
Jan. 20 was the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, and the City of Fresno held its annual march and rally in commemoration of the civil rights leader. Fresno is unusual in holding a City-sponsored event in honor of Dr. King.
Hundreds of marchers went from St. John’s Cathedral a short distance to City Hall, where there was a rally. Speakers included City Council Member Nelson Esparza, Mayor Jerry Dyer, Assembly Member Joaquin Arambula (D–Fresno) and Terri Kimber Edwards.

Because Jan. 20 was also the day of the Presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., there was some special sense of solidarity. Esparza said he was not supposed to be at the rally as he had plane tickets for Washington, D.C., where he had expected to see the inauguration of Kamala Harris.