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
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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
Smog Alerts Too Little, Too Late
By Kevin Hall Health advocates with the Central Valley Air Quality Coalition (CVAQ) responded critically last month to the San Joaquin Valley Air Board’s announcement of its second year of the [...] Continue Reading
Progressive Voting Guideline for State Propositions
Compiled by Michael D. Evans Prop 30 Prop 31 Prop 32 Prop 33 Prop 34 Prop 35 Prop 36 Prop 37 Prop 38 Prop 39 Prop 40 Central Valley Progressive [...] Continue Reading
America: Free to be Green or an Undiscovered Country?
By Richard Gomez Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein is bringing the fight that’s going on at the grassroots level—for our homes, jobs, single-payer healthcare, student education, [...] Continue Reading
Barr-Sheehan 2012: Real Peace, Real Freedom
By Dan Yaseen On Aug. 4, the Peace and Freedom Party nominated Roseanne Barr for President and Cindy Sheehan for Vice President. Barr’s campaign states: This is an exciting time for us to vote our [...] Continue Reading