Valley Air Board’s InsensitivityBy Kevin Hall According to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, it was an orange flag day on a Thursday afternoon in late September, “unhealthy for [...] Continue Reading
Columns
New Radio Show: Keeping It Real with Dr. Jean Kennedy
By Jean Kennedy Dr. Jean Kennedy is the host and producer of Keeping It Real, a radio show that comes to our community on KFCF-FM 88.1 on the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 8 p.m. to 10 [...] Continue Reading
Glenn Beck on a Skewer: An Interview with the Author of the Roasting
By Richard Stone Radio and television show host Glenn Beck is a controversial figure. He has made his fortune from being a media pundit and propagandist. Describing himself as only “a rodeo clown” [...] Continue Reading
The Martyrdom of Troy Davis: Shariah Law and Bloodthirsty American “Justice”
By Maria Telesco In days of yore, crime victims’ families took swift revenge. If a neighbor stole your goat, they’d slaughter his entire herd in retaliation. If someone was killed, they’d massacre [...] Continue Reading
The Long Road to Justice: The Everardo Torres Police Killing in Madera
By Sal Sandoval Not a single person’s eyes were dry when Melchor Torres of Madera recounted the story of his son’s murder while in police custody on the night of Oct. 22, 2002. Melchor was an invited [...] Continue Reading
Grassroots: Profiles of Local Activist Leaders
By Richard Stone At 32, Hector Cerda still sees himself as a young activist, just coming into his own as an organizer and thinker. And at the center of his agenda is the sacredness of water. When [...] Continue Reading
Local Agent Provocateurs?
By Julius Stronghold Has We Are Change Fresno been the target of agent provocateurs? There is a reasonable amount of evidence that We Are Change Fresno, a local activist group seeking to spread [...] Continue Reading
It’s Here! It’s Yours! It’s Free!
By Maria Telesco The long-awaited, updated, revised and redacted edition of A Taxpayer’s Guide to the California Death Penalty is so fresh from the printer the ink is barely dry. It’s authored by [...] Continue Reading
Without Police Accountability There Is No Justice
By Mike Rhodes Carrie Gonzales wants to know why her husband Victor, who she says was on the ground with his hands over his head, was viciously attacked by a police dog this summer. She is angry that [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air
By Kevin Hall Editor’s note: Long-time readers will remember Kevin Hall’s column that ran regularly in the Community Alliance for several years as he fought pollution in the San Joaquin Valley as a [...] Continue Reading
A Welcomed Visitor
By Boston Woodard An event that prisoners look forward to in many penitentiaries is a visit from special guest speakers who volunteer to offer advice, guidance, assistance and encouragement. Guest [...] Continue Reading
Jim Hightower to Speak at Progressive Gathering in Fresno
Jim Hightower will be the keynote speaker in Fresno at a forum to be held on Saturday, October 1, addressing the topic of “Strengthening Our Voice: Bringing Valley Progressives Together.” This [...] Continue Reading