(Editor’s note: This is the story of Vance McKinney, as told to the author. McKinney is a truck driver (who hauls mostly agricultural produce) in a farmworker community. His father was a farmworker. [...] Continue Reading
Housing
What If All the Cops Were Criminals?
“Just as every cop is a criminal and all the sinners saints.”—Rolling Stones Unhoused residents say the Fresno Police Department’s Homeless Assistance Response Team members commit crimes [...] Continue Reading
Some Questions about Fresno’s Growth Plan
BY MATTHEW ARI JENDIAN, SIMON BIASELL, JIM GRANT AND AKIKO MIYAKE-STONER Been in Fresno long? Ever notice how the city has grown (mostly northward) and what has happened in the wake of that growth [...] Continue Reading
Tras la Pandemia, Personas de Color se Enfrentan a la Pérdida de sus Casas
(Nota del Editor: la presente se publica con autorización de Ethnic Media Services, una agencia no lucrativa de noticias y servicios) Personas de color, que son propietarias de casas en California, [...] Continue Reading
Death and Injustice in Fresno
There is an unequal justice system in Fresno. One for the police and the rich. Another for the poor and working class. For the unhoused of Fresno, there is often no justice. Some recent examples of [...] Continue Reading
Fresno’s Frustrated Rent Control Advocates
(Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Fresnoland, a nonprofit news organization. The original story is available at [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor
Not in Clovis Regarding “Clovis Is Not in Compliance with Housing Laws” (May 2023 issue): Well, as a Clovis resident, that's a bummer. We live here to get away from lower-income housing. Too bad [...] Continue Reading
A Rent Control Movement Surges in Delano
The message Xochitl Rodríguez had for her Delano City Council members during the April 3 meeting was clear, strong and to the point: “I don’t want to be 27 (years old) and still live with my [...] Continue Reading
Clovis Fought the Law and the Law Won
“Clovis didn’t get to be 70% white by accident,” said Patience Milrod in 2019 when filing a lawsuit initiated by longtime housing and homeless advocate Dez Martinez against the City. Milrod continued, [...] Continue Reading
Movimiento en Delano Para el Control de Rentas
El mensaje que la joven Xochitl Rodríguez llevó a los concejales de la ciudad de Delano el pasado 3 de abril fue claro, fuerte y conciso: “No quiero tener 27 (años) y vivir todavía con mi [...] Continue Reading
Trabajadores Agrícolas en Tulare, Unidos Para Enfrentar Desalojo Injusto
Por Gerardo Vásquez El sábado 18 de febrero de 2023, a última hora de la tarde, muchos miembros de la comunidad del campo laboral Linnell, en el condado de Tulare, se reunieron y dijeron: “¡Ya [...] Continue Reading
What would it take to solve the housing crisis?
Written by Faith in the Valley Many of the answers are in Vienna, Austria. Since 2009, Vienna has been ranked 10 times as the most livable city in the world. That’s because housing at all income [...] Continue Reading