By Alexia Baca Morgan Americans have $1.5 trillion in student loan debt. This is is $620 billion more than total U.S. credit card debt. It is second only to mortgage debt in this country. The [...] Continue Reading
Economy
Cannabis Town Hall
By Cesar Casamayor and Gidai Maaza The People’s Dispensary Fresno is hosting a cannabis town hall on May 6 at the First Congregational Church (aka Big Red Church, 2131 N. Van Ness Blvd. As the city [...] Continue Reading
Cannabis Town Hall
By Cesar Casamayor and Gidai Maaza The People’s Dispensary Fresno is hosting a cannabis town hall on May 6 at the First Congregational Church (aka Big Red Church, 2131 N. Van Ness Blvd. As the city [...] Continue Reading
Labor Union Fight Comes to Fresno
By Stan Santos In recent days, the first salvo was fired in the Fresno area in the nationwide war on labor unions and the rights of workers to organize. On March 5, a right-wing, anti-worker group [...] Continue Reading
Labor Union Fight Comes to Fresno
By Stan Santos In recent days, the first salvo was fired in the Fresno area in the nationwide war on labor unions and the rights of workers to organize. On March 5, a right-wing, anti-worker group [...] Continue Reading
Developer Dollars, Democratic Duplicity
By Kevin Hall Few were downtown at the Fresno City Hall on a cold morning in late January to witness the new City Council fail its first real test of character. The one that matters most in city [...] Continue Reading
Developer Dollars, Democratic Duplicity
By Kevin Hall Few were downtown at the Fresno City Hall on a cold morning in late January to witness the new City Council fail its first real test of character. The one that matters most in city [...] Continue Reading
Equity on the Mall: The Valley Is Rising
By The Center at the Sierra Health Foundation Recently, in his State of the State address, Governor Gavin Newsom recognized that “the [San Joaquin] Valley may be known around the world for [...] Continue Reading
Equity on the Mall: The Valley Is Rising
By The Center at the Sierra Health Foundation Recently, in his State of the State address, Governor Gavin Newsom recognized that “the [San Joaquin] Valley may be known around the world for [...] Continue Reading
Their Troika versus Ours
By Stan Santos Troika—a Russian vehicle pulled by a team of three horses abreast. Also, a group of three people working together, especially in an administration. On Nov. 1, 2018, before the [...] Continue Reading
Their Troika versus Ours
By Stan Santos Troika—a Russian vehicle pulled by a team of three horses abreast. Also, a group of three people working together, especially in an administration. On Nov. 1, 2018, before the [...] Continue Reading
Introducing the Building a Better Early Care and Education System Act
By Doris Easley A loud call by family child-care providers from all over California for the right to collective bargaining was clear throughout the state as nearly 300 family child-care providers, [...] Continue Reading