By Matthew Ari Jendian The Fresno City Council voted 4-3 to hire a Walnut Creek firm to investigate outsourcing residential trash service on Aug. 16. The majority of the City Council was led by Lee [...] Continue Reading
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Poetry Corner – Oct. 2012
Edited by Richard Stone Matt Ford composed this month’s poem while traveling in South America. He writes that “a Community Alliance ended up in my hands [sent by] a friend. It brought back beautiful [...] Continue Reading
The Crockford Files – Oct. 2012
By John Crockford Free Books Online The Online Books Page (http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/), which lists more than one million free books on the Web, is a service of the University of [...] Continue Reading
The Interfaith Social Justice Collaborative Faith Calendar – Oct. 2012
Compiled by Susan Orovitz Tuesday, October 2–Saturday, November 10 Isaac Bashevis Singer and His Artists. The Jewish Federation of Central California and Temple Beth Israel invite you to attend a [...] Continue Reading
Michael D. Evans reporting from the 2012 Democratic National Convention
Community Alliance at National Convention The Community Alliance will have a reporter onsite at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., the first week of September. Michael Evans, who [...] Continue Reading
Scorched Earth Policy
By Mike Rhodes Last month, the City of Fresno destroyed a long established growth of oleander bushes to remove a couple of dozen homeless people from their encampment on Weber Avenue, between Olive [...] Continue Reading
It’s No Longer Enough to Be Progressive
By Chip Ashley On Sept. 16, regional progressives will meet under a new name—the Progressive Network of Central California (PNCC)—at the Communications Workers of America (CWA) union hall at 4422 E. [...] Continue Reading
McKinney-Vento Turns 25 and Homelessness Continues to Grow
By Paul Boden Passed in 1987, the McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act was intended to address the emergency needs of homeless people while the federal government worked to restore the funding that [...] Continue Reading
Momentum Grows for Renters’ Rights in Fresno
By Leah Simon-Weisberg More than 50% of the residents of Fresno are tenants. This silent majority is about to make some noise. Tenants Together, California’s statewide organization for renters’ [...] Continue Reading
Continuing Saga of “Just Cause for Evictions” in Merced
By Susan Bouscaren As detailed in the last issue of the Community Alliance, the new realtor- and bank-influenced City Council of Merced voted to repeal the Just Cause for Evictions ordinance on May [...] Continue Reading
Community Group Advocates Recall of Tony Vang
By Mai Summer Vue The Community United for Education Justice (CUEJ) held a press conference on Aug. 8 to announce a recall campaign of Fresno Unified School District (FUSD) Trustee Tony Vang. Vang [...] Continue Reading
SaveFTA Seeks Justice in Union Election
By Jerome Rice On May 29, the ballots were counted in the runoff election for president of the Fresno Teachers Association (FTA). Mai Summer Vue defeated Eva Ruiz by 51 votes (more than 5% of the [...] Continue Reading