By Amy Goodman As Spain’s prime minister announced deep austerity cuts in order to secure funds from the European Union to bail out Spain’s failing banks, the people of Spain have taken to the [...] Continue Reading
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Punishing Fresno’s Most Vulnerable
By Mike Rhodes Two days after the final assault on homeless encampments by the City of Fresno and Caltrans, Rose and her daughter were trying to find someplace where they could sleep. When I found [...] Continue Reading
Occupy Fresno Perseveres
By Jesse Franz On Nov. 14, after a week of nightly arrests by sheriff’s deputies, Occupy Fresno, a group that has continuously encamped at Courthouse Park since Oct. 15, filed a lawsuit in federal [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor
Our Voice from Inside the Prison Industrial Complex A lot has happened in the past several months that prevented me from submitting articles to the Community Alliance about life behind prison walls [...] Continue Reading
Listening to the Ghosts of Fresno
By Paul Gilmore “Every city is full of ghosts, and learning to see some of them is one of the arts of becoming a true local.”—Rebecca Solnit Why in the last couple of months have thousands of people [...] Continue Reading
Occupy America
By Michael Parenti (Editor’s note: Reprinted with permission of the author.) Beginning with Occupy Wall Street in September 2011, a protest movement spread across the United States to 70 major [...] Continue Reading
Two Tales of a City
By Richard Stone A visit to Fresno’s homeless encampments, like the ones being dismantled by the City this week as I write, is eye-opening. It is a world of its own. The structures are ramshackle, [...] Continue Reading
No More Stolen Lives
By Mike Rhodes Editor’s note: An important trial, particularly for those interested in police accountability issues, will begin on Dec. 6 in federal court in Fresno. The trial will look into the [...] Continue Reading
With Your Help, We Can and Shall Abolish the Death Penalty
By Maria Telesco Thanks to all for your responses to the booklet A Taxpayer’s Guide to the California Death Penalty. Now that you’ve read it and know the facts, we are preparing for the next phase. A [...] Continue Reading
Phantom OIR Report Still Eluding Scrutiny
By Gerry Bill Last month, we reported on the ongoing saga of the missing final report done by Eddie Aubrey, the former head of Fresno’s Office of Independent Review. The report is supposed to be a [...] Continue Reading
Just Cause for Evictions Ordinance Passes in Merced
By Sal Sandoval On Nov. 7, 2011, Merced became the first city in the San Joaquin Valley to pass the Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance to protect renters. It protects renters from eviction if the [...] Continue Reading
Occupy Merced Update
By Jason Flores Occupy Merced, which began on Oct. 15, continues to maintain its presence at Courthouse Park in Merced. With a few staying over on most nights, Occupy Merced has brought out citizens [...] Continue Reading