By Community Alliance Staff We have until Sept. 30 to be counted. And this means we can have better schools, better and safer roads, healthier neighborhoods and the political representation [...] Continue Reading
Local & State
Community Leaders Speak Out on Rent Control Initiative
By Peter Maiden A statewide measure on the Nov. 3 ballot, Proposition 21, would amend the Costa-Hawkins Act of 1995 to shift decision making on rent control in California toward local government. [...] Continue Reading
Getting an Invitation to Sit at the Table
By Mike Rhodes I was part of the group of homeless people, activists and attorneys who united and prevailed in a lawsuit against the City of Fresno in 2007. The $2.3 million settlement changed [...] Continue Reading
Proactive Pandemic Prophylaxis: Fresno City Council Member Leads the Way
By I. smiley G. Calderon I just love talking with my local Fresno City Council member. (How many of you, dear readers, can honestly say this too—and, if not, why not?) Especially during these [...] Continue Reading
Dakota EcoGardens Receives New Shelter
Text and photos by Caroline Jackson Up, up and away, like a Wizard of Oz scene; that’s how it went on July 31 at the Dakota EcoGarden. The Dakota EcoGarden [...] Continue Reading
Failed County Leadership • Joaquin Arambula pushes for better outcome
By James Mendez The Fresno County Board of Supervisors (BOS) has failed to demonstrate leadership since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The most recent example of their failed leadership [...] Continue Reading
Mask It Up, ’Merica!
By I. smiley G. Calderon Americans are strong and caring people who will face a challenge and step up to the plate when their country needs them to and will do whatever it takes to help when the [...] Continue Reading
Lesson of California’s Covid-19 “Hot Spot”
By Pilar Marrero When Imperial County emerged as California’s No. 1 hot spot in Covid-19 infection rates, it exposed three variables—low-wage workers, overcrowded households and inadequate [...] Continue Reading
Justice Denied…
By I. smiley G. Calderon We’ve all heard the common adage and legal maxim, “justice delayed is justice denied,” right? It means, so long as justice is put on hold, it really is injustice, plain and [...] Continue Reading
The Dangers of a Dyer-Run Fresno
By Devorah Levy-Pearlman On March 3, Super Tuesday, the city of Fresno held its local election. The high-profile mayoral race to replace Lee Brand—who announced last May he would not seek [...] Continue Reading
Why Oliver Baines Shouldn’t Head Fresno Police Reform
By Kevin Hall Short answer: He’s a cop. Newly engaged Fresno activists young and old are about to get a fundamental lesson in local politics. That’s because their efforts to radically alter the [...] Continue Reading
Alex Vavoulis Left an Enduring Legacy
By Vic Bedoian Alex Vavoulis, the man who launched radio station KFCF in Fresno among many other achievements, died June 9 at the age of 95. He was a proud Greek-American who grew up in New [...] Continue Reading