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
Local & State
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
Hundreds March in Support of Black Lives Matter
Photos by Peter Maiden Several hundred marchers met at Saint Rest Baptist Church in West Fresno June 6 to promote the message of Black Lives Matter in a peaceful manner. They marched over a mile to [...] Continue Reading
Black Lives Matter and the City of Fresno Work Together with A Proclamation and Street Painting
By Peter Maiden Over four hundred people came out to downtown Fresno June 18 to paint “Black Lives Matter” in twenty foot tall letters on P Street where it passes in front of City Hall. The event [...] Continue Reading
Ambush of Arias Revisited
By Sergio Cortes May 12: Home of Miguel Arias Ben Bergquam and a dozen of his supporters arrived at Fresno City Council Member Miguel Arias’s apartment door. Bergquam runs a Facebook page [...] Continue Reading
Protest of the Killing of George Floyd
By Community Alliance Staff On May 25, George Floyd, an African American resident of Minneapolis, Minn., was killed by a White police officer, Derek Chauvin, of the local police department. The [...] Continue Reading
Protest for Rent and Mortgage Relief
By Community Alliance staff Around a dozen people were involved in a car caravan protest for rent and mortgage relief in Fresno on May 30. The group met on Tulare Street east of downtown Fresno, [...] Continue Reading
Helping Fresnans to Stay Safe
Photos by Peter Maiden Advertising [...] Continue Reading
Primary Election: The Struggle for Justice Continues
By Mike Rhodes With Tyler Maxwell elected to the Fresno City Council District 4, there is now a majority of Democrats who could set a new direction for this community. They could establish more [...] Continue Reading
When You Disrupt the Power, the Power Strikes Back
By Saraí Ramos Gonzalez What do we do when the power strikes back—and puts you in the hospital? That is the question 15-year-old Cristelle Sanchez and her mother have after Sanchez was physically [...] Continue Reading
Where have they all gone?
By Daren Miller The year is 1970. The location is Lincoln Elementary School, located at the corners of California Avenue and B Street, in the Golden Westside of Fresno. It’s the first day of school [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Police Officers Assaulted Homeless Man
By Mike Rhodes Recently, Dez Martinez, with the advocacy group Homeless in Fresno, contacted the Community Alliance and said the Fresno Police Department (FPD) Homeless Task Force (HTF) and other [...] Continue Reading