“Money is the mother’s milk of politics.” Jesse “Big Daddy” Unruh, Speaker California Assembly 1961–1968 Influence Of Money On Local Races On June 2 Fresno held its primary elections for [...] Continue Reading
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A Point in Time: Fresno, Madera Leaders Fail to Reduce Homelessness
The United States Department of Housing and Urban development requires communities to regularly administer Point in Time (PIT) surveys to count the local unhoused population. The survey, [...] Continue Reading
El análisis de un votante preocupado sobre la contienda por el Concejo Municipal de Fresno
La influencia del dinero en las contiendas locales “El dinero es la leche materna de la política.” Jesse “Big Daddy” Unruh, presidente de la Asamblea de California, 1961–1968 Fresno celebró sus [...] Continue Reading
Three Cents on the Police Budget
REFLECTIONS FROM THREE MEMBERS OF FRESNANS FOR A PEOPLE’S BUDGET Bootstraps Aren’t Real But This Bridge Called My Back Is BY ARIEANA CASTELLANOS I come from a long matriarchal line of healers [...] Continue Reading
May Day Clouded by ICE Activity
On May 1, hundreds of community members rallied at Fresno City Hall before marching to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters in solidarity with workers and immigrants. “I stand [...] Continue Reading
Expanding Democracy: The 15th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
The history of African Americans in the United States is deeply connected to slavery, racial discrimination, and the long struggle for civil rights. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was one of the most [...] Continue Reading
Atacan la ciencia climática mientras que la Tierra arde
Marzo de 2026 estableció récords en California por su calor inusual, el deshielo temprano y la falta de precipitación. Ese es el tipo de condiciones que los científicos climáticos han estado modelando [...] Continue Reading
Queer Rights: Where Are We Now?
On June 26, 2015, I had just turned 14. I was living in downtown Fresno at the time, and my mother and I were in our living room watching history unfold on the news. Last June was the 10th [...] Continue Reading
Cuba Under Intensified U.S. Siege Warfare
On Jan. 29, the Trump administration declared Cuba “an unusual and extraordinary threat” and imposed an energy blockade on the small energy-importing island nation. U.S. coercive measures have ranged [...] Continue Reading
Climate Change Drives California’s Water Plan
California’s natural resources agencies are beginning to move ahead with an updated state water plan in response to climate warming that threatens an estimated 10% reduction in the state’s available [...] Continue Reading
Cuba bajo una guerra de asedio intensificada por Estados Unidos
La administración Trump, el 29 de enero, declaró a Cuba “una amenaza inusual y extraordinaria” e impuso un bloqueo energético contra Cuba, una pequeña nación insular que importa energía. Las medidas [...] Continue Reading
Gubernatorial Candidate Visits Fresno
Ramsey Robinson, an activist and social worker, visited West Fresno on April 18 to share his vision of California if he were to win the gubernatorial race in June. “I am here spreading this message [...] Continue Reading