By Ashley Werner Based in Fresno, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability works closely with residents and community leaders from disadvantaged communities throughout the San Joaquin and [...] Continue Reading
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Economic Neoliberalism: Mexico for Sale
By Francisco Duarte Editor’s note: This article was submitted in Spanish and translated into English by Rhea Rehark-Griffith. Mexico, with its 130 million inhabitants, is a country of contradictions, [...] Continue Reading
Application Period for HUD Grants Open
The opportunity for community organizations and nonprofits to apply for funding from four “entitlement programs” of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) opened in January. The [...] Continue Reading
YOU ARE INVITED
Xavier Becerra, the Attorney General for the State of California, will be the guest speaker at the next CVPPAC meeting. Following the presentation by Mr. Becerra will be a Q&A. This meeting will [...] Continue Reading
Hello America, Your President Is Racist
By Miguel Bibanco Editor’s note: This article is republished from The Know Youth Media with permission and was originally published at https://theknowfresno.org/. Hello America, your President is [...] Continue Reading
Nunes Fuels Protest with Support of Tax Scam
By Bob Turner The weekly Tuesday protest in front of the office of Rep. Devin Nunes (R–Tulare) in Clovis was larger than usual on Dec. 12 as passage of the Republican-backed tax reform measure loomed [...] Continue Reading
10-Year Plan to End Homelessness Reaches 10-Year Mark with No End in Sight
By Gerry Bill To no one’s great surprise, Fresno’s 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness has failed miserably in achieving its stated goal— to end chronic homelessness in Fresno. The plan was adopted [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Residents Design Their Own Public Transit Line
By Mariah Thompson Editor’s note: This article is republished with permission and was originally published at [...] Continue Reading
Clearing the Air: California Dairies Are Unsustainable
By Tom Frantz The factory dairies of the San Joaquin Valley contribute more to our air pollution and global warming than any other sector. Their onsite ammonia and VOC emissions plus the thousands of [...] Continue Reading
What Was Net Neutrality?
By Osiris Godwin Net neutrality seems to be one of those buzzwords that whizzes past us every day. We don’t notice it or pay it much attention; much like a fern in an office, we just assume that it [...] Continue Reading
Engage in January
MLK Weekend Activities “Everybody can be great, because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need [...] Continue Reading