Food Not Bombs Hi, my name is Brittney Fairburn. My boyfriend, Ruben Jimenez, and I have been in charge of running the Sunday Food Not Bombs meals for many years. Food Not Bombs receives donations [...] Continue Reading
Editorial
From the Editor – July 2016
By Hannah Brandt As you can imagine, I really do not know where to start this month. Last month seems like a world away. The entire Earth seems to have changed in a manner of weeks. Of course, in [...] Continue Reading
Letter to the Editor – July 2016
Nancy Waidtlow It feels so good to find out how far the news has spread that there is a better way to treat our homeless population, and to find there are good people out there who see that [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – June 2016
By Hannah Brandt In case you’ve missed it, there is an election this month. It is the California Primary on June 7th. In most presidential election years, by the time the California Primary rolls [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor- June 2016
FAIR WAGE By Raymond Ensher Evidently, Fresno business chamber leader Al Smith (letter, 1-30) has not been watching “Undercover Boss.” The employees who appear state they need a fair wage so they do [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – May 2016
By Hannah Brandt Thanks to you, we live to fight another day! On April 16, 2016, the newspaper held Community Alliance: The Next Generation, a fundraiser to keep the newspaper going. About 100 people [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – May 2016
TENURE MUST BE PROTECTED Alex Vavoulis A Los Angeles Times article appeared in The Fresno Bee (4/18/16) with the title: “Tenure ruling a blow to reform backers.” The Appeals Court was correct to [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – April 2016
By Hannah Brandt We are overwhelmed by your generosity during our fundraising drive this spring! Thanks to you we were able to print not only the March edition, but this April issue, as well. We now [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – April 2016
Abbott’s Story By Richard Stone I want to thank the editors of the Alliance for including my piece “Abbott’s Story” in the March edition. However, it was missing two important pieces of context. 1) [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – March 2016
By Hannah Brandt You, our readers, know that we are in a fundraising drive. Thanks to your help we were able to print the March edition! To celebrate our achievements, continue our efforts, and thank [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – March 2016
SCHOOL BUDGETS By Raymond F. Ensher The recent forums put on by the Fresno Teachers Association were well done and most informative. With an $800 million budget it is vital to implement the issues [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor: Feb 2016
By Hannah Brandt February is an unusual month, in many ways. It is Black History Month, a time to reflect on and celebrate achievements in African American history. Just as Martin Luther King Jr’s [...] Continue Reading