By James Mendez Candidates for the 2020 mayor’s race have said this is a pivotal race that will decide the course of Fresno’s social-economic development for many years to come. As of July 15, five [...] Continue Reading
Local & State
Action Needed Now on Family Shelters
By Kayla Moon A homeless mother is mourning the loss of her three-month-old daughter who died in a Fresno motel. According to the Fresno County Coroner’s report, the cause of death is believed to [...] Continue Reading
A Family’s Journey
By Dez Martinez Naszar’ie Maray Butler Sunrise: April 3, 2019 Sunset: July 14, 2019 Akifa and Denny (mother and father) became homeless in October 2018 in Fresno. Akifa looked for [...] Continue Reading
Veteran Legislator Costa Challenged by a Young Latina
By Eduardo Stanley It looks as if Rep. Jim Costa (D–Fresno) is getting seriously challenged from within his own political party. Fresno City Council Member Esmeralda Soria announced recently that [...] Continue Reading
Fresno’s Radical Past
By Mike Rhodes Last month, we recovered an amazing period in this city’s past that was almost lost forever. Revealed was a rich tapestry of antiwar and draft resistance actions that shook this [...] Continue Reading
Fresnans Weigh In on the Trump Presidency
By Michael D. Evans Interested Fresnans gathered in mid-June at the Democratic Party HQ in downtown Fresno for what was billed as a Mueller Report Town Hall. Following an analysis of the report, [...] Continue Reading
Immigrant Advisory Committee
By Samuel Molina It has been more than two years since President Donald Trump took office and began repealing the progress that had been made by immigrant advocates. This has created chaos, [...] Continue Reading
In Crisis: Fresno County Long-Range Planning
By Radley Reep Fresno County 2000–2020 General Plan In the 1990s, dissatisfied with escalating urban sprawl and chronic poverty in the Central Valley, a cadre of concerned citizens—including [...] Continue Reading
Candidates for Fresno City Council District 2 Special Election
By Howard K. Watkins Many might not know, but there is yet another special election in Fresno this year set for Aug. 13. Northwest Fresno’s City Council District 2 seat became open when Republican [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade
By Zoyer Zachary Zyndel Calling all leftist and progressive community members: Take part in one of the largest community events of 2019. The annual Fresno Rainbow Pride event takes place on June 1 [...] Continue Reading
2020 Census: Rural Areas in Danger of Lower Counting and Its Consequences
By Eduardo Stanley The Census is done every 10 years. It consists of counting all the people living in the country, regardless of their immigration status or ethnic, religious or national origin. [...] Continue Reading
2020 Census: Rural Areas in Danger of Lower Counting and Its Consequences
By Eduardo Stanley The Census is done every 10 years. It consists of counting all the people living in the country, regardless of their immigration status or ethnic, religious or national origin. [...] Continue Reading