There are some wild accusations coming out of the Madera County Board of Supervisors District 5 race. In a mailer, candidate Mark Reed accused his opponents’ supporters of being witches and warlocks. [...] Continue Reading
Elections
Waiting for What?
The Central Valley saw mixed results in the June 7 Primary election. Despite favorable redistricting at the federal and state level, with four Latino Voting Rights Act districts in the Central Valley, [...] Continue Reading
Are We Seeing the Death of Democracy?
Democracy seems to be slipping away from us, and new violations keep coming up with sickening regularity. The recent gun violence in Uvalde, Texas, is a grim reminder. Between 55% and 65% of all [...] Continue Reading
The June Community Alliance is now online
The June 2022 Community Alliance newspaper is being printed today and will be mailed to subscribers this afternoon. You can see the online version here: www.fresnoalliance.com [...] Continue Reading
Primary Voting Information
By Community Alliance Staff California’s statewide primary will occur on June 7, but early voting is already under way. Every registered voter should have received a ballot in the mail. You can [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Progressive PAC
June Sponsored Page [...] Continue Reading
Are Community Needs a Priority?
An impromptu survey of local community leaders revealed the following priorities for our county. Affordable housingClean drinking waterClean air qualityClimate changeEconomic development/career [...] Continue Reading
What Is the Liberal Agenda?
When asked why the only Black conservative U.S senator voted not to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court, Senator Tim Scott (R–S.C.) said, “because she [...] Continue Reading
Eliseo Gamino: Educate Children, Combat Crime
By Community Alliance Staff Born in Mexico, Eliseo Gamino is the son of a bracero farmworker. He graduated from Fresno State, where he also obtained his master’s in education, with an emphasis on [...] Continue Reading
Running for Governor: An Interview with Luis J. Rodriguez
Luis J. Rodriguez came to Fresno on April 16 for a kickoff of his Green Party gubernatorial election run. The following week he spoke with the Community Alliance’s Peter Maiden by phone from a [...] Continue Reading