By Kevin Hall (Editor’s note: As of our deadline, the Fresno Police Reform Commission was next scheduled to meet on August 10.) Like it or not, Fresno is about to take a deep dive into community [...] Continue Reading
Climate Politics
Why Oliver Baines Shouldn’t Head Fresno Police Reform
By Kevin Hall Short answer: He’s a cop. Newly engaged Fresno activists young and old are about to get a fundamental lesson in local politics. That’s because their efforts to radically alter the [...] Continue Reading
Fresno’s Angry Right Very Wrong
Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer;Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and [...] Continue Reading
“Hold that door!” Political Elevators Closing Fast
By Kevin Hall Beneath the panic of the Trump pandemic, local politics continue. They must, of course, now more than ever. From dealing with the immediate coronavirus-induced health and economic [...] Continue Reading
A Fresno Coronavirus Time Capsule
By Kevin Hall (Editor’s note: The coronavirus situation is evolving continually. The article below was submitted on March 15, so in all likelihood the data has worsened since the article’s [...] Continue Reading
Bloomberg’s “Stop and Frisk” Campaign
By Kevin Hall As the Democratic Party establishment moves into what’s known technically as “freak-out mode” over the rise of Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders and his call for political [...] Continue Reading
Arambulas Respond to City’s Dire Situation
By Kevin Hall (Editor’s note: “Climate Politics” is a new monthly opinion column covering the need to change our political climate in order to address our changing climate.) The Fresno mayor’s [...] Continue Reading