On Oct. 21, Governor Gavin Newsom traveled to Wilmington, Calif., to make a surprising announcement. Surrounded by doctors, environmental justice leaders and California legislators who have championed [...] Continue Reading
Environment
Climate Change, Wildfires and the Future of Giant Sequoias
The firefighting effort to suppress Sequoia National Park’s KNP Complex Fire is beginning to wind down after burning nearly 90,000 acres of drought-stressed forest. With containment increasing around [...] Continue Reading
Fresno City Council Ignores Climate Plan
California’s fifth most populous city is sinking fast beneath the weight of developer control of every City Council seat on the downtown dais. Bereft of leadership on climate change, air pollution and [...] Continue Reading
Wildfire Smoke Choking Us
By Nayamin Martinez Fresno and the surrounding counties have been blanketed with smoke from the Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park wildfires, forcing many of us to stay indoors [...] Continue Reading
Transparency Needed at City Hall
By Kevin Hall City leaders and staff are in meetings with some West Fresno residents to discuss the 92.5 acres proposed to be rezoned for industrial use along Elm Avenue, and news of the private [...] Continue Reading
Valley Farmworker Families Sue Chemical Giant Dow
Dow Chemical Company is the target of lawsuits recently filed on behalf of two Central Valley farmworker families over injuries they allege are caused by the pesticide chlorpyrifos. The extensively [...] Continue Reading
Deception Overload: Roads, Dumps and Perea Politics
By Kevin Hall Measure C remains the biggest deception in town, offering a complete look at how greater Fresno’s lesser political culture operates. From transportation agency staff privately setting [...] Continue Reading
Tale of Two Cities: Environmental Injustice in Fresno
By Nayamin Martinez It is well documented that the built environment is a key element of the social determinants of health. Where you live determines in great part your access to multiple basic [...] Continue Reading
Native American Day
By Richard Iyall In 1939, California Governor Culbert Olson declared Oct. 1 of that year to be Indian Day. That made this state the first to designate a day to honor the indigenous people who were [...] Continue Reading
Who Is Behind David Castillo?
By Leni Villagomez Reeves The Murder of Berta Cáceres Roberto David Castillo Mejía, planner and instigator of the murder of Berta Cáceres in Honduras, was finally convicted in July 2021, more [...] Continue Reading
Green Raiteros in Huron
By Peter Maiden Facing a woefully inadequate transportation situation in the town of Huron, now Huron Mayor Rey León founded the San Joaquin Valley Latino Environmental Advancement Project (Valley [...] Continue Reading
Like Thunder: Merrill Goodall’s Part in the Struggle
By Trudy Wischemann A recent book review, “Like Lightning: A Book for Our Time” (Community Alliance, August 2021), stressed the seminal role of Paul Taylor, the humanist Berkeley economist, in [...] Continue Reading