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By Hannah Brandt Fresno City Council Member Steve Brandau (R) opened the Aug. 17 City Council meeting by saying that unlike he usually does, he would not be “winging it.” He said that in this case, [...] Continue Reading
By Hannah Brandt On July 18, Mi Familia Vota held a press conference on healthcare in coordination with several other groups including Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network (SIREN), [...] Continue Reading
By Hannah Brandt It’s another sweltering summer here in the Valley. We have had more days above 100 degrees in a row than I can remember. I dream of clean, cool air. When I was growing up, my family [...] Continue Reading
By Hannah Brandt In July 2014, just a month before Americans were confronted with the images of 17-year-old Michael Brown lying dead from police gunshots on the street in Ferguson, Mo., television [...] Continue Reading
By Hannah Brandt June 2017 was a big month for firsts in the Central Valley. The first Gay Pride Parade in Fresno was held in the Tower District in 1991. Now called the Rainbow Pride Festival and [...] Continue Reading
By Hannah Brandt Nostalgia is the name of the game right now. All of our favorite TV shows, movies, books and, even video games are getting the reboot treatment lately. Everything from Gilmore Girls [...] Continue Reading
By Daniel O’Connell In June 2016, Donald Trump launched his bid to be President of the United States with an extraordinary discriminatory anti-immigrant statement: “When Mexico sends its people, [...] Continue Reading
By Community Alliance staff On May 11, 2017, a press conference was held outside the Fresno courthouse calling for the city to drop the charges against activists from the group Fresno Resistance who [...] Continue Reading
By Hannah Brandt As the school year ends, young people have been on my mind. I used to teach high school social studies and have continued to work with teens over the years. Whenever I see [...] Continue Reading
Coulter Woolf in response to “Eaton Plaza Is Under Threat” on fresnoalliance.com This editorial embodies an attitude that has hampered the development of downtown Fresno. In short, it argues against [...] Continue Reading
A Conversation with Homeless Advocate Dez Martinez By Hannah Brandt Walking up the front stoop lined with bougainvillea, through the driftwood wreathed door there is a warm glow of hominess. That is [...] Continue Reading
By Hannah Brandt Fresno nonprofit organization and advocacy group Trans-E-Motion has been busy lately. On April 15, the community celebrated the annual Transgender Day of Visibility. When interviewed [...] Continue Reading
