By Camille Russell Local Response More than 75 people in Fresno fasted during December to bring attention to the famine and humanitarian crisis facing people in Yemen due to war. Yemeni children [...] Continue Reading
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Fresno Responds to War and Famine in Yemen
By Camille Russell Local Response More than 75 people in Fresno fasted during December to bring attention to the famine and humanitarian crisis facing people in Yemen due to war. Yemeni children [...] Continue Reading
Kaiser Health Care Workers Strike to Demand Better Patient Care
By Peter Maiden Kaiser Permanente, the healthcare giant, was the location for a picket line in Fresno Dec. 10–14 by the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). Mental health workers in the [...] Continue Reading
Kaiser Health Care Workers Strike to Demand Better Patient Care
By Peter Maiden Kaiser Permanente, the healthcare giant, was the location for a picket line in Fresno Dec. 10–14 by the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). Mental health workers in the [...] Continue Reading
Fresno 2018 Elections Power Brokers
By Stan Santos The 2018 local elections in Fresno had winners and losers. Regardless of particular races, powerful monied interests continue to rule on growth, investment and the living conditions [...] Continue Reading
P Stands for… / Sidebar
By Kevin Hall Political power blocs in Fresno clashed last month in a $2.8 million electoral fight over Measure P, the apparently defeated Parks for All tax. Only “apparently” because a recent [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: Mary Nichols, please help us!
By Tom Frantz In 1989, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) placed an air quality ozone monitor on the east side of Arvin. It was built into a shipping container and placed in the yard of the [...] Continue Reading
Taking Advantage of Opportunities
By Estefania Avalos Tranquillity High School is located in a small town, and few resources are available. However, most students who attend the school are taking online college courses through West [...] Continue Reading
Blue Wave: Mostly Yes / Sidebar
By Michael D. Evans Although there were many questions leading into the 2018 election, the primary one centered on whether we would see a Blue Wave, that is, a solid movement toward Democrats. For the [...] Continue Reading
Women’s Services for the Next Century
By Kayla Moon The third annual Women’s Art and Music Festival of Fresno (WAMFF) is stirring up a lot of attention and excitement. The event will feature a night of educators, entertainers, speakers, [...] Continue Reading
West Fresno
A Community Town Hall was held for West Fresno voters at the Cecil C. Hinton Community Center on Oct. 13. The crowd was addressed by Miguel Arias and Tate Hill, candidates for Fresno City Council [...] Continue Reading
Police Brutality
By Community Alliance Staff The October 22nd Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation held a candlelight vigil on Oct. 22 in Fresno’s Eaton Plaza. Around [...] Continue Reading