The doors have slammed shut and the public pushed out of the Fresno County transportation sales tax renewal effort’s inner sanctum. The great unwashed are being told to pray for the best and wait for [...] Continue Reading
Local & State
Advance Peace Fresno
Different types of gun violence affect different demographic groups. Gun violence in the form of gun homicide is a racial justice issue in that it does not affect all communities equally. In [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Briefs
Tombstone Community Celebrates Safe Drinking Water Access On May 13, residents of Tombstone Territory, an unincorporated community in Fresno County, celebrated the groundbreaking of a long-awaited [...] Continue Reading
Irvine Foundation Recognizes Central Valley Leaders
On the heels of Women’s History Month, two women from the Central Valley are gaining well-deserved recognition for their transformative leadership. Shantay R. Davies-Balch and Nayamin Martinez have [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Briefs
Valley Voices for Peace Valley Voices for Peace is an idea turned into reality by a grant from the U.S. Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF). The idea behind this podcast is [...] Continue Reading
Cocina Comunitaria Ayudará a Vendedores Ambulantes
Los vendedores ambulantes son ya parte del paisaje de las ciudades y pueblos del Valle. Su presencia es más notoria durante eventos públicos, desde deportivos y culturales hasta protestas políticas. [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Fails to Follow Through on No Camping Arrest
On April 10, Fresno Superior Court Judge Brian Alvarez ruled that the Fresno City Attorney’s Office failed to meet the 45-day deadline to bring an unhoused individual to trial; 77-year-old Wickey Two [...] Continue Reading
A New Future for the Central Valley
In the Central Valley, rural communities have long been the backbone of the state’s agricultural economy, yet they remain some of the most underserved and overlooked populations. Rural [...] Continue Reading
Porterville: Protestan Posibles Políticas Anti-Trans del Ayuntamiento
El 4 de marzo de 2025, las escalinatas del Ayuntamiento de Porterville se llenaron de manifestantes antes de una reunión del Concejo Municipal que incluía en su agenda dos propuestas relacionadas con [...] Continue Reading
New KFCF Programming The Central Valley Partnership (CVP) has announced that it will host a monthly radio show on KFCF 88.1 FM (kfcf.org) on the second Thursday of each month from 3 p.m. to 3:30 [...] Continue Reading
Porterville City Council Weighs Anti-Trans Policies
On March 4, the steps of Porterville’s City Hall were crowded with protestors as activists gathered ahead of a City Council meeting at which two proposals relating to “women’s” and “trans” rights were [...] Continue Reading
![[Pre-Apprenticeship-4.jpg]Pre-apprenticeship graduate Alexis Rowberry, a single mother, was living in a shelter when she heard about the program. She is now a journeyman electrician. Her daughter was with her as she told her story. Photo by Peter Maiden](https://fresnoalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/Pre-Apprenticeship-4_web-620x413.jpg)
Pre-Apprenticeship Program Recognized
At the 15th anniversary celebration of the ValleyBuild Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program, local, state and federal officials and representatives gathered with more than 100 people at Pardini’s in [...] Continue Reading