On Dec. 1, Elsa Mejia, 32, was sworn in as the representative of District 5 on the Madera City Council by her sister, Daisy Jimenez, 35. Elsa is the first Latina of indigenous origin to win an [...] Continue Reading
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The March for Our Future
By Community Alliance staff On Dec. 4, hundreds marched in Fresno demanding that Boards of Supervisors in Central Valley counties listen to the people regarding new district boundaries. [...] Continue Reading
New Covid-19 Variant Is Here
Although 77% of Californians are vaccinated (age five and older)—as of Dec. 22—health authorities are asking residents to continue following the recommended health protocols: get vaccinated, maintain [...] Continue Reading
Shadow Pandemic: Teen Suicides and Depression Rates Spike
Teen suicide and depression rates amid the pandemic are as alarming as deaths from Covid-19, but few mental health resources are available to address this shadow pandemic, especially within [...] Continue Reading
City and County Have Millions While Unhoused Die in the Streets
On Dec. 14, the Fresno Police Department’s Homeless Assistance Response Team (HART, aka the heartless team) raided a small homeless encampment behind a convenience store during a hard, cold rainstorm. [...] Continue Reading
Human Rights Day Focuses on Voting Rights
On Dec. 11, Human Rights Day 2021 was celebrated with a webinar put on by the Human Rights Coalition of the Central Valley called “Voting Rights are Human Rights.” The keynote speaker was Dr. Shirley [...] Continue Reading
Chile: Left-Wing Candidate Wins in a Landslide
Until Sept. 11, 1973, Chile had a long history of democratic elections. Salvador Allende was elected in 1970 (after running unsuccessfully in 1952, 1958 and 1964.) The 1973 U.S.-supported military [...] Continue Reading
Contrasting Crackdowns: Elections in Ecuador and Nicaragua
(Editor’s note: This article is reprinted from the originally published by the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, COHA.org, on December 7, 2021, as a response to an article, “Nicaragua, una esperanza que [...] Continue Reading
Omicron and a Collapsed Healthcare System
Almost two years after the Covid-19 pandemic started, 270 million people have been infected with the virus and 5.3 million have died worldwide. Cases in the United States exceed 50 million, while more [...] Continue Reading
López Obrador, una oportunidad para un cambio necesario
Sabemos que la Cuarta Transformación (4T) no es perfecta. Si lo fuera, un gran número de políticos y empresarios ya estarían en la cárcel, se les habría confiscado su dinero y terrenos acaparados [...] Continue Reading
La catástrofe climática, de Kentucky a Kampala
En Estados Unidos, una serie de tornados devastadores azotaron Kentucky y los estados vecinos el viernes por la noche. La mega tormenta, llamada “de supercélulas”, recorrió más de 320 kilómetros y [...] Continue Reading
Daughter of Indigenous Farmworkers from Mexico Elected
On a hot afternoon in August, a candidate for Madera City Council District 5, Elsa Mejia, 32, met at her parents’ house with Minerva Mendoza, 31, and Jose Eduardo Chavez, 28, to discuss the state of [...] Continue Reading