On Jan 27, Jose Antonio Ramirez, 50, announced his candidacy for the Fresno County Board of Supervisors District 4 seat. He has been the city manager of Orange Cove, Firebaugh and [...] Continue Reading
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Angry Youth Protest for Chancellor Castro’s Resignation
Fresno State’s former vice president of student affairs, Frank Lamas, and California State University (CSU) Chancellor Joseph Castro are experiencing extreme heat. Castro allowed Lamas to continue [...] Continue Reading
A Biblical Case for Renaming Squaw Valley
This is an appeal to my Christian brothers and sisters, and anyone else who likes Jesus, to get on board with changing the name of Squaw Valley. The language of the Hebrew Bible is richly [...] Continue Reading
Rural Communities Targeted for Dirty Energy Projects
Mendota is a small city in western Fresno County that is known as the “Cantaloupe Center of the World” and for having some of the best pupuserias (restaurants specializing in pupusas, a traditional [...] Continue Reading
Money for Lawsuits, No Money for Warming Centers and No Empathy
As the City of Fresno continues to break up homeless encampments, refuses to keep warming centers open and fails to provide basic sanitation, the mayor, the City Council and the city attorney are [...] Continue Reading
The Dark of the Valley: Corrections and connections
Regarding the review of the documentary In the Dark of the Valley that appeared in the January 2022 issue of the Community Alliance, Denise Duffield, associate director for the Los Angeles office of [...] Continue Reading
Alicia Jrapko, Rest in Power
Alicia Jrapko, a first-line fighter for a better, more just and equitable world, died on Jan. 11 after a long illness during which she continued to work as much as possible. As leader of the [...] Continue Reading
Natural Flu Remedies
Herbs have been used for centuries to prevent and treat illnesses. Many herbs are available commercially, and others are easy to grow at home. Here is a simple way to use herbs for your [...] Continue Reading
“The Right to Know” When Pesticides Are Applied
In February 2021, the Community Alliance published an article describing the intensive use of pesticides in California and the efforts that several state entities are undertaking to protect people [...] Continue Reading
Poor Once More
By Ethnic Media Services As U.S. families stare down the twin barrels of the lingering Covid-19 pandemic and rising inflation, Congress has let expire the Child Tax Credit, a critical source of [...] Continue Reading
Stolen Newsstands and the Struggle for Free Speech in Fresno
The Community Alliance newsstand in front of the Fresno County Jail has been stolen 4 times in the last year. After the second theft, we hid a GPS device inside the newsstand to find out where [...] Continue Reading
The Cow Wins: Devin Nunes Departs
Now that the euphoria has died down over Devin Nunes’ resignation from Congress, we move to the task of replacing him. And that gets somewhat confusing. First, a special election will be held to [...] Continue Reading