By Eduardo Stanley Covid-19 is spreading fast among inmates in jails and prisons everywhere as some people had warned from the beginning of the pandemic—from health officials to journalists. [...] Continue Reading
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Pro-Trump Insurrection Has Valley Links
By Vic Bedoian As federal authorities scour the nation to identify and arrest members taking part in the death and destruction visited upon the U.S. Capitol last week, Briana Calix of the Fresno [...] Continue Reading
Congressional Members Who Sought to Disenfranchise Communities of Color Targeted
By Pilar Marrero (Editor’s note: Seven pro-Trump California Republicans supported the decertification of the November election, and a coalition of grassroots activists of color in their respective [...] Continue Reading
Tower Theatre Being Sold
By Peter Maiden The Tower Theatre might be sold to the conservative Christian Adventure Church, and Tower District neighbors are protesting the sale. Around 50 came to an action on Jan. 10. To the [...] Continue Reading
Hope for Clovis
By Michael D. Evans Educator Noha Elbaz, a Democrat, is seeking election to the City Council in Clovis. That’s not a typo. Elbaz is a Democrat running because the Clovis City Council “needs new and [...] Continue Reading
Local School Board Trustee at Capitol Insurrection
By Sergio Cortes (Editor’s note: Reprinted courtesy of usparkvalley.com.) Sierra Unified School District (SUSD) Trustee James Hoak took part in the assault on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, [...] Continue Reading
Will the Real State Sponsors of Terrorism Please Stand Up?
By Leni Villagomez Reeves Cuba State Sponsor of Terrorism but not Saudi Arabia? The Trump regime placed Cuba on the U.S. State Sponsor of Terrorism list on Jan. 11, just five days after inciting [...] Continue Reading
Parks Tax Prevails in Court
By Kevin Hall Chanukah in Fresno ended in loud celebrations this year, sparked by a surprise court ruling in favor of voters’ wish for more parks. In the city regularly ranked worst in the nation [...] Continue Reading
Hundreds Turn Out for Free Covid-19 Testing
By Peter Maiden On Dec. 22, there was free Covid-19 testing held in the parking lot adjacent to Chukchansi Park in downtown Fresno. The testing was held by the City of Fresno, in partnership with [...] Continue Reading
This Newspaper Plays an Important Role in Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley
Every time this newspaper asks for the community’s support, you come through for us. Dec. 12 was our “Where Do We Go from Here” fundraiser, and you, our readers, made this a great year to be a part [...] Continue Reading
Covid Pandemic Cuts Safety Nets of Domestic Violence Victims
By Sunita Sohrabji Domestic violence (DV) has spiked alarmingly as victims are trapped at home with their abusers amid lockdown orders during the Covid pandemic. At the same time, traditional [...] Continue Reading
Latin America: What’s Going On and What Can We Learn
By Leni Villagomez Reeves Bolivia: It Was a MAS Landslide Yes! Luis Arce and David Choquehuanca as the candidates from the Movement to Socialism (MAS) Party—the party of Evo Morales—won the [...] Continue Reading