[Aug. 23 was] a dark day for democracy in the City of Fresno. Once again, the city has failed to listen to the voices of the many. Community members and young people were clear that they wanted a [...] Continue Reading
Editorial
From the Editor — August 2019
Dear Reader, Thanks in large part to your consistent and tremendous support to keeping free speech alive, the Community Alliance has survived and is back on the road to thriving. In this edition [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor — August 2019 — Musick Creek Confluence Property
Musick Creek Confluence is purchasing 134 acres of forest land near Shaver Lake (we are in six-month escrow, with five months to go!). The price is small, the value is great. We have been caring for [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor — July 2019 — Would Fresno’s Homeless Want a Safe and Legal Place to Live?
By Brian Bobbitt Recently, I spoke with a homeless man about the homeless campground plans for the city of Fresno. Brett Horgan is homeless. His “area” is the Blackstone/Barstow intersection, [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor — July 2019
By Elsa Mejía Dear Reader, The annual Community Alliance fund-raiser on June 15 drew about 100 longtime and new supporters of our newspaper to the Unitarian Universalist Church in Fresno. For [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor — May 2019
Elsa Mejía Dear Reader, On May Day, we commemorate the struggles and gains made by workers and the labor movement. And living in a time when even a livable wage is a topic for fierce debate, [...] Continue Reading
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — April 2019
The Conscience of “Hate Radio”? We’ve met self-styled “hate radio” personalities on mainstream news. These are the people who sometimes call themselves actors. They don’t shy away from the term [...] Continue Reading
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — April 2019
The Conscience of “Hate Radio”? We’ve met self-styled “hate radio” personalities on mainstream news. These are the people who sometimes call themselves actors. They don’t shy away from the term [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor — April 2019
Dear Reader, This edition is bittersweet because April marks my one-year anniversary as editor, while I face the disheartening reality that this might be the last printed issue allowing access to [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor — April 2019
Dear Reader, This edition is bittersweet because April marks my one-year anniversary as editor, while I face the disheartening reality that this might be the last printed issue allowing access to [...] Continue Reading
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — March 2019
“Somebody Cares” Planning to avoid social problems is much less expensive than reactionary solutions that never speak to cause. Example: Well-maintained public parks have been proven to reduce [...] Continue Reading
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — March 2019
“Somebody Cares” Planning to avoid social problems is much less expensive than reactionary solutions that never speak to cause. Example: Well-maintained public parks have been proven to reduce [...] Continue Reading