You can read the print version of the paper at the link below. This is a .pdf of the August 2022 Community Alliance newspaper. There are features that allow viewers to increase the [...] Continue Reading
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The Unspeakable Happened: Roe v. Wade Overturned
On June 24, the unspeakable happened. A government branch, not elected by the American people, stripped away rights from half the population. Many women feel an overwhelming sense of fear, [...] Continue Reading
Drinking Water or Lawn Water?
Based on numerous historical studies and predictive climate modeling, climate scientists predict that the future of the American West, and California in particular, will be one of higher daily average [...] Continue Reading
She’s a Witch
There are some wild accusations coming out of the Madera County Board of Supervisors District 5 race. In a mailer, candidate Mark Reed accused his opponents’ supporters of being witches and warlocks. [...] Continue Reading
Ticking Bomb in Bakersfield: Abandoned Oil Wells
Imagine that someone knocks at your door and tells you that in a lot next to your home there are abandoned oil wells leaking massive amounts of methane that could be explosive. Or even worse, that [...] Continue Reading
Summit of the Américas: U.S. Rejection
While the U.S. government seeks to shape the world for its own financial and political benefit, the oppressed and struggling people within the United States and elsewhere know that they have the right [...] Continue Reading
The June 2022 Issue of the Community Alliance
You can read the print version of the paper below. This is a .pdf of the June 2022 Community Alliance newspaper. There are features that allow viewers to increase the size of the pages for easier [...] Continue Reading
March for Our Lives
Over 100 people came out on a hot Fresno day to protest recent gun violence incidents and call for legislation to reduce access to the weapons used in these mass shootings. Chanting “not one [...] Continue Reading
The June Community Alliance is now online
The June 2022 Community Alliance newspaper is being printed today and will be mailed to subscribers this afternoon. You can see the online version here: www.fresnoalliance.com [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Starbucks Store to Unionize
On May 12, Starbucks workers and their supporters conducted a brief rally in front of the store at Marks and Herndon avenues explaining their desire to unionize. That day, workers announced their [...] Continue Reading
Ukraine War Raises Threat of Nuclear Conflict
The world is confronting the threat of nuclear-armed conflict the likes of which has not been seen since the end of the Cold War. Although the war in Ukraine has escalated the threat, its antecedents [...] Continue Reading
Systemic Racism on Display
Nothing upsets people faster than to suggest they’re reinforcing institutionalized racism, regardless of their race. Consider the elected officials and community leaders of the Fresno Council of [...] Continue Reading