When the Editorial Board of the Community Alliance newspaper offered me the opportunity to take over as editor, replacing my colleague and friend Elsa Mejia, I didn’t hesitate due to the respect I [...] Continue Reading
Editorial
Impeachment the Only Recourse
It occurred to me that the scenario presented these days in Washington could not have been written by a best-selling novelist. It had to be true. It was actually happening. Federal Election [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor: The Times They Are a Changing…and so Is the Community Alliance
By Mike Rhodes The Community Alliance is going through a transition that will improve the look, content and long-term viability of the newspaper. For us, that means bringing on board a new editor [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor: September 2019
Dear Reader, This Labor Day brings exciting achievements for working-class people who are on the cusp of winning their union, and others already unionized who, through the power of their unity, [...] Continue Reading
Why I Oppose Privatization of the VA Hospital
I am a Vietnam veteran. My reasons [for opposing privatization of the VA Hospital] are because • the VA provides to veterans who cannot afford healthcare; • veterans need care from doctors [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor — August 2019 — Clarification of Death Penalty Recommendation
Concerning “The Prison Press: Conversation with David Carpenter, aka ‘The Trailside Killer’” (Community Alliance, August 2013), an otherwise informative article regarding a man on death row was marred [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor — September 2019 — Involve Community in Police Chief Selection Process
[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
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