Central Valley Fuego quedó oficialmente fuera de la carrera por la Copa Jägermeister después de una derrota por 0-1 ante Union Omaha el 9 de agosto. El gol de la victoria lo marcó el delantero de [...] Continue Reading
Local & State
Demandan a Delano Por Embotelladora de Agua
En abril, el Distrito Municipal de Servicios Públicos del Sur de San Joaquín (SSJMUD, por sus siglas en inglés) presentó una demanda contra la Ciudad de Delano por la recién establecida planta [...] Continue Reading
Stop the Hate Day in Fresno
The City of Fresno declared June 7 as the initial Stop the Hate Day. In recognition of the Stop the Hate coalition’s work, City Council President Annalisa Perea, Mayor Jerry Dyer, Fresno Police Chief [...] Continue Reading
Bitwise: Fact versus Fantasy
Fresno’s infamous Bitwise Industries saga continues as court proceedings are scheduled this summer, and chatter persists about the embroiled company and its scheming co-CEOs, Jake Soberal and Irma [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Briefs
Taxpayer Deception Act Pulled from November Ballot The California Supreme Court released an opinion on June 20 ordering the Secretary of State to “refrain from taking any steps” that would [...] Continue Reading
Delano Residents Take Charge
Last year, Delano residents attempted to pass a stricter rent control ordinance that would be easy to enforce at the local level. The ordinance did not pass the City Council. Residents then moved on [...] Continue Reading
Tsuru for Solidarity: Bridging Past and Present Injustices
Japanese cranes, known as Tsuru in the Land of the Rising Sun, are elegant and statuesque birds with national treasure status. In Japanese culture, the crane symbolizes peace, luck and longevity, [...] Continue Reading
Hands Off the Uhuru 3!
Jesse Nevel of the Uhuru Solidarity Movement was the interviewee on the June 12 episode of the Fresno Center for Nonviolence–sponsored Stir It Up on KFCF 88.1 FM. He discussed just the movement itself [...] Continue Reading
Día del Orgullo en Fresno
El 1 de junio tuvo lugar en Fresno 34avo. Festival Anual del Orgullo 2024 (o Pride Parade, en inglés), que contó con la presencia de aproximadamente 20.000 personas, además de autoridades locales. El [...] Continue Reading
Who Will Stand in Solidarity with These Women?
On May 23, Fresno City Council members heard from three traumatized women who were attacked by an Islamophobic man at Porchfest in the Tower District. (See also “Hate Speech and Crimes.”) Speakers [...] Continue Reading
Hate Speech and Crimes
Genocide and mass atrocities are commonly preceded and accompanied by “dangerous speech”—hate speech that has the potential to influence people to accept, condone or commit violence against targeted [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Briefs
Rent Control in Delano? In a groundbreaking effort to address the housing affordability crisis, concerned citizens of Delano have turned in thousands of signatures to qualify a rent control [...] Continue Reading