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
Editorial
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
Letters to the Editor – March 2021
Addressing Islamophobia Recently, the Sacramento Bee and the Fresno Bee published an article in which a Muslim student recounted her experiences with anti-Muslim bias at Fresno State, including an [...] Continue Reading
The Nightmare Is Over
The nightmare is over. Donald Trump is finally gone. But before exiting the Presidency in disgrace, he encouraged violence by encouraging his fanatic followers to march to the Capitol on Jan. 6 to [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor: February 2021
History Will Be Kind to Jimmy Carter After watching the wonderful documentary Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President, it is a sobering reminder of how special this man is. No question: Within 50 [...] Continue Reading
Dolores Huerta Recognized by the Community Alliance
We are living in uncertain and chaotic times, in which the President of the country is playing golf while millions of workers are losing their jobs daily and his Republican allies in Congress refused [...] Continue Reading
Solving Vaccine Distribution Is Right under Our Noses
President-Elect Biden has said he has not been given communications on the distribution of the coronavirus vaccines. “There isn’t any,” declares Biden. As of yet, there is no specific plan to get that [...] Continue Reading
Camille Russell and Tom Frantz honored by the Community Alliance
By Community Alliance staff Longtime friend and activist Camille Russell and contributor Tom Frantz were honored by the Community Alliance during our fundraiser on Dec. 12. Russell, a retired [...] Continue Reading
A Christmas Message for All
Taking this time to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a New Year filled with joy and happiness. May we bond together in love and caring and keep the stars adjoined in the glow of a peaceful outcome [...] Continue Reading
Where Do We Go from Here?
The Trump administration appears to be sinking the country into further darkness and indignity. The unbridled attempt to reverse the results of the November elections in some states—particularly [...] Continue Reading