Progressive Newspaper Influence I feel really happy knowing that the Community Alliance newspaper is still around. I actually grew up in one of the smaller towns of the San Joaquin Valley (Dinuba) [...] Continue Reading
Editorial
Letters to the Editor
About Your “Prison Gladiator Fights” Article Reader comments regarding “California Prison Gladiator Fights, Again!” (March 2023 issue): First of all, that was a really good article. You covered [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
Elections Are Almost Here, Again The drama of the 2024 elections has already started. What we know so far is that Joe Biden will seek reelection, however nothing is set in stone. Many Democrats [...] Continue Reading
Let’s Promote Businesses That Treat People Well
Last month, I wrote about an awful experience that I had at a popular local restaurant, and from multiple responses to my letter, it looks like I’m not the only one who has experienced such [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
A Dysfunctional Congress The House of Representatives finally has a Speaker. Kevin McCarthy achieved his dream after a long and tedious voting marathon—15 votes. Yes, 15 times. McCarthy was blocked [...] Continue Reading
Letter to the Editor
A Rude and Insolent Restaurant Owner I need to share an incident that happened to me here in January that really bothered me. To be honest, it was shocking, but maybe I shouldn’t be surprised. [...] Continue Reading
Letter to the Editor
Solving the Homelessness Problem I will be 82 years old soon and am not in the best of health, and things seem to be getting worse instead of better. I want to think positively, but have only a [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
To Our Audience On Dec. 3, the Community Alliance will hold its annual fundraiser. See the letter from our executive director and our promotion for the event on this page. This is an [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
Vote Like There Is No Tomorrow Literally. This election isn’t just about certain candidates. It’s about extreme right-wing operators taking over the country, following the Trump agenda. With the [...] Continue Reading
Our Ukraine Coverage
Several of our readers expressed concerns with some of the content in “A Word about the Azov Regiment: Yaroslava’s Song” by Zarina Zabrisky in the October issue of the Community Alliance [...] Continue Reading
The Nazi Ideology, the Past Is Back
When we think about Nazism, we normally think about something from the past, something that happened in Germany from 1933 to 1945. We think about an oppressive government that murdered millions of [...] Continue Reading
The Ineffective Leadership of Fresno
Thanks for the great, informative June issue! On the front page, an excellent explanation of Measure C helped many of us realize what a mess all of this is and how totally ineffective the “leadership” [...] Continue Reading