donna Brazile spoke to a relatively full house in the North Gym at Fresno State while a softball game roared a few meters away. The two events started at about the [...] Continue Reading
SEQUOIA Before and After the Drought
By Hannah Brandt This former history teacher is slow to jump on the “world is going to hell in a handbasket” bandwagon. The historian’s tendency is to reflect upon other periods of collective [...] Continue Reading
A Hmong Mother’s Journey to Fresno
Interview and translation by Chonny Vang (From the kNOw Youth Media: Fresno is home to the second largest Hmong population in the United States. The Hmong in America originate from Laos and fled that [...] Continue Reading
WE’VE GOT SPIRIT!
By Jennifer Ellis When I am older and I look back on my high school years, I’ll think about prom, films I created, winning several media awards, the fun I had in leadership, hanging out with my [...] Continue Reading