At the Nov. 4 Fresno County Board of Supervisors meeting, symbolic proclamations, vulgar humor and self-congratulation shared the dais with weightier matters—from homelessness management to executive [...] Continue Reading
Elections
Is Zohran Mamdani an African American?
Congratulations to Zohran Mamdani for winning the New York City mayoral election and becoming the first Muslim, first South Asian American and third African American to become mayor of New York [...] Continue Reading
2026 Election on the Horizon
On Oct. 11, the Central Valley Progressive Political Action Committee (CVPPAC) introduced many of its endorsed candidates for the 2026 election cycle at its annual fundraiser. The keynote speaker was [...] Continue Reading
Se Desploma Popularidad de Trump Entre los Votantes Latinos
POR PERSONAL DE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE Este 15 de septiembre, al inicio del “Mes de la Herencia Hispana”, la organización Somos Votantes (https://www.somosvotantes.com) y Somos PAC, con base en New [...] Continue Reading
“Fong Is Wrong” Rally
At 9 a.m. on Sept. 9, Randy—a retired second-grade teacher of 25 years—drove to the corner of Armstrong and Herndon avenues in Clovis and parked his truck and horse trailer sporting a large “Missing” [...] Continue Reading
How Do We Fight Back?
It is easy to feel hopeless. It is hard to watch the news. We ask ourselves what is the best way to resist the fascist Trump regime. There is no one silver bullet, but many essential activities—mass [...] Continue Reading
Mayoría de Votantes Latinos Contra Trump
La posición del presidente Trump entre los votantes latinos se ha deteriorado significativamente, con índices de aprobación en picada sobre su liderazgo y su agenda económica, según datos de una nueva [...] Continue Reading
Where Are the Democrats?
“Where are the Democrats?” Everyone seems to be asking this question—from pundits such as Ralph Nader and Robert Reich to grassroots activists. Nader called Trump’s March presidential address to [...] Continue Reading
One Fresno or the Tale of Two Cities
This map of the November 2024 presidential election in Fresno County illustrates a voting pattern that is consistent ever since the Community Alliance started creating them in 2012. What you see is [...] Continue Reading
Marco Rubio’s Powerful Secret Backers
Marco Rubio, as everyone knows, is now the U.S. Secretary of State. Among his first acts was attempting to deport a legal permanent resident of the United States who had committed no crime. The [...] Continue Reading
Endorsements “Sweep” Fails Jonasson Rosas
Fresno Unified School District Trustee Elizabeth Jonasson Rosas had it all heading into the District 5 Fresno City Council special election: political connections, name recognition, strong financial [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Speaks Out
“I’m here because it’s Dr. King’s birthday, and I feel that his birthday is everyday,” said Rev. Dr. Floyd Harris Jr., pastor of the Free AME Ministries in Fresno, during a demonstration at Blackstone [...] Continue Reading