The Interfaith Scholar Weekend takes place yearly in Fresno. This year marks the return to an in-person format for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. It was held the weekend of March [...] Continue Reading
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Climate Whiplash Is in California’s Future
In the wake of California being slammed by a series of atmospheric river storms, a special legislative hearing was held in Sacramento to consider California’s preparedness and response to future [...] Continue Reading
Knowledge Is Power
“Hate comes in many forms. When our youth do not have equal access to public education, there is a lack of equity and it can oppress and limit opportunities for social mobility and progress. That’s [...] Continue Reading
10 Years of Covered California
Ten years ago, Covered California started to enroll people to its wide variety of health insurance options. Called a “market of health insurance,” its originality resides in the chance to shop for the [...] Continue Reading
FUSD Academic Performance in Decline
Some call it “product downsizing.” For others, it’s “shrinkflation.” It happens when you buy tissue paper or instant coffee, and the amount you get is less than what used to be in the same [...] Continue Reading
Vivos Se Los Llevaron*
On Sept. 26, 2014, a group of almost 100 student activists from the Ayotzinapa Normal School (a teacher training school) near Tixtla, in the middle of the state of Guerrero, Mexico, headed to Mexico [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Progressive PAC
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Bill Simon ¡Presente!
Bill Simon, of Fresno, passed on Aug. 17 due to complications from diabetes. He was 79. Simon was raised in the Chicago area and served as a priest in the Archdiocese of Chicago. After leaving the [...] Continue Reading
Christian Nationalism Is a Perversion of Faith
Lately, we have been hearing politicians and preachers telling us that we need to embrace “Christian nationalism.” Superficially, the language and purported motives of Christian nationalism might [...] Continue Reading
Guerra en Ucrania Aumenta la Amenaza de una Guerra Nuclear
Por Peter Schurmann y Jenny Manrique El mundo se enfrenta a la amenaza de un conflicto armado nuclear como no se había visto desde el final de la Guerra Fría. Y aunque la guerra en Ucrania ha [...] Continue Reading
Jeff Robinson: Fresno’s Gay Mayor Remembered
Jeff Robinson, an iconic leader in Fresno’s LGBTQ+ community and longtime host of a pioneering radio program on KFCF, died at the age of 60 last month. He was widely respected for his enduring service [...] Continue Reading
FUSD Special Election
A special election will take place on April 12 to replace Fresno Unified School District (FUSD) Trustee Carol Mills, who passed away last year. She served as a trustee for 17 years. Trustee Area 5 [...] Continue Reading