On Nov. 7, Rych Withers, KFCF 88.1 FM station manager, was dropping off some mail at the Tower District Post Office when he noticed a man taking all the Community Alliance newspapers from the [...] Continue Reading
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Juan Esparza, Una Vida Dedicada al Periodismo del Valle
Después de casi medio siglo reportando una gran variedad de noticias y aportando punzantes columnas de opinión en inglés y español, Juan Esparza Loera se jubiló de su puesto en el periódico The Fresno [...] Continue Reading
Keep Us Alive!
The Community Alliance newspaper is in a financial crisis. The worst crisis I have seen in the 28 years that I have been a part of the paper. We have reduced our expenses, staff have taken draconian [...] Continue Reading
The November 2025 Issue of the Community Alliance
You can read the .pdf version of the September 2012 Community Alliance below. There are features that allow viewers to increase the size of the pages for easier reading. Simply place your cursor over [...] Continue Reading
A Conversation with Ian Masters
On Nov. 15, Ian Masters will be the keynote speaker at the KFCF/Fresno Free College Foundation annual banquet. Masters hosts the nationally syndicated news analysis radio program Background Briefing, [...] Continue Reading
KFCF Honored with Fresno’s Horizon Award
For a small radio station, KFCF, with its unique and eclectic blend of offerings, has left a big footprint in Fresno throughout its 50 years of broadcasting in the Valley region. All the while, the [...] Continue Reading
Reliving Fresno’s Progressive Past
If we don’t want the government (particularly the Trump administration) telling us what to think, it is time for a people’s history of Fresno. The Community Alliance is doing its part by making an [...] Continue Reading
Local Public Media Hit Hard
“We’ve taken the President at his word in his calls to eliminate funding for public broadcasting,” says Joe Moore, president and general manager of Valley Public Radio, noting staff at the station [...] Continue Reading
Medios Públicos del Valle Central Gravemente Afectados
Le pregunté a Joe Moore, presidente y gerente general de Valley Public Radio, cuándo el personal de la estación se dio cuenta de que las amenazas del presidente Trump contra los medios públicos se [...] Continue Reading
CineCulture Features Backlash
On April 11, CineCulture will present the Canadian documentary film Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age by co-directors Guylaine Maroist and Léa Clermont-Dion. Backlash follows four women who have [...] Continue Reading
Entrevista con la directora de cine Guylaine Maroist
El 11 de abril de 2025, CineCulture presentará el documental canadiense Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age, de las co-directoras Guylaine Maroist y Léa Clermont-Dion. CineCulture es un ciclo de [...] Continue Reading
Stolen Newspapers
The Community Alliance newspaper has been disappearing from some of its distribution sites apparently by individuals determined to prevent the community from accessing its content. “One of our [...] Continue Reading