(Editor’s note: The following letter is in regard to an article published in the January 2020 edition of the Community Alliance.) I am concerned that the issues stated in the article, “What to Do [...] Continue Reading
Editorial
Bad and Good News
Welcome to the July edition. It’s amazing how fast time goes by. July isn’t just the middle of the year, it is also the beginning of summer, which officially started June 20. And we are not facing a [...] Continue Reading
LTE: Concerns About Dyer’s Budget
I recently listened to a Fresno City Council meeting concerning the proposed budget. It appears [Fresno Mayor] Jerry Dyer (and others presenting his proposals) is in total charge of what he wants [...] Continue Reading
Concerns About Dyer’s Budget
I recently listened to a Fresno City Council meeting concerning the proposed budget. It appears [Fresno Mayor] Jerry Dyer (and others presenting his proposals) is in total charge of what he wants [...] Continue Reading
Great News from the Community Alliance
By Mike Rhodes This month, the Community Alliance has great news to share with you. We now have the resources to dramatically increase our circulation, reach farmworkers with an expanded [...] Continue Reading
Freedom School Earth Day 2021
The Freedom School celebrated Earth Day on April 22 at Rev. Floyd Harris’s Free AME Church in Fresno. Dr. Jean Kennedy served as moderator. They welcomed folks to the festival, by walking and [...] Continue Reading
Confusing Message and a Dangerous Recall
Recently, public health officials stated that fully vaccinated people (for Covid-19) can stop using masks in open spaces and in small gatherings in closed spaces. This statement created some confusion [...] Continue Reading
News About the Community Alliance
The current issue of the Community Alliance newspaper contains a wide variety of stories that I am convinced are of interest to our audience. Besides the print version, our online version gets updated [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – May 2021
E-Note Biden is going big. He should also go big when it comes to the arts and our cultural infrastructure. The arts too often are a side order; it’s linked to economic recovery in order to [...] Continue Reading
A Very Special Section
In this edition of the Community Alliance, readers will enjoy a special section dedicated to climate change. For this editorial effort, we teamed up with climate change activist Kevin Hall and several [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor – April 2021
March 2021 Issue The March 2021 issue of [the] Community Alliance was terrific! Thank you for continuing the tradition of challenging our community to do better, and holding public officials [...] Continue Reading
The Consequences of Selling the Tower Theatre to a Church
The sale of the historic Tower Theatre, built in 1939, to a Christian church (Adventure Church), unleashed a battle not only in the Tower neighborhood but also throughout the city of Fresno. If the [...] Continue Reading