The Valley will be a better place… But how soon? “Here in Fresno, nothing happens,” we heard over and over in reference to the sociopolitical stillness of the region. Rural communities used to be [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
From the Editor: Ensuring Free Speech
When the Editorial Board of the Community Alliance newspaper offered me the opportunity to take over as editor, replacing my colleague and friend Elsa Mejia, I didn’t hesitate due to the respect I [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor: The Times They Are a Changing…and so Is the Community Alliance
By Mike Rhodes The Community Alliance is going through a transition that will improve the look, content and long-term viability of the newspaper. For us, that means bringing on board a new editor [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor: September 2019
Dear Reader, This Labor Day brings exciting achievements for working-class people who are on the cusp of winning their union, and others already unionized who, through the power of their unity, [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor — August 2019
Dear Reader, Thanks in large part to your consistent and tremendous support to keeping free speech alive, the Community Alliance has survived and is back on the road to thriving. In this edition [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor — July 2019
By Elsa Mejía Dear Reader, The annual Community Alliance fund-raiser on June 15 drew about 100 longtime and new supporters of our newspaper to the Unitarian Universalist Church in Fresno. For [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor — May 2019
Elsa Mejía Dear Reader, On May Day, we commemorate the struggles and gains made by workers and the labor movement. And living in a time when even a livable wage is a topic for fierce debate, [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor — April 2019
Dear Reader, This edition is bittersweet because April marks my one-year anniversary as editor, while I face the disheartening reality that this might be the last printed issue allowing access to [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor — April 2019
Dear Reader, This edition is bittersweet because April marks my one-year anniversary as editor, while I face the disheartening reality that this might be the last printed issue allowing access to [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor — February 2019
Dear Reader, Americans rang in the New Year with a federal government shutdown that thinned and emptied the pockets of thousands of working families, all under the guise of border security. After [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor — February 2019
Dear Reader, Americans rang in the New Year with a federal government shutdown that thinned and emptied the pockets of thousands of working families, all under the guise of border security. After [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor – January 2019
Dear Reader, Happy New Year! At the incredible risk of sounding cliché, I will allow myself to revel in the optimism and positivity that this time of year brings out in so many. I sincerely wish [...] Continue Reading