Rumor Has It… On his recent visit to Saudi Arabia, President Joe Biden said he did not feel any nervousness or anxiety in meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman until he saw what was [...] Continue Reading
Environment
La Medida ‘C’ de Fresno y las Carreteras del Futuro
Communications Workers of America Local 9408 estuvo presente en la junta del 7 de julio de 2022 para apoyar la abrumadora oposición al referéndum de noviembre sobre la Medida C y $6.8 mil millones en [...] Continue Reading
State AG Tells Environmentalists He Has Their Back
California Attorney General Rob Bonta made a whirlwind visit to Fresno on Aug. 9 to hear from residents living in communities that are environmentally and economically stressed. What he heard were [...] Continue Reading
No New Oil and Gas Leasing on Our Public Lands
By Cesar Aguirre and Nayamin Martinez A major victory occurred on Aug. 1 when a federal judge accepted an agreement between environmental justice organizations, conservation groups and the U.S. [...] Continue Reading
Greening of a House on McGee Street
Shauna and Mark, both retired software engineers, live in a small two-bedroom house on McGee Street in Berkeley. The house was built in 1907. In 2022, they gave it a “greening.” We sat and talked [...] Continue Reading
C Stands for Community-Labor Coalition
Breaking News - Friday, September 2 Measure C Update: Lawsuit Filed By Kevin Hall Members of the Vote No on Measure C Committee filed suit in Fresno County Superior Court today. They’re [...] Continue Reading
Crucial California Climate Bill Sidelined but Not Stopped
In mid-June, an important California bill aimed at reducing deadly carbon emissions was single-handedly crushed midair by the chair of the Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement, [...] Continue Reading
Yosemite Logging Halted by Lawsuit over Environmental Concerns
What’s behind the logging in Yosemite National Park? It was announced as a fuel reduction project by park officials to improve fire resistance in the park’s forests but has instead ignited controversy [...] Continue Reading
How We Handle a Controversial Article
In July 2022, the Community Alliance newspaper printed “Smell Their Dairy Airs,” written by Kevin Hall for his “Climate Politics” column. The article was also on our website but was removed because of [...] Continue Reading
“C” Saw: Hitting Bottom
Ever experience that painful tailbone landing that follows when your playmate suddenly jumps off their end of the seesaw? To avoid it you had to see it coming, then put your feet down fast. It’s like [...] Continue Reading
Cities Attempt “C” Cash Grab
The residents of rural Fresno County living outside its 15 cities, including thousands in more than 30 disadvantaged unincorporated communities, were placed on the political chopping block last [...] Continue Reading
Tala de árboles de Yosemite Detenida Por Demanda Por Preocupaciones Ambientales
¿Qué hay detrás de la tala en el Parque Nacional Yosemite? Los funcionarios del parque lo anunciaron como un proyecto de reducción de combustible para mejorar la resistencia al fuego en los bosques [...] Continue Reading