Update on the encampment sweep at Dakota and Palm avenues: The Fresno Irrigation District in conjunction with the Fresno Police Department raided an encampment of 30 people on the canal bank near the [...] Continue Reading
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Aging Farmworkers Never Retire
Arvin is a somnolent rural town in Kern County surrounded by old oil pumps and endless agricultural fields. Its population is 21,000—92.7% Latino. It is home to hundreds—even thousands—of farmworkers [...] Continue Reading
Midterm Election Outlook
The 2022 election cycle is already upon us. Midterm election cycles typically are defined by the national frame, and the party of the incumbent President rarely fares well. In the current [...] Continue Reading
Voting Rights Is the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time
It’s the “civil rights issue of our time,” voting rights advocates say, but three different proposals to strengthen and create nationwide standards on voting are all stalled in Congress. “Democracy [...] Continue Reading
Housing Is Worth Going to Bat For
California hosts one of the greatest rivalries in sports: the L.A. Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. This year, the rivalry reached a climax with the teams holding the best regular-season records [...] Continue Reading
$75 Million in the Bank and No Basic Services for the Unhoused
By Bob McCloskey On Oct. 14, at the regular Fresno City Council meeting, Council Member Miguel Arias said that the City of Fresno currently has $75 million in funds allocated for housing and [...] Continue Reading
Right-Wing Thugs Intimidate the Public at Redistricting Hearing
Compiled by Mike Rhodes (Editor’s note: The names of individuals quoted in this article have been changed to protect their privacy and safety.] The critical input by community members working to [...] Continue Reading
Newspaper’s Poor Business Sense
By Steven Roesch When you order food in a restaurant, a sensible procedure tends to unfold. You choose items from the menu; the waiter or waitress brings you what you ordered; you pay for those [...] Continue Reading
Pandemic Continues to Take Major Toll Despite Effective Vaccines
By Sunita Sohrabji The Covid-19 pandemic is continuing to take a major toll, despite the availability of proven mitigation measures and effective vaccines, said four subject matter experts from the [...] Continue Reading
Safe Schools in the Covid Era
The beginning of a school year is always a time of excitement but also of stress for schools, parents and students, and this year was not the exception; on the contrary, these emotions were [...] Continue Reading
Robert E. Lee Statue: Art or Propaganda?
By Malik Simba In an ironic twist, on Sept. 8, 2021, a Black construction company dismantled the enormous statue of Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., the capital of the Old [...] Continue Reading
Transparency Needed at City Hall
By Kevin Hall City leaders and staff are in meetings with some West Fresno residents to discuss the 92.5 acres proposed to be rezoned for industrial use along Elm Avenue, and news of the private [...] Continue Reading